. How to make Indian and other baskets . FIG. 132. DETAILOF CENTER OFOVAL BASE. FIG. 133. DETAIL OFCENTER OFOVAL BASE. toward the center, over one, under one, carefully impacking each stitchas the twist is made. Fig. 135 Page 126 of Indian Basketry showsmethod of this twined effect. Weave around three or four times with uncolored raffia and thenbending one of the extra spokes of rattan in half lay it snugly at thebend in the angle of the crossed spokes. It thus makes two newspokes. Twine the raffia over each of the two new spokes and snapa rubber band over the first group of six. Care must be
. How to make Indian and other baskets . FIG. 132. DETAILOF CENTER OFOVAL BASE. FIG. 133. DETAIL OFCENTER OFOVAL BASE. toward the center, over one, under one, carefully impacking each stitchas the twist is made. Fig. 135 Page 126 of Indian Basketry showsmethod of this twined effect. Weave around three or four times with uncolored raffia and thenbending one of the extra spokes of rattan in half lay it snugly at thebend in the angle of the crossed spokes. It thus makes two newspokes. Twine the raffia over each of the two new spokes and snapa rubber band over the first group of six. Care must be exercised sothat the crossed spokes always lie flat until the base is well the twining crosses to the next angle another spoke is bent inhalf and again fastened to its place. This group is now securely heldwith another rubber band and thus continue with the remaining spokes,letting the raffia continue for a stitch or two beyond a corner beforechanging to a differently colored strand. Looping the colored raffia over a spoke
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