Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Field Basket

This round field basket is 11" diameter at the base and 12" at the rim. It is 12" in height. The spokes are 3/4" and the weavers are 1/4". The rim (inside and out) is of 1/2" flat round.
Cattail cordage has been woven into the center of the basket. A red chain design is added at the bottom and top. Cattail cordage is also added into the rim. It took me 2 days to make because of creating the 3 cattail cordage pieces. I had previously dyed the red material used for the chain design and the black walnut stained material use for the spokes and weavers. I did dip them again to get a darker color (also the reason for the additional time to finish). The handles are of oak.  
Adding the cattail cordage
Cordage I made to weave into basket

The finished basket

The inside view of the basket

The base of the basket

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