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Basket-making for beginners

Finding wisteria, and good pieces for basketry

1 min.

​Identifying a good area for (wisteria) vines, and collecting good quality material.

Preparing materials & wrapping the spokes

​4:28 Mins
:10 - :55 preparing the long runner, removing roots & leaves.
:55 – 1:50 cutting a long straight piece of vertical vine
1:50 – 2:30 cutting vertical vine into 4 spoke sections
2:30 – 2:48 how to arrange spokes
2:48 – 3:20 stripping bark off spoke
3:40 – 5:30 wrapping the spokes in the middle

Starting to weave 

​0 - :57 cutting off a spoke
:57 – 1:20 bending spokes
1:20 – 1: 52 finding narrow end, and securing it into middle of basket.
1:52 – 4:10 weaving the basket

Bending the sides so they curve up; completing weaving.

0 - 1:40 Bending in the spokes, and weaving the basket tightly to give it sides
1:40 – 2:40 I finish weaving the basket

Tying off loose ends; uses for baskets

​0 – 1:00 Tying off loose ends
1:00 – 1:52 Uses for baskets

A better lashing for the handle

A more advanced, but better way, of tying the handles together.
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