WEAVING BEGUN
MODEL 1.--FIG. 4
MAT WITH OPEN BORDER
[Illustration: FIG. 4]
MATERIAL
6 spokes No. 4 reed, 19 inches.
1 spoke No. 4 reed, 10 inches.
2 weavers No. 2 reed.
1 strand raffia.
[Illustration: FIG. 1]
[Illustration: FIG. 2]
[Illustration: FIG. 3]
Make an incision in the center of each of 4 spokes as illustrated in Fig.
1. Through these 4 spokes insert the other group of 4 spokes and the short
spoke as in Fig. 1. You are now ready for the first step. Place a wet
strand of raffia back of the 4 horizontal spokes; pass it over the group
of 4 vertical spokes, back of the 5 horizontal spokes, 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 spoke and over the next, thus separating each
spoke. Fig. 3. After the spokes are well separated, take a piece of No. 2
reed, place it back of a spoke and begin weaving over 1 spoke, and back of
the next one, until thirty-two rows of weaving are completed. This will
make the mat about 5-3/4 inches in diameter. You are now ready for the
border.
OPEN BORDER NO. 1
Allow about 6-1/2 inches for this border. This border is made by placing
each spoke back of the next spoke to the right, and pushing it down by the
side of this spoke through the weaving.
[Illustration: DIAGRAM NO. 14.--OPEN BORDER NO. 1]
OPEN BORDER NO. 2
Open border No. 2 is made by bringing one spoke back of the next two
spokes to the right and pushing it well down through the weaving, by the
side of the spoke.
[Illustration: DIAGRAM NO. 15.--OPEN BORDER NO. 2]
MODEL 2.--FIG. 5
MAT WITH CLOSED BORDER
[Illustration: FIG. 5]
MATERIAL
8 spokes No. 4 reed, 19 inches.
1 spoke No. 4 reed, 10 inches.
1 ring No. 00 reed.
2 rings No. 2 blue reed.
4 rings No. 2 natural reed.
After the spokes are arranged for weaving, take a short strand of 00 reed,
fasten and separate the spokes. Weave 1-3/4 inches with 00 reed, then with
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
reed, weave nine rows, change to natural, and finish the weaving with six
rows of natural color reed. Complete the mat with the following closed
border:
[Illustration: DIAGRAM NO. 16.--CLOSED BORDER NO. 1 (PART 1)]
[Illustration: DIAGRAM NO. 17.--CLOSED BORDER NO. 1 (PART 2)]
CLOSED BORDER NO. 1
Weaving to the right, carry one spoke back of the next spoke and out to
the front; proceed in this way until every spoke is placed in this
position. The last spoke is pushed 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 the fourth
spoke. Continue in this manner until the row is finished. Be careful to
draw all the spokes tight, leaving just space enough for the preceding
spoke to pass through.
MODEL 3.--FIG. 6
BASKET FOR MOTHER'S BUTTONS
[Illustration: FIG. 6]
MATERIAL
8 spokes No. 4 reed, 16 inches.
1 spoke No. 4 reed, 9 inches.
2 rings tan reed.
2 rings natural color reed.
1 strand of raffia.
The bottom of this basket is begun just like the mat. After the spokes are
separated with the raffia, begin the weaving, and weave until a base three
inches is woven, then weave two rows with a weaver of the tan reed. This
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 the spokes firmly and straight. Change the weave now to the natural
color and work twelve rows, then with another ring of tan reed complete
the weaving of the basket with nine rows. Finish the basket with Open
Border No. 2.
Bands of tan, combined with the natural color and woven over brown spokes,
make a very pretty effect.
MODEL 4.--FIG. 7
BASKET FOR PENCILS
[Illustration: FIG. 7]
The second basket for the beginner is the pencil basket, much like the
first, with sides higher and with a closed border. This basket is woven
all in the natural color and then painted in gold.
MATERIAL
6 spokes No. 4 reed, 15 inches.
1 spoke No. 4 reed, 8 inches.
4 No. 2 weavers.
1 strand of raffia.
In a similar manner, as illustrated in Fig. 4, make a base 2-3/4 inches.
Turn the sides up sharply and weave 3-1/2 inches. Complete with Closed
Border No. 1.
MODEL 5.--FIG. 8
BASKET FOR SPOOLS
[Illustration: FIG. 8]
This basket is woven in the natural color and afterwards dipped in brown
dye. It makes a useful holder for spools.
MATERIAL
8 spokes No. 3 reed, 14 inches.
1 spoke No. 3 reed, 8 inches.
Weavers No. 1 and No. 2 Reed.
