The ring handle is made in the following way:
With a strand of No. 2 reed, 17 inches long, make a ring about one inch; then weaving alternately with one end and then the other, pass the ends in and out around the ring—two rows complete the ring. When the ring is finished you should have ends about 31⁄2 inches long. These ends are fastened above two rows of the weaving in the lid, thus securing the ring to the lid.
After the lid is placed in proper position on the basket, it is fastened by holding the ring down by side of the basket and placing the center of a strand of No. 2 reed back of a spoke in the basket. Draw both ends out, and in the form of a cross, pass them over the lower part of ring, draw them under the weaving to the inside of the basket where they are woven in and out to make them secure.
The rings for the front of basket and lid are made in a similar way, the ends being woven in and out amid the weaving of the basket and lid. One ring should be smaller than the other to keep the larger ring from slipping out.
MODEL 21.—FIG. 25
CANDY BASKET
Fig. 25
Material
10 spokes No. 5 reed, 6 inches. 20 spokes No. 5 reed, 8 inches. Lid—10 spokes No. 5 reed, 15 inches. 1 spoke No. 5 reed, 8 inches. Weavers Nos. 00, 2, 5 round reed. Weavers No. 5 oval reed.