Examples: pine, straw, stems, animal hair, hide, grasses, thread, and wood
Indigenous peoples and the native tribes are renowned for their basket-weaving techniques. These baskets may then be traded or used for religious ceremonies.
Basketry can be classified into four types
Coiled basketry- using grasses and rushes
Plaiting basketry- materials that are ribbon-like, such as palms, yucca or flax
Twining basketry- using materials from roots and tree bark but “twining” refers to the weaving technique used. This is when two or more flexible weaving elements cross each other as they weave through the stiffer radical spokes
Wicker and Splint basketry- using reed, can, willow, oak and ash
Weaving with reed is one of the more popular techniques being used because it is easily available. It is easy to bend and shape and when woven correctly, it is very sturdy. Reed is plentiful and can be cut into any size or shape. There are many different shapes of reed.
Flat reed- used for most square baskets
Oval reed- used for many round baskets
Round reed- used to twine
Advantages of reed are that it can be dyed easily. The type of baskets that reed is used for are most often called “wicker” baskets, through the twining technique used in most wicker baskets
Most baskets begin with a base. The base can be woven with reed or wooden. The wooden base comes in many shapes to make a variety of shapes for the baskets. There is also a wide variety of patterns that can be made by changing the size, color or placement of the weave. To have a multi-colored effect, artists first dye the reed or twine and weave them together in amazing fashion
Basket Weaving
Basket weaving in my opinion was very time consuming. With this it actually makes it one of my least favorite types of art because I get bored easily. One good tip though is to keep the reed wet with hot water and keep the reeds tight together. The only type I have used though is wicker basketry in crafts class.
Basket weaving looks hard to do. I would love to learn how to basket weave.
ReplyDeleteI agree I think it would be very hard and very time consuming. I dont think I would really like to do this either.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds very complex.
ReplyDeleteI made a basket one time...it turned out lopsided. The one i made wasn't has hard as some of the baskets u can make. It actually is a funh thing try or even do for a hobby :)
ReplyDeleteI love basket weaving ! It was a very fun project that i very much enjoyed doing while being in crafts class. I think that most people dont like it because it is very time consuming,its difficult to try get the basket the way you imagine it in your head and want it to turn out. But every good thing takes time !
ReplyDeleteBasket weaving is very time consuming. It is very difficult because if you don't keep it wet, the straws begin to crack. My straws cracked when I made my basket. Since they cracked, I had to restart from the beggining.
ReplyDeleteI haven't woven a basket in years. I think it's interesting that there are so many types of basketry, though. It would be fun to try the airtight kind to carry water.
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