Basket

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

Uses

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

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

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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