Fig. 64
Material
8 spokes No. 5 reed, 8 inches. 31 spokes No. 5 reed, 16 inches. 1 spoke No. 8 reed. 32 inches. Weavers No. 2 reed. Weavers No. 4 reed.
Insert and fasten the spokes in position with the cross weave. Weave four rows of No. 2 reed. Follow this with twelve rows of pairing and nine rows of double weaving.
Insert the 31 spokes and weave with No. 4 reed, four rows of three-rod coil. Pinch the spokes and set up three rows of triple twist. Weave eight rows of double weaving, holding the spokes slantingly outward. Finish with three rows of triple twist and the plaited border.
Handle
Insert the piece of No. 8 reed down through the border, through the weaving to the lower triple
twist. With No. 2 reed, coil eight rows around the handle making ten twists.