Level: 2
Category: Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies
Year: 1937

Basketry

1. Provide (written or orally) 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 base 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 in diameter in Raffia or Indian basketry.