Weaving Country Baskets by Maryanne Gillooly

Author:Maryanne Gillooly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 1996-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Filling in is necessary to straighten out the weaving before adding the colored reed.

Step 8. Additional Ribs

You will now need to add ribs one last time. Cut two sets of four ribs in the following lengths from #7 round reed, and place as follows:

First rib — 17 inches long, placed under first rib

Second rib — 17 inches long, placed under third rib

Third rib — 15 inches long, placed under fifth rib

Fourth rib — 12 inches long, placed under seventh rib

Again, cut each rib at an angle so that it can slide into the weaving. Each side should now have fifteen ribs for a grand total of thirty ribs in the basket.

Add a row or two of even weaving with the royal blue flat reed, including the new ribs in the weaving. Soon you will notice that the weaving at the rim is nearing completion. At this point you will need to fill in again. This filling in is done close to the rim, but does not include weaving over the rim.

Weave down to the seventh rib. Wrap the weaver around it and weave back up to the third rib. Do not weave up to the rim. Weave back down to the sixth rib, wrap the reed around it, and weave back up to the fourth rib. Then weave all the way down to the other side of the basket and repeat the filling in on the left side. Repeat this process for the other side of the basket.

Filling in is the most difficult part of making this style of basket. This is where experience is helpful, because there are no hard and fast rules or specific guidelines to follow. However, if you continue to look at the shape of the basket and the lines of the weaving, you will start to grasp this process. The idea is to make the unfilled space look like a straight, even area to complete the weaving in. Do not hesitate to try a new way or to add another row of filling in.

Finish by weaving in the middle area. Continue to weave from one side to the other until the two sides meet in the middle. Ideally, you should be able to overlap the ends from each side, just like when you add a new weaver. Be sure the pattern remains in an alternating over-and-under weave as the weavers meet in the center of the basket. You may need to push the weaving apart to make space for one last row, if necessary.

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