THE CRAFTS 
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MODERN BASKETRY 
Madge E. Weinland 
waste; paper baskets. 
THE waste paper basket in 111. No. 1 is black and 
natural raffia, woven with the bridge stitch over a 
filling of fifteen double strands of natural raffia. It is 
thirty- two rolls high and its diameter is eleven inches. 
There are six figures of men, three large and three 
small. These are separated by a step design (see 111. No. 1). 
In the border at the top of the basket there are six dogs 
uniformly spaced. Above and below there are single 
rolls of black raffia. 
In 111. No. 2, the lazy squaw stitch is used. For the 
filling in this basket nine double strands of natural raffia 
are put together. There are forty-five rolls in the side, 
making the basket a height of ten and one-quarter inches. 
The coloring is natural and light brown raffia. Fig- 
ures of light brown are inserted so that the spacing is well 
balanced. 
There are two groups of men in the lower part of the 
basket with one woman between each group. In the mid- 
dle of the basket, and just above the figures are four dogs 
and two swastikas, one dog being on either side of each 
group of men, with a swastika between the dogs. In the 
top and on each side, as is partially shown, is a group of 
men with the figure of a woman between each group. 
These figures are somewhat smaller than those in the lower 
part. In the top of the basket there are four figures of 
dogs set between the figures just below. 
The basket in 111. No. 3 is also woven with the lazy 
squaw stitch, though a much thicker filling is used. There 
are thirty-five rolls in the side, its height is ten inches and 
its greatest diameter eleven and one-half inches. 
After weaving ten rolls of natural raffia, a large step 
design is inserted. The darkest parts of the design are 
dark red, while the medium tone is olive green. Three 
rolls of natural raffia separate this design from the border 
which consists of twenty diamonds, woven with yellow ochre 
raffia. Alternating with these diamonds are black dashes. 
Above and below there are single rolls of black raffia. The 
basket is finished with three rolls of natural raffia. 
A SWASTIKA BASKET. 
MATERIAL 
The material necessary for making this basket consists 
of one bunch of yellow raffia, one bunch of black raffia, 
one-half pound of natural raffia and a package of No. 2 
darning needles. 
In connection with the weaving there are three points 
to be understood,' namely: 
1. There are three doubled strands of natural raffia 
used for the filling. 
2. The basket is woven with the bridge stitch, ex- 
cept the swastikas which are woven with the lazy squaw 
stitch. 