With No. 1 reed, weave a base four inches. Press the spokes with the plier
until soft. Turn them sharply upward and hold them straight. With No. 2
reed weave the sides 1-3/4 inches. With the spokes well soaked, press and
hold them in towards the center of the basket. Continue the weaving,
drawing the weaver tightly, until five rows are woven. Complete basket
with the following border:
CLOSED BORDER NO. 2
For the first row of this border, place each spoke back of the next one,
weaving to the right, and bring it out to the front. For the second row,
each weaver is brought 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 fourth spokes, and back of
the fifth spoke, where it rests. Continue in this manner until all the
spokes are woven in position. This border makes a decidedly pretty effect.
[Illustration: DIAGRAM NO. 18.--CLOSED BORDER NO. 2]
MODEL 6.--FIG. 9
TOOTH-BRUSH HOLDER
[Illustration: FIG. 9]
This little curved basket is woven with brown reed over natural color
spokes. The border is of the natural color reed being a continuation of
the spokes.
MATERIAL
8 spokes No. 3 reed, 15 inches.
1 spoke No. 3 reed, 8 inches.
Several rings No. 2 brown reed.
1 strand brown raffia.
Weave the center of this basket with brown raffia to carry out the same
effect as the brown reed.
Weave 1-1/4 inches with raffia. With a No. 2 brown weaver continue the
weaving until a base 2-1/2 inches is woven. After the sides are turned up,
continue weaving up the sides, drawing the spokes gradually outward toward
the weaver, until the basket measures 2-1/2 inches high. Continue the
weaving, drawing the weaver tightly and pressing the spokes in toward the
center, until 1-3/4 inches more are woven. The basket should now have a
slightly rounded effect. The diameter of basket should now be about three
inches. The basket is curved outward in the following manner. Work the
spokes outward and press them down toward the side of basket; hold firmly
and continue the weaving in an easy manner. When nine rows of weaving are
finished, complete the basket with Closed Border No. 1.
MODEL 7.--FIG. 10
BARREL SHAPED FANCY BASKET
[Illustration: FIG. 10]
This basket is woven over green spokes, with green bands about an inch
from the top and bottom of basket. Green rings may be made for handle.
MATERIAL
8 spokes No. 4 green reed, 20 inches.
1 spoke No. 4 green reed, 11 inches.
Weavers No. 2 natural.
Weavers No. 2 green.
1 strand green raffia.
Weave a center, and separate the spokes with green raffia. With No. 2
natural reed weave a base 3-1/2 inches. Turn the sides up and drawing them
outward weave ten rows. Change the reed to No. 2 green and holding the
spokes in the same manner, weave a band of green 7/8 inch wide, then a
band of the natural color 1-1/2 inches wide.
Change the reed now to green. Hold the spokes well in toward the center
and draw the weaver tightly. Work a band of green one inch and finish the
weaving with one inch of natural reed. Complete the basket with the
following closed border:
CLOSED BORDER NO. 3
As in the Closed Border No. 1 and No. 2, run each spoke back of the next
spoke on the right and out to the front. The second row is woven by
placing each spoke in front of the next three spokes to the right and
back of the sixth. Weave each spoke in this way until the row is
completed.
[Illustration: DIAGRAM NO. 19.--CLOSED BORDER NO. 3]
MODEL 8.--FIG. 11
NO. 1 JARDINIERE
[Illustration: FIG. 11]
This flower pot covering basket is made of the natural reed. It may either
be dipped in any shade of dye or stained. The one illustrated was dipped
in dye when completed.
MATERIAL
8 spokes No. 4 reed, 18 inches.
1 spoke No. 4 reed, 10 inches.
Weavers No. 2 reed.
Weave a bottom 4-1/4 inches. The sides are made by holding the spokes
outward until 4-1/2 inches are woven. This makes the diameter of the
basket 4-3/4 inches. To obtain the outward slanting effect point the
spokes straight out towards the weaver, and, after weaving four rows turn
and hold the spokes slantingly upward. Finish this weave with six more
rows. Complete the basket with the Closed Border No. 2.
MODEL 9.--FIG. 12
MATCH TRAY
[Illustration: FIG. 12]
This little basket may either be used for holding matches or tooth picks.
It is woven in No. 2 natural reed over a small drinking glass, with No. 00
as weaver. When finished, stain in old rose "Easy Dye" diluting the dye to
get the tint desired.
MATERIAL
5 spokes No. 2 reed, 10-1/2 inches.
1 spoke No. 2 reed, 6 inches.
2 Weavers No. 00 reed.
Handle--2 strands No. 00 reed, 24 inches.
Weave a base 1-1/8 inches with No. 00 reed. Turn sharply upward and
continue weaving until fifty-one rows of single weaving are woven. Be
careful to keep the spokes straight and to weave closely. Complete the
tray with Closed Border No. 1.
Make the ring handles one inch in diameter and attach to the basket under
the border.