THE CRAFTS 
WOOD CARVING AND PYROGRAPHY. LEATHER AND METAL. BASKETRY, ETC. 
Under the manngcine at of Miss Emily Peacock, suvimer address, ^^yj Western Ave., Westmotint, Montreal, Can. All inquiries 
in regard to the various Crafts are to be sent to the above address, but zvill be ansivered in the magazine under this head. 
Make the next coil again solid black, and then weave two coils 
of natural raffia. The diameter of the bottom should now be 
ten and a half inches. (See illustration Fig. i). About three 
inches from the end of the last mentioned coil, gradually carry 
the roll upward so that when the end is reached the roll will lie 
directly over the previous coil. This ends the bottom and 
liegins the side of the basket. 
SIDE OF THE BASKET. 
Mak'c eight coils of the natural raffia, laying one above the 
other, using care to keep the side straight and of uniform 
diameter. The circumference of the side of the basket should 
be measured at every fifth coil, at least. When these eight 
coils have been completed, make one coil of black. Into each 
of the next four coils, weave one and a half inch of Indian red 
raffia at four points, spaced equally distant, that is, one-fourth 
of a circle apart, making four squares of Indian red. When 
weaving the third of these coils, midway between each square, 
weave a black line three and a half inches long. In the next 
A RAFFIA "WASTE PAPER BASKET ^^^^ ^'^^^^ above the black line weave one stitch of black at each 
end of each line and in the second coil, over the center of each 
Madge E. Weinland [{-^^^ weave one and a half inches of Indian red. In the third 
MATERIALS. coil, above the black line, join the black stitches with a line of 
TAVO pounds of washed natural raffia, one bunch of Indian 
red raffia, two bunches of black raffia, and a No. 2 darning 
needle. 
Select fifteen broad leaves of the washed natural raffia 
and double them by folding. These are to form the filling of 
the roll. For the weaver use a leaf of medium width of the 
same material, and thread the needle with this at the thickest 
end. 
To make the bottom of the Ijasket, hold three inches of the 
finer end of the weaver, along the folded raffia of the filling, and 
begin to weave from the folded end, by winding over toward 
you three time around, avoiding over-lapping. After the 
third time around insert the needle into the roll and draw 
tightly to hold the weaver more firmly. Repeat this stitch 
three times, and when finished, fold the roll so the beginning 
and end of the weaving meet. Insert the needle into the 
beginning and draw the ends together; wind over toward you 
three more times around the roll, and pass the needle through 
the hole in the center of the coil. Repeat this until the roll 
has been carried once around the coil; then continue weaving 
in the same manner, but hereafter pass the needle each time 
through the center of the coil previously made. This stitch is 
to be used throughout the basket. 
When the roll has been carried around five complete coils, 
drop the weaver into the filling (leaving the needle threaded) 
and work with a new black weaver. Weave one stitch (three 
winding) of black and insert the needle into the center of the 
previous coil. Make five such stitches of black exactly one- 
fifth of the circle apart, separated by white weaving. The 
next time around make three stitches of black five times, the 
center stitch of each three to be over the black stitch in the 
previoixs coil; next time around use a black weaver throughout. 
Great care must be taken to keep the roll of uniform size, which 
can be done by adding a doubled strand whenever necessary. 
The coil of black being made, continue by making fovir 
complete coils of natural raffia and in the next two coils, above 
each black joint previouslj^ made, weave a similar point. 
black over the red squares (see illustration Fig. 2), and make 
red stitches above those of that color in the previous coil. The 
next two coils are of natural raffia, with Indian red to complete 
four more squares. Weave another coil of solid black. 
In the next three coils, the natural and black raffia are 
used in short alternate strips, off-setted. The next coil is 
again woven entireh^ of black raffia. Continue the design 
with four red squares, black Grecian border, four red squares, 
and another coil of black, exactly as was woven below. Finish 
the basket with six coils of natural raffia, flaring them to make 
a bell shape top. To end the roll, gradualty remove the filling, 
a leaf at a time and allow it to run out in a distance of about six 
