How to make Indian and other baskets (1903) (14729798296)

Identifier: howtomakeindiano00jame (find matches)
Title: How to make Indian and other baskets
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
Subjects: Indian baskets Basket making
Publisher: New York : H. Malkan
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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PIG. 165. SECTION OF FLUTED FLOWER BASKET.CURVE PARTLY WORKED. of green rattan, placing two beside each two round the basket. Pairround once, dividing all the spokes into two, in readiness for the
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FIG. 166. FLUTED FLOWER BASKET. FIG. 167. STARTING SQUAREWORK BASKET. TURNINGWEAVER ROUND CORNER SPOKES. border, the depth of which is 3)^ inches. (All the pairs of spokes areused together as one, and for the sake of brevity will be spoken of as 114 HOW TO MAKE INDIAN AND OTHER BASKETS. one.) Take one piece in front of three spokes, behind two, in frontof two, behind one, in front of one, and leave behind. Repeat thisround. This border is worked on top of the basket, the spokes beingcurved from left to right. Now turn the basket upside down and pair round once, taking twolots of double spokes together each time, and keeping the row of pair-ing even with the edge of the weaving. _ When this is done plait round as described for Madeira Borders,using four spokes together to plait with. Handle—Sharpen the ends of the two pieces of No. 16 rattan and