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Locking the Base – Part II

Another way to weaving a locking row

I have two favorite locking rows: the sanity row and the locked locking row.   You can read about the sanity row and other ways to lock your base here.

Today we’ll focus on what I call the ‘locked locking row‘- which is a locked four rod or three rod wale row. This is a technique often used in willow or round reed baskets, but it also works nicely in a basket that uses a variety of material. It’s one of my favorites for a few reasons: Read more

Locking the Base – Part I

While weaving a locking row around the base of your basket is not always necessary, sometimes it is an important part of shaping or maintaining the shape of the base and sometimes  this single row adds strength to the basket.  You can weave a locking row with flat material or round material. Read more