{"id":15516,"date":"2015-11-12T17:11:52","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T23:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/?p=15516"},"modified":"2016-01-13T22:36:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T04:36:56","slug":"locking-the-base-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/12\/locking-the-base-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Locking the Base – Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

While weaving a locking row around\u00a0the base of your basket is not always necessary, sometimes it is an important part of shaping or maintaining the shape of the base\u00a0and\u00a0sometimes \u00a0this single row adds strength to the basket. \u00a0You can weave a locking row with flat material or round material.<\/p>\n

Using Flat or Flat Oval Material to Lock Your Base <\/strong><\/p>\n

If all of your weaving material is flat, maintain consistency\u00a0by using\u00a0flat material for the locking row. \u00a0This type of locking row helps control the base shape while adding stability. \u00a0I like to use \u00a0it on an open base and on bases that have fillers, see photos below. \u00a0To weave a row like this, use a piece of flat or flat oval material that can go around the basket once plus 6 inches. Then, starting anywhere, weave over one \/ under one, when you come to a corner turn the weaver to create a mitered corner. \u00a0Finish by weaving a four stake overlap.<\/p>\n

\"100_6690\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"100_6569\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Using Round Material to Lock your Base<\/strong><\/p>\n

A locking row can also be twined with round material. \u00a0This type of locking row looks best when the basket uses round material, flat oval material or a variety of materials.<\/p>\n

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\"twined<\/a><\/p>\n

Use a piece of round reed that can go around the basket twice plus about eight\u00a0inches. \u00a0Fold this piece in half, crimp it by flattening with needle nose pliers, then loop around a stake and begin twining. \u00a0Twine around the basket once, then end the pieces by bringing them into the loop and under the stake. Trim. See photos below.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\"100_6579\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"100_6586\"<\/p>\n

Making a Purposeful Twining Mistake<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes when you are twining around a corner the weaver wants to slid under the stake like this:<\/p>\n

\"100_6582\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t let that happen, make a purposeful twining mistake like this:<\/p>\n

\"100_6584\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sanity Saver<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is one other kind of twined locking row – its the one I\u00a0call \u00a0the ‘sanity row’ because it eliminates\u00a0struggling to\u00a0keep the base from shifting or distorting while weaving the first rows of a difficult basket. However\u00a0once you are done the basket, this locking row has\u00a0no practical purpose, so it is cut out later.<\/p>\n

I use a sanity row when I weave a complicated twill or a basket that requires a lot of\u00a0attention to shaping in the first rows. \u00a0I almost always twine\u00a0a sanity row with 4 ply waxed linen. \u00a0You need a piece of waxed line that will go around the basket twice, plus six to twelve inches. \u00a0Start by folding the waxed linen in half, loop it around a middle stake, then twine around catching ever stake or every set of stakes and tie a double knot when you get back to the stake you started on. When the basket is complete cut\u00a0out this row. \u00a0The waxed linen doesn’t take much room, so when it is cut out it doesn’t leave much of a footprint.<\/p>\n

Coming next week…<\/strong><\/p>\n

And then there is my favorite locking row. \u00a0A four rod or three rod wale row with a step up and a lock. \u00a0I was going to explain how to do that in this post, but after weaving a few samples, taking a chip full of photos, downloading the best pictures and writing it — it made this post way long! \u00a0So\u00a0I’ll post it next week. So check back for\u00a0Locking the Base – part II<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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