Practical Basketry

d. No. 00 merely dipped in water can be used successfully. Nos. 1 and 2 can be used after soaking in water ten minutes; Nos. 4 and 5 a

y sized baskets. No. 4 for the spokes, which form the found

necessary that beginners master the fundamental steps, for no basket can be well made that has a poor botto

are the common

f all and is the continuation of

o. 1.-Sim

mple weaving only that two wea

o. 2.-Dou

ssed between, then under weave brought forward each time and made the u

No. 3.

he same as pairing but two wea

o. 4.-Dou

n front of two spokes and back of one spok

. 5.-Two a

three spokes and back of two. This weave is used

6.-Three a

t-hand weaver out in front of the next two spokes, back of the next and out in front. The second and third weavers are treated in the same way, always bringing each weaver in front of 2 spokes and back

Triple Twist or

manner to the three coil weave except that the weav

o. 8.-Fou

are brought in front of 4

o. 9.-Fiv

basket. Three rows of a three or four coil weave are

e weavers used as o

No. 10

ranged in diagonal positions, one diagonal four laid over the other diagonal four in an opposite direction. A weaver is placed under the left-hand horizontal group and simple weaving is woven over one group and under another until four rows a

11.-Sixteen-

s always cut obliquely to pr

e carefully in the center of the spoke. Do no

o. 12.-A

hould be split in center, and the oth

it to the other weaver by cro

. 13.-Join