Basket

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Different types of baskets

A basket is a container typically woven out of plant fibers. Baskets usually have holes in them, but those holes are smaller than the objects that the basket is designed to hold.

Uses[edit | edit source]

Baskets are primarily used for carrying or storing other objects. Some baskets are made for use as a sieve, including for trapping fish.

Materials needed[edit | edit source]

Many types of materials base be used to make baskets. Before making a basket, you have to prepare the materials you will use for it.

  • Coiled basketry uses grasses, rushes, and pine needles
  • Plaiting basketry uses materials that are wide and braid-like: palms, yucca or New Zealand flax
  • Twining basketry uses materials from roots and tree bark. This is a weaving technique where two or more flexible weaving elements (“weavers”) cross each other as they weave through the stiffer radial spokes.
  • Wicker and Splint basketry uses materials like reed, cane, willow, oak, and ash.

Production methods[edit | edit source]

Baskets are woven by hand. The parts of a basket are the base, the side walls, and the rim. A basket may also have a lid, handle, or embellishments. Most baskets begin with the base. The static pieces of the basket are laid down first, then additional pieces are woven into them.

  • In a round basket, arrange pieces as spokes, where they cross in the middle. Then weave in additional pieces in a spiral pattern, starting as closely as possible to the center of the spokes, going alternately over then under then over succeeding spokes. Once you have a base the size that you want, pull upwards on the spokes as you weave under them, to bend them up into the walls.
  • In a square or rectangular shape, arrange pieces parallel to each other, then weave additional pieces perpendicularly to them. Once you have a base the size that you want, pull upwards along the edges and weave additional pieces through to hold them there.

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