HANGING BASKETS
If it is possible to add more beauty to nature in the arranging of flowers
and vines, etc., the use of the various and wonderfully attractive hanging
baskets that can easily be made will afford the opportunity. The
harmonious selection of flowers to combine harmoniously with the color of
the basket is open to the artist and craftsman. The opportunity is wide
for originality in the making of these baskets. The basket maker finds
himself flooded with so many ideas that it is impossible to put them in
book form. The following are a few suggestions.
MODEL 23.--FIG. 27
SMALL GREEN HANGING BASKET
[Illustration: FIG. 27]
MATERIAL
8-1/2 spokes No. 4 reed, 27 inches.
Handle--1 spoke No. 5 reed, 27 inches.
Weavers No. 2 reed.
Weave a four inch base. Turn up with three rows 3 coil weave. Holding the
sides slightly outward weave twenty-six rows, then holding the spokes
slightly inward and drawing the weaver tight, work twenty-six rows.
Complete the basket with three rows of triple twist and the following
border: First row, each spoke passes back of one spoke and out to the
front; second row, each spoke is brought in front of two spokes and in
back of the next spoke.
HANDLE
Place an end of the No. 5-27 inch spoke through the triple twist at bottom
of basket, bring it up through the triple twist at top of basket; do the
same on the opposite side of the basket. When the handle is thus arranged,
with two rows of No. 2 reed make a twisted handle. Arrange the twists
about an inch and a half apart.
Figs. 28 and 29 are small flower receptacles. They are both woven over No.
4 reed.
[Illustration: FIG. 28]
[Illustration: FIG. 29]
MODEL 24.--FIG. 30
[Illustration: FIG. 30]
NO. 2 BOWL SHAPED HANGING BASKET
This basket is worked with No. 2 reed as foundation and No. 1 reed as the
weaver.
MATERIAL
8-1/2 spokes No. 2 reed, 21 inches.
Handle--1 spoke No. 5 reed, 28 inches.
Weavers No. 2 reed.
This little basket has a three inch base. Hold the spokes straight and
weave the sides about one inch, single weaving. Bend the spokes out and
weave two inches. Hold the spokes in toward the center of basket and draw
the weaver tight; in this position weave two more inches. Follow this with
two rows of triple twist in No. 2 reed, and the border described under
Model 20.
HANDLE
Insert the ends of the handles two inches below the top of basket. Bring
them inside the basket back of eighteen rows of weaving, draw them to the
outside of basket and down in front of sixteen rows of weaving. Bring the
ends through the weaving to the inside of basket. Fasten the ends securely
to the basket by weaving a strand of No. 2 reed in and out in the form of
a cross. With one ring of No. 1 reed, make a twisted handle, allowing two
inch space between each twist; the second row of handle is made by making
another twist around the handle, the twist being made in the middle of the
intervening spaces, showing a separate woven twist all way around and
having a spacing of one inch between each twist.
MODEL 25.--FIG. 31
NO. 3 HANGING BASKET
[Illustration: FIG. 31]
This basket is made large enough to allow a large glass to slip in and out
easily.
MATERIAL
10-1/2 spokes No. 5 reed, 24 inches.
Handle--1 piece No. 6 reed, 39 inches.
Weavers No. 4 reed.
Weavers No. 5 oval reed.
Weavers No. 00 reed.
A base 4-1/2 inches is woven in the following manner: six rows of single
weaving of No. 00 reed separate the spokes. Follow this with five rows of
triple twist in No. 00 reed, four rows of single weaving in oval reed and
one row No. 4 reed in triple twist. Turn the sides up with four more rows
of triple twist. With oval reed, weave twelve rows of single weaving. Hold
the spokes well in and draw the weaver tightly. The diameter of basket
should now be 2-3/4 inches wide. Continue the weaving, drawing the spokes
well out and holding the weaver loosely. The basket should have eighteen
rows of oval weaving. Follow this with three rows of triple twist and the
following border: first row, each spoke is passed back of one spoke and
out; second row, each spoke is brought in front of three spokes and in
back of the next one.
HANDLE
Insert the ends of handle through the four rows of triple twist at the
base of basket. The ends must be inserted just opposite to each other.
