. Practical and artistic basketry. Fig. lo Pairing or Twining. Triple Twist.—Three weavers are placed be-hind three consecutive spokes, starting with theback one—the one at the left—bring it forwardto the right over the two other weavers and be-. Fig. II.—Triple Twist. hind the third spoke, proceed in this way,over two and under one. Rattan Weaving. 27 This is a very desirable weave, as it entirelycovers the spokes. For this reason it is used tocover places where broken spokes have beenreplaced, and at the bottom of baskets whereadditional spokes have been inserted. It alsomakes a strong finis
. Practical and artistic basketry. Fig. lo Pairing or Twining. Triple Twist.—Three weavers are placed be-hind three consecutive spokes, starting with theback one—the one at the left—bring it forwardto the right over the two other weavers and be-. Fig. II.—Triple Twist. hind the third spoke, proceed in this way,over two and under one. Rattan Weaving. 27 This is a very desirable weave, as it entirelycovers the spokes. For this reason it is used tocover places where broken spokes have beenreplaced, and at the bottom of baskets whereadditional spokes have been inserted. It alsomakes a strong finish for the top of a largebasket. Amount of Material.—The rattan varies soin length that it is impossible to indicate by thenumber of strips the quantity needed for agiven basket. In estimating the length of spokes, decide ondiameter of bottom and height of sides. Thespokes should be long enough to extend upboth sides and across the bottom, allowing oneach end of spoke not less than three inches fora simple border and more for a more elaboratefinish. If the bottom of the basket is four inches indiameter and three inches high, it will requireeight spokes sixteen inches and one nine incheslong. When the eight spokes are crossed inthe cent
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