. How to make Indian and other baskets . FIG. 102. OPEN BORDER NO. FIG. 103. STARTINGNEW WEAVER. shown some specimens of the work of his pupils. Pins are firmlyfastened into a board, the shape the object is to be. The warp strandsof raffia are then tightly tied around these pins, and the woof strandsthen woven as in other work. One may use a needle or not as he de- FIG. 104. SPLICING WEAVERS. sires. When the weaving is done the edges are sown together to makethe object desired. SIMPLE BASKETS. The student is now ready to make simple 76 HOW TO MAKE INDIAN AND OTHER BASKETS. baskets of the w


. How to make Indian and other baskets . FIG. 102. OPEN BORDER NO. FIG. 103. STARTINGNEW WEAVER. shown some specimens of the work of his pupils. Pins are firmlyfastened into a board, the shape the object is to be. The warp strandsof raffia are then tightly tied around these pins, and the woof strandsthen woven as in other work. One may use a needle or not as he de- FIG. 104. SPLICING WEAVERS. sires. When the weaving is done the edges are sown together to makethe object desired. SIMPLE BASKETS. The student is now ready to make simple 76 HOW TO MAKE INDIAN AND OTHER BASKETS. baskets of the web weave. Use the mat in Fig. 106 as an the mat as described in Figs. 96, 97, 98, and 99, finishing offwith border as desired. The basket below the mat is begun in exactly the same way, butafter about an inch of the mat is woven draw the weaver tighter. This


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