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Basketry Honor Requirements

Basketry Honor Requirements

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Basketry

1. Know the names of two countries where Rattan (cane) is grown.
2. Explain how to treat pithcane (reed) before weaving.
3. What tools would you use for:

  1. Cane basket making?
  2. Raffia or Indian basket making?

4. Define:

  1. Weaver singeing
  2. Crushing

5. Explain how to:

  1. Mend a broken spoke (stake).
  2. Join a weaving rod (reed).

6. Name two kinds of bases used in baskets and tell in which type of basket each one can be used.
7. Describe how to lay:

  1. A footridge border
  2. A three-rod border

8. Do the following: simple weaving, slewing, and bispoking, and stitch a raffia base.
9. Make a cane sandwich tray with a wood base.
10. Make a hot roll basket with a woven base.
11. Make a round hot pad six inches (15.2 cm) in diameter in Raffia or Indian basketry.

Skill Level 2
Original Honor 1937/ Revised 1944

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
General Conference
2001 Edition

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