The second story of the Newport dollhouse has a conservatory, and I wanted some wicker furniture for it.  I did the usual Google search for ideas and ran across a blog entry from Casey's Minis referencing a book called Art Fibre Weaving by Grand Rapids Fibre Cord Company published in 1925.

I borrowed a copy through interlibrary loan, though the one I received was published in 1927.  What a fabulous little book!  It's written about real life size furniture, but the techniques could easily be adapted for minis.  The history of the book itself was also interesting.  It was repaired in the 1950s but was in overall decent condition.  Of course, it had only been checked out three times before my request.  It still has its original date due slip, which notes that a 2¢ per day fine will be levied against the delinquent borrower; the first checkout stamp precedes a note of a 4¢ fine.  Tsk tsk.  :D  I found it especially interesting that the last time it had been checked out was in 1974.

I liked the book so much I've been searching for a copy to buy.