Trait-tex® Baskets (Coiling) Project submitted by Darinda Teeling, Fulton Science Academy, Alpharetta, GA.
Essential Concept: Coiling is not weaving. It is a procedure combining the wrapping of a core material and a sewing process. Coiled baskets with distinctive designs are synonymous with the Southwestern American Indian tribes. These skilled practitioners have raised basket coiling to a classic art form. Difficulty or ease in starting depends upon the core material used.Controlling the shape of the basket.Properly using the sewing stitches.An inconspicuous tapered rim is necessary for satisfactorily ending the basket.What is basket’s purpose?
A coiled basket begins with a material that is wrapped around (the core) and then sewn together in an orderly manner. Cut the Coiling Core to a 12 foot length to make a basket approximately 4″ high, 5″ diameter at the top. Stitch it! At some point you will need more wrapping yarn and have to splice the yarn. Basketry Tips, Techniques How to's And Tutorials. Basketry Tips and Techniques on things like weave patterns, basket materials harvesting and preparation, making coiled baskets, chip carving a gourd, cordage instructions, adding handles, making stitched birch bark containers and much more.
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How to Coil a Basket. This is a cool craft indeed!
I'm going to give you the basics here, and some ideas for jumping-off points. Let's get right to it! So, get yourself a package of cotton clothesline at your local variety or hardware store. I buy a 50-foot pack locally for about $2.50. When you cut this stuff, the ends fray like crazy. . . . We're going to wrap our clothesline in some yarn. Lay the end of your yarn and the end of your clothesline side by side, like this. Then, begin wrapping the yarn around the clothesline. A note on wrapping: you want the yarn to be snug around the clothesline, and very close together, so it covers the clothesline completely. You'll want to wrap enough clothesline so that you can bend it like this, and have the wrapped part cover the entire bend. Continue wrapping then, and wrap over the end of the clothesline, covering up the cut end, and about 1/2" along the leading end of the clothesline.
Coiled-Rag Baskets. Baskets have had many uses over the ages.
Native Americans wove them so tightly they could hold water. Materials and Tools: fabric scraps torn in strips Rag Works 1" craft coiling large-eye plastic yarn needle scissors masking tape hot-glue gun and glue Steps: How to Coil a Basket. How to Make a Coiled Basket. Learning the Art of Basket Weaving Instructions. Learning basic basket weaving instructions allows you to learn a time honored tradition.
No one knows exactly when people started making baskets, but scientists have found baskets that are between 10,000 and 12,000 years old. Over the ages, basket weaving evolved into an art form. Today, you can weave baskets using traditional materials, modern materials or a combination of the two. You can also specialize in one type of weave or several types of weaves. In any case, all of the varieties of baskets are based on four basic weaves: plaited, woven, twined and coiled. Plaited Basket WeavingThe basket weaving supplies that you need for plaiting baskets include yucca, birch bark, flat reeds or palms.
Woven Basket WeavingWoven baskets involve two types of materials, a rigid material to use as "ribs," or warp, and a flexible material to weave under and over the ribs. Coiled Basket MakingOnce you get the hang of coiling, it goes easily. Take the end of your clothesline and cut it at an angle. Video Detail for Indigodragonfly: Looping, knotless netting technique. Lois Russell Portfolios. “Vessel Redefined” exhibition at Mobilia Gallery. Lois Russell Portfolios. Contemporary Baskets and Fiber Art - 2 inside.