1.-F

TH OPE

g.

te

o. 4 reed,

. 4 reed,

rs No.

and r

g.

g.

g.

kes, over the lower 4 vertical spokes and back of the first group of horizontal spokes. Separate the groups of fours into groups of twos by bringing the raffia over 2 spokes, under 2 spokes, treating the short spoke as a separate group. Fig. 2. When two rows have been finished, the third and last step is made by weaving the raffia under 1 s

Borde

y placing each spoke back of the next spoke to the right, and

14.-Open B

Borde

of the next two spokes to the right and pushing it we

15.-Open B

2.-F

H CLOSE

g.

te

o. 4 reed,

. 4 reed,

No. 0

No. 2 bl

o. 2 natu

No. 2 natural reed, weave six rows. Follow this with six rows of blue, then change to natural, and weave eleven rows natural, then with the blue re

.-Closed Borde

.-Closed Borde

Borde

back and under the first one. For the second row of this border, place the first spoke, which had been brought back of the second, in front of the third spoke and back of t

3.-F

R MOTHER'

g.

te

o. 4 reed,

o. 4 reed

gs ta

atural co

nd of

s completes the bottom of the basket. Wet the spokes well and with a plier press them hard and turn them up. With the same weaver continue the weaving until seven rows have been woven up the side. During the weaving hold

atural color and woven over brown

4.-F

FOR P

g.

ke the first, with sides higher and with a closed border. This b

te

o. 4 reed,

o. 4 reed

2 we

nd of

a base 23?4 inches. Turn the sides up sharply and

5.-F

T FOR

g.

lor and afterwards dipped in brown dye

te

o. 3 reed,

o. 3 reed

o. 1 and

raight. With No. 2 reed weave the sides 13?4 inches. With the spokes well soaked, press and hold them in towards the center of t

Borde

in front of the next 2 spokes and back of the next spoke or-numbering the spokes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5:-No. 1 spoke is brought back of No. 2 spoke, in front of the third and fou

18.-Closed

6.-F

BRUSH

g.

over natural color spokes. The border is of the nat

te

o. 3 reed,

o. 3 reed

ngs No. 2

d brown

with brown raffia to carry out t

2 inches high. Continue the weaving, drawing the weaver tightly and pressing the spokes in toward the center, until 13?4 inches more are woven. The basket should now have a slightly rounded effect. The diameter of basket should now be about three inches. The b

7.-F

HAPED FA

g.

een bands about an inch from the top and bottom

te

4 green ree

4 green reed

No. 2

s No.

d green

Turn the sides up and drawing them outward weave ten rows. Change the reed to No. 2 green and holding the spo

w the weaver tightly. Work a band of green one inch and finish the weaving with

Borde

out to the front. The second row is woven by placing each spoke in front of the next three spo

19.-Closed

8.-F

JARD

g.

eed. It may either be dipped in any shade of dye or stai

te

o. 4 reed,

. 4 reed,

s No.

e basket 43?4 inches. To obtain the outward slanting effect point the spokes straight out towards the weaver, and, after weaving four r

9.-F

CH

g.

oven in No. 2 natural reed over a small drinking glass, with No. 00 as weaver. Wh

te

. 2 reed, 1

o. 2 reed

rs No.

nds No. 00 re

ving until fifty-one rows of single weaving are woven. Be careful to keep the s

ch in diameter and attach to