BASKETRY 



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BASKETRY 



Twilled Work. A stylo of weaving known as 



twill u-urk is common in baskets made from 



cane. It consists in p:<. - , splint of the 



weft over two splints of the warp, thru under 



thus forming a diagonal or twilled pattern. 



See Fig. 7. 



Wicker Work. 



: work, Fig. 



8, is commonly 



seen in willow 



s. It is 



variety of 

 changes, some- 

 being com- 

 b i n e <1 with 

 twilled work in 

 forming borders. 



Twined Bas- 

 kets. Twined 

 baskets are com- 

 mon among the Indians of the Rocky Moun- 

 tain and Pacific coast regions. Twining is the 

 ntricate and beautiful of all styles of 

 weaving, and many baskets so made are mar- 

 vels of skill and art. The warp is of strong rods 



; -lints which 

 are not easily 

 the weft is 

 in pairs or in 

 three-strand twin- 

 ing, and braiding 

 in threes. Twin- 

 ing is subject to 

 many changes of 

 pattern, hence a 

 great variety of 

 styles comes from 

 it. Fig. 9 shows the method of starting a 

 ba-kft in three-strand braid and twined work. 

 This work, however, is too difficult for be- 

 ginners. 



Coiled Baskets. Coiled baskets are easily 

 made, and this method of construction is usu- 

 ally chosen for small baskets. Raffia, rushes, 

 il, flag and other flexible material 

 may be used. Coiled baskets are made by 

 sewing over and over with a flexible material, 

 each stitch interlacing with the one under- 



neath. What corresponds to the warp in the 

 woven basket is of coarser and more rigid ma- 

 terial than that used for sowing. A noodle with 

 a large eye is necessary. Various stitches are 



used, each forming a different pattern, shown 

 in Fig. 10, a, b and c and the long and short 



12 



stitch, in Fig, 11. Fig. 12 shows the process of 

 making a coiled mat. A beautiful style of open 



work is shown in Fig. 13, and Fig. 14 shows a 

 pattern in which the stitches are coiled around 



