. Practical and artistic basketry. iecesand one end of the short piece. Make a small 30 Rattan Mats. 31 slit through the center of the other three. Pushthe three pointed pieces through these shts, oneat a time, down to the center. -When one is inplace, the others can be easily pushed in oneither side. Hold firmly in the left hand withthe split spokes in a horizontal position. Insertthe pointed end of the short piece through theslits in the horizontal pieces between the firstand second vertical spokes, taking care that itonly extends through to the other side of thesespokes. See Fig. 14. Place
. Practical and artistic basketry. iecesand one end of the short piece. Make a small 30 Rattan Mats. 31 slit through the center of the other three. Pushthe three pointed pieces through these shts, oneat a time, down to the center. -When one is inplace, the others can be easily pushed in oneither side. Hold firmly in the left hand withthe split spokes in a horizontal position. Insertthe pointed end of the short piece through theslits in the horizontal pieces between the firstand second vertical spokes, taking care that itonly extends through to the other side of thesespokes. See Fig. 14. Place the large end of a strand of raffia infront of the upper vertical spokes with the end Fig. 14-—Spokes Threaded for Round Base. toward the left. Bring this strand down be-hind the horizontal spokes at the right, then 32 Practical Basketry. over the lower vertical spokes and up behindthe horizontal ones at the left, then down overthe horizontal spokes at the left—this binds tliefirst end of the raffia—behind the lower vertical. Fig. 15.—Starting Weaver. spokes up over the right horizontal ones, acrossbehind the upper vertical spokes. This bringsthe weaver to the upper left-hand corner. Be-gin to weave over and under around the centerfrom left to right, pulling the weaver downclose to the center. Fig. 15. Great care must be taken that the spokes areevenly separated by the time the third row iswoven, so that the spokes come out in a straightline from the center. When one strand of raflia has been used, a Rattan Mats. 33 weaver of No. 1 rattan is inserted behind aspoke and the weaving continued. It will be necessary to hold on to the end ofthe rattan weaver, to prevent its slipping, untilthe weaver passes over it in weaving the secondrow. This will bind it firmly. Bring each rowdown to the preceding one. The rattan shouldnot be drawn too tight, as the mat must be keptflat. If a full length weaver is used, it will
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