10 spokes No. 4 natural reed, 51⁄2 inches. 21 spokes No. 4 natural reed, 18 inches. Weavers No. 2 natural reed. Weavers No. 2 brown reed. Weavers No. 4 brown reed. Handle—2 pieces No. 5 brown reed, 8 inches. 3 weavers No. 2 brown reed.
Make a five inch base. Fasten the sides with an upset of two rows brown triple. The sides of this
basket are woven in double weaving, one weaver of brown, the other of natural color. Eighteen rows of slewing with two rows of brown triple finish the weaving of the basket. Hold the spoke slightly out and up while weaving. Complete the basket with border described in preceding sewing basket. Handle is made as in preceding basket.
MODEL 14.—FIG. 17
SEWING BASKET IN CHECK EFFECT
Fig. 17
Material
8 spokes No. 4 reed, 7 inches. 32 spokes No. 4 reed, 17 inches. Weavers No. 4 natural reed. Weavers No. 2 natural reed. Weavers No. 2 blue reed.
Make a base 61⁄2 inches. Insert the spokes for sides and weave two rows of triple twist in No. 4 natural reed. The sides of this basket are woven in blue and white in the checker design, in the following way:
With No. 2 light blue reed, weave one row, stopping at the spoke to the left of where the weaver was inserted; back of this spoke, insert a natural color weaver and weave one row around meeting the first weaver. Continue the weaving now with