. How to make Indian and other baskets . FIG. 187. METHOD OF HOLDINGBASKET WHEN WEAVING FIG. 18fi. PLAITED HANDLE. 11/2 inches from each end make a sharp bend. Insert spokes for sidesin wooden base, leaving 6 inches below the wood. Above the woodenbase weave one row of rope twist, counting the handles as spokes. Forthis 4 lengths of No. i rattan, two of 36 inches (to be cut off when thetwist is finished) and two longer, will be needed. Start the weavers ona side of the base which has not a handle through it. The two longestare carried on for a row of pairing, after which turn the base
. How to make Indian and other baskets . FIG. 187. METHOD OF HOLDINGBASKET WHEN WEAVING FIG. 18fi. PLAITED HANDLE. 11/2 inches from each end make a sharp bend. Insert spokes for sidesin wooden base, leaving 6 inches below the wood. Above the woodenbase weave one row of rope twist, counting the handles as spokes. Forthis 4 lengths of No. i rattan, two of 36 inches (to be cut off when thetwist is finished) and two longer, will be needed. Start the weavers ona side of the base which has not a handle through it. The two longestare carried on for a row of pairing, after which turn the base upsidedown and finish the foot before proceeding with the sides. Weavesingly (see Fig. 20) with two weavers, the number of spokes beingeven, taking each weaver three times around, six times in all. Thehandle must be still counted as a spoke. Bend spokes outward andcontinue weaving for eight more double rows, sloping the foot to a short spoke close beside handle to be used in its stead forweaving the border. Finish with Closed Border No. 2. Now turn the basket right side up, wea
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