. Practical and artistic basketry. 36 Practical Basketry. If the tail curls up, it is supposed to be a dog:if down, a wolf. ^ George Wharton James, to whom I am in-debted for much of the information regardingthese baskets, says: .Of the few good Skoko-mish weavers left, Sarah Crew is said to be thebest, and she will only work when the weatheris damp and rainy, as she says otherwise hergrasses crack and split. These baskets aremade of squaw-grass, and some other strongmaterial. The grass is woven on the outsidefor ornamentation, and takes on a high polishwith use and age. No. 4 is like No. 5 in
. Practical and artistic basketry. 36 Practical Basketry. If the tail curls up, it is supposed to be a dog:if down, a wolf. ^ George Wharton James, to whom I am in-debted for much of the information regardingthese baskets, says: .Of the few good Skoko-mish weavers left, Sarah Crew is said to be thebest, and she will only work when the weatheris damp and rainy, as she says otherwise hergrasses crack and split. These baskets aremade of squaw-grass, and some other strongmaterial. The grass is woven on the outsidefor ornamentation, and takes on a high polishwith use and age. No. 4 is like No. 5 in Plate I, only smaller. No. 6 is a Pomo meal tray. V. Borders. Open Border, No. 1.—The spokes should ex-tend three inches beyond the last row of weav-ing. Measure carefully and cut them of a uni-form length. Shave the ends so that they willreadily push down between the weavers. .QMi^. Fig. 17.— Open Border No. 1. Hold the spokes in water until No. 1 is pushed down beside spoke No. 2until the desired size scollop is made, and No. 2beside No. 3, and so on around the edge. Open Border J No. 2.—For this border the 37 38 Practical Basketry. spokes should be four inches long. Spoke No. 1 is brought forward to the right in front ofNo. 2, and pushed down beside No. 3. No. 2is brought forward to the right in front of No. 3, and pushed down beside No. 4. Continue inthis way around the edge. See No. 1, Fig. 12. Twisted Border, No. 1.—This is a very sim-ple close-twisted border, suitable for mats,baskets and covers. Spoke No. 1 is broughtforward to the right over Nos. 2 and 3, and be-hind No. 4, close down to the weaving. No. 2is brought forward to the right over Nos. 3 and 4, and behind No. 5, and so on around the edgeuntil finished. The ends are then cut off justlong enough to allow each end to lie across thenext spoke. See No. 4, Fig. 12. Twisted Border,
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