It is only in adding the rings for the
Fastenings
that you need make any change in the weave, and that is but a slight one. When your cover is almost large enough,
Fig. 391 bring your reed up to form a small ring on the outside, crossing one of the ribs, as shown in Fig. 391; push the end of the reed through the ring several times, making a twist as in Fig. 391, and continue weaving as before. This ring should be about one-fourth of an inch from the edge of the cover. The corresponding ring in the basket is made in the same manner, and should be placed one-half inch from the edge; it must be a trifle smaller than the one on the cover, that it may be slipped through, and so form a fastening.
Make a Hinge
by threading a strip of raffia through the basket near the edge, and tying it on the inside, then through the lid, making a stitch across the reeds, back to the under side of the cover, bringing it around the loop of raffia to form a twist, and finally into the
Fig. 392 basket, and once more tie on the inside (Fig. 392).
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