BASKETRY 



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BASKETRY 



shows the completed basket, which will be in 

 the form of a or b, depending on the tightness 

 or looseness of the weave. When you have 

 acquired skill in making a simple-weave basket 

 you will be able to weave with two or even 

 three weaves, and to modify styles to suit. 



Splint Baskets. Splint baskets are in com- 

 mon use wherever strength and durability of 

 structure tan ! nred. The most suitable ma- 

 1 is black ash, which is easily split into long 

 thin strips that become very pliable when 

 soaked. The simplest weave for a splint basket 

 is shown in Fig. 6, in which the splints cross at 

 right angles, each splint of the "weft" passing 



alternately over and under the splints of the 

 This style of weave is not mnt.il.l.- 

 i>r tlio bottom of a round basket, hut 

 be used with rqual success with both coarse 

 and fine splints. 



Outline and Questions on 

 Basketry 



I. Advantage* 



(1) Simple 



(2) Inexpensive 



(3) Good training 



(4) A useful art 



II. Materials 



( 1 ) Imported 



(a) Rattan 



(b) Raffia 



(c) Palm leaf 



(d) Rushes 



(e) Hemp 



(2) Native 



(a) Willow 



(b) Cat-tail and rushes 



(c) Straw and grasses 



(d) Corn husks 



(e) Bark 



(f) Splints 



(3) Preparation 



(4) Tools 



III. Weaving 



(1) Mats 



(2) Baskets 



(a) Simple weave 



(b) Splint baskets 



(c) Twilled work 



(d) Wicker 



(e) Twined baskets 



(f) Coiled baskets 



Questions 



What materials growing near your 

 own home are suitable for basketry? 



Why would it not be wise to soak 

 the materials for basket-making over 

 night T 



In making a simple basket, how can 

 you determine whether the aides shall 

 slant or !>< vertical? 



Which is the most Intricate of all 

 the styles of weaving? 



Give four reasons why basketry 

 should be popn 



What tools are necessary? 



In finishing a mat. what ia done with 

 nda of the spokes? 



What . between 



twilled work kor work? 



Is morning or evening the better 

 time for gathering materials? 



Is weaving dnm- from right to left 

 .-in I. -ft to rl^ 



What Implement.* ami what mate- 

 rlalM are used In making colled bos- 

 tree f urn I sties the best mate- 

 Bor splint baskets? 



