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? To achieve a various colored effect you can pass away the twine then place the twines together in elaborate patterns. This will come later when you have weaved a few wicker baskets.
? When willow is freshly picked it needs to be dried out. Baskets made from fresh cut willow will reduce in size and the weave becomes loose after drying.
? Prior to you start weaving the willow needs to be soaked, the ratio is one foot of willow should soak for one day.
? Tools Needed Directory
Sharp knife for breaking the willow
A couple of cutters to cut willow to size
A pointed tool used for separating the weave, for instance a pointed stick or toe nail would work well.
? Producing the bottom
? You need to cut eight parts of Willow from thick locations. For a tiny basket like those are making the shoots only have to be about thirty centimeter long.
? After cutting the willow go through your bundle of willows and find the thinnest and longest shoots that will make good weavers.
? In the middle of four limbs make a split with your knife about four to five cm long.
? Start out with the two weavers by inserting the thin ceases in the split you made earlier.
? This technique requires holding the 2 weavers and twisting them one over the other so they switch places. Each distort is done always in the same direction.
? Following each twist the next spoke can now be put between the two weavers.
? The next twist you are going to do will lock the weavers into place.
? Then pair around each set of four spokes and complete two rows. This will likely lock the Slath collectively to start.
? Now bear in mind to pull the weavers in tightly as close as possible. Space equally and continue to place a couple more lanes.
? You can come near to the ends of the weaver and you will probably need to add new ones to carry on with weaving cloth.
? To include a new weaver in, mark each weaver as "A" and "B" when starting, then you will know which one to work with next.
? Take the end of your new weaver and point the end down forcing it between the place of the last two rows.
. Bend it out to follow the route of this weaver.
? Today cut this weaver off and continue weaving around the basket.
? Then you will continue pairing before the base has come to its full diameter in size.
? I am showing you another simple technique next month to finish our wicker basket.