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Title: How to make Indian and other baskets
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
Subjects: Indian baskets Basket making
Publisher: New York : H. Malkan
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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made solelyof splints, except the book mark. This is composed of one spoke,ten inches long, and seven others about 21-2 inches long. All thesmall spokes are cut so as to be very narrow in the center and widenout towards the edge. They are placed across each other in a circle,held firmly, and bound with three or four rows of simple web weav-ing. Then using twined weaving the spokes are covered as much asrequired. The stitch is finished off by tying the sweet grass. Theends of the spokes may be cut as desired, either rounded, pointedor V shaped. For the napkin ring take one wood splint 7-8-inch wide, and two3-8-inch wide. Then take a narrow wood splint weaver and webweave the three splints together, twining the weaver around theedges and returning from side to side. Cut the broad splints thelength required, and, as the weaving continues, bend into the ringform, tuck in the edges of the foundation splints and complete theweaving. Now take a 7-8-inch wide colored splint, and thread on the
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FIG. 141. INSERTING WEAVER IN SPLINT BASE. HOW TO MAKE INDIAN AND OTHER BASKETS. Q5 outside of the ring, under three and over two, making a bow bylacing back and forth and tucking in the end. The spiral ornament-ation for the edges is made by taking a 3-8-inch wide splint, colored,thrusting it under one of the weavers, then wrapping around thespiral shape, missing one weaver, drawing under the next, twistingagain, missing a weaver, and twisting again over the next and so on. The diagonal mat weave basket in the left corner is made as is theone described elsewhere. Two colors of splints are used and thehandles are of plaited sweet grass, sewed with strong thread to thesides. The square basket is simple mat weave for the bottom, and webweave for the sides and top, the edges being strengthened by turningin the foundation spokes, then binding strong splints around the rims. For the hand basket take one splint 5-8-inch wide and two 1-2-inch wide, and about 3 feet long. Then 15 splints abou

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