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Practical and artistic basketry (1904)

Tinsley, Laura Rollins, Mrs · New York, Chicago, E.L. Kellogg & Co · leaf 58

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k be sure that the willows are pliable. Select six of the largest twigs and cut a piecefour and a half inches from the large end ofeach. Make a small slit in the center of threeof these pieces and push the other three throughthem down to the center. These will form thebottom spokes. It is not… … Fig 28. or three times, crossing in the corners; then goon with the same weave and separate the spokes. When a new weaver is needed insert thelarge end of another twig behind the spokewhere the old one ends, and continue to weavein this way until the bottom is three or fourinches in diameter. Then…

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