Soak your reed. Never attempt to weave with dry reed. (That one of the weaving commandments!)
Lay out and measure your base according to your pattern. You'll see little pencil marks on some of the stakes. This designates the center of the stake.
My base is woven and I have added a "holder row". Ok, that's not the right term, but it's the row that holds the base in place.
I am now "upsetting" the stakes. (No. I am not saying mean things to my reed!) I am bending the stakes up and holdng then in place with clothespins. Lots and lots of clothespins are used when weaving!
I am now weaving independent rows around my basket. Note that there are still several clothespins helping me along.
Ahhh... It always makes me smile to get to the point where my basket starts taking shape and actually looks like a basket!
Here's where I formed the handle out of my two longer stakes. It looks unfinished here, but I covered it with skinny flat oval before I lashed on the rim.
Nice work!
ReplyDeleteAnne, This is a great tutorial. Thanks!
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I can't believe you've only been weaving since January! It looks awesome! You had a good teacher, of course, (HI NANCY!) but you sure have a talent for weaving....I am impressed! Good work!
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