Practical Basketry

by Anna A. Gill

Fig. 40

Material

8 spokes No. 5 reed, 8 inches 31 spokes No. 5 reed, 25 inches. Weavers No. 4 brown reed. Weavers No. 5 oval reed.

Over an 8 spoke foundation, weave a base 7³⁄₄ inches. Insert 31 spokes and set up three rows of No. 4 brown reed in triple twist. The spokes are held slantingly outward until twenty-five rows of No. 5 oval or split reed are woven. Weave seventeen rows in No. 5 oval reed, holding the spokes curved in towards the center of basket. Complete the basket with three rows triple twist No. 4 brown reed, and the plaited border.

MODEL 34.—FIG. 41
FERN DISH

Fig. 41

Material

8 spokes No. 2 reed, 5¹⁄₂ inches. 61 spokes No. 2 reed, 16 inches. Weavers No. 2 reed.