The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics . BASKET MAKING group is then found, and two groupsof four placed so evenly across eachother that they form a letter X, whilethe remaining group is horizontallyplaced across the six. A table is agood place to lay the spokes, holding allthe ends down fiat until the basket isstarted. Place the end of the long weaver underthe first group, forming the letter WASTE BASKET Run the weaver over the next groupwhich will be of six, holding it downwith the finger. Then it should bepassed under the next group of four,reversi
The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics . BASKET MAKING group is then found, and two groupsof four placed so evenly across eachother that they form a letter X, whilethe remaining group is horizontallyplaced across the six. A table is agood place to lay the spokes, holding allthe ends down fiat until the basket isstarted. Place the end of the long weaver underthe first group, forming the letter WASTE BASKET Run the weaver over the next groupwhich will be of six, holding it downwith the finger. Then it should bepassed under the next group of four,reversing it and putting it over the nextgroup continuing this process threetimes around until the top of the sixthgroup, is reached. Then run the weaverunder the last two of that group andover the next one, going around threetimes and stopping when the sameplace is reached. When the groups aredivided into twos, the weaver followsthe process of over two, under .wo, onetime around. This is the foundation,and if anyone studying the art willfollow very closely after these directions,he will not find any trouble in commenc-ing the foundation of the basket. Oncethis is learned, it is a very simple matterto shape it and finish it off. For tools, the beginner will need apair of nippers, a pair of pliers, and anawl, although much can be accomplishedwith a sharp knife and a pair of shears,and a large knitting needle can be usedif one has no a
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