Place a strand of oval reed to the right of inserted handle and between
the third and fourth rows of triple weave. Draw the weaver first over the
handle, then under the handle. About two inches above where the handle is
inserted, pass the weaver over the handle and carry it to inside of
basket, under the border. Twist the weaver around the handle twenty-one
times. Pass it down under the border to the outside of basket; three more
twists complete one row of the handle.
Now run the weaver to inside of basket, between the third and fourth rows
of triple twist, cross, and bring to outside of basket at the left of
handle. The weave is continued around the handle, forming a cross at every
twist in the handle.
MODEL 26.--FIG. 32
BASKET WITH BRAIDED HANDLE
[Illustration: FIG. 32]
MATERIAL
8 spokes No. 4 reed, 5 inches.
17 spokes No. 3 reed, 11 inches.
Handle--3 pieces No. 4 reed, 40 inches.
Weavers No. 4 reed.
Weavers No. 2 reed.
Through a five-inch base, insert 17 spokes. Weave an upset of three rows
of triple twist. To get the desired shape weave twenty-two rows, single
weaving, holding the spokes inward. Now hold the spokes out and weave
twenty-eight rows. With four weavers, placing each weaver back of a
corresponding spoke, weave two rows; each weaver in turn is brought in
front of three spokes and back of one. Finish with the following border:
First row, pass each spoke back of one spoke and out; second row, each
spoke is carried in front of three spokes and in back of the next one.
For the handle, insert the three pieces No. 4 reed just above the triple
twist at the base of basket. Make two twists and pass remainder of reed
through the upper eight rows of weaving and lower two rows of triple
weave. Braid the reed twenty-four inches. The ends are now inserted
through the lower two rows of triple weaving and the upper eight rows of
single weaving. With two more twists the ends are carried inside the
basket just above the triple weave, and there made secure.
MODEL 27.--FIG. 33
BOWL SHAPED WITH FLARED TOP
[Illustration: FIG. 33]
MATERIAL
10-1/2 spokes No. 4 reed, 27 inches.
Handle--2 pieces No. 5 reed, 35 inches.
Weavers No. 2 reed.
Weavers No. 4 reed.
The base of this basket is four inches. The sides are woven in double
weaving, having a decided rounded effect. The flare at the top is made by
bending the spokes down the outside of basket. An inch and a half of flare
is woven. Complete with two rows of triple and the following border: Hold
the basket upside down and weave to right, in front of one spoke and over
two spokes. The sides of this basket are 2-1/2 inches high.
About half way down the sides of the basket, insert the ends of the handle
through four rows of weaving, the ends to be 1-3/4 inches apart. The ends
are fastened securely by weaving in and out and across the spokes; the
weaving is continued under and over the handle until the top of basket is
reached; here the handle is made secure by carrying a weaver over the
handle, and working it in and out through the weaving of the basket. Make
twenty-eight inches of coil with the two spokes. Fasten the handle, in a
similar manner, on the opposite side.
MODEL 28.--FIG. 34
FUNNEL SHAPED HANGING BASKET
[Illustration: FIG. 34]
MATERIAL
8-1/2 spokes No. 2 reed, 31 inches.
1 piece No. 6 reed, 36 inches.
Weavers No. 00 reed.
Weavers No. 2 reed.
Weavers No. 4 reed.
After fastening the spokes with No. 00 reed, weave five rows of single
weaving. Change the weaver to No. 2 reed and work twenty-three rows in
single weaving, holding the spokes in towards center. Continue the weaving
until fifty-seven rows are woven. With No. 4 reed, make four rows triple
twist and complete the basket with border described under Model 22.
When finished, the diameter at top of basket should measure 5-1/2 inches.
HANDLE
Insert the ends of handle two inches from bottom. With No. 00 reed fasten
the ends to basket with the tie bow effect, then finish the handle in a
twisted design.
FIG. 35
[Illustration: FIG. 35]
The funnel basket under Fig. 35 is dyed in dark green. It makes an
attractive basket for cut flowers and vines. It is made of No. 4 and No. 2
reed. The handle from No. 5 reed.