Fig. 65
Material
16 spokes No. 2 tan reed, 46 inches. 30 spokes No. 2 tan reed, 16 inches. Weavers No. 2 reed. Weavers No. 3 reed. Tan colored dish. Handle—2 spokes No. 5 reed, 25 inches.
Over a 16 spoke center weave a base 31⁄2 inches, separating the spokes into groups of twos. Insert the 30 spokes. This will make groups of fours.
Turn up with two rows of No. 3 reed in triple twist. While weaving, curve the spokes to correspond to the curve of dish, draw the weavers tightly to hold the dish securely.
Follow the upset with eleven rows simple weaving. Consider every group of fours as one spoke. With two rows of triple twist in No. 3 reed, separate the groups of fours into groups of twos. Weave twenty-eight rows in simple weaving.
For the sides, take one spoke of each group, pass
it back of next two groups, bring it down the outside of basket and through the triple twist at base. The spokes will run singly on the outside of the basket, but will pass through the triple twist at the base in groups of twos. After all the groups have been passed through the triple twist the border is made as follows:
First row, each group is passed back of the next two groups to the right.