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>Baskets by Debbie Norton
>2784 Heartland Acres
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>There are many ways to start a basket
>Teneriffe (A wire-covered ring, usually with weaving in the center)
>Knot start (Just like it sounds--a start made from a knot.)
>Nut Slice start (This is done on a black walnut slice.)
>Figure Eight (This is the one we will use. See photos 
><http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acr es/2784/pinebasket.html #2>below.
>Oval start (This is one of the easiest to do.) Donut Start (Very much like 
>the figure eight).
>There are probably 20 different ways to start. These are the most popular
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>Supply's needed:
>Scissors
>Pine needles, washed and dried and "seasoned"
>Raffia, or upholstery thread, or waxed linen
>Needle (I use an 18 sharp)
>A cup or bowl of water if Raffia is used.
>Good lighting
>And Time
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>#1>Seasoned Needles and other terms for now are explained at the bottom of 
>the page.
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>You will need 7 to 12 needles to start off. Cut off the black end ( Cap.) 
>This makes the ends even. You will want to wet down your raffia and split 
>it down till it is about 1/4 of an inch wide. Many people insist the 
>raffia stays flat. I like to twist mine. Just twist till it starts to 
>twist against itself. This makes it stronger, just like thread, yarn, and 
>rope. The twist makes it less likely to wear thin in one place. Tie a knot 
>with raffia--do not cut the raffia tail off. Wrap to the end of the 
>needles, wrapping over the tail of raffia. This is usually the cut bllunt 
>end. Wrapped area should be 1 inch or less.
>Now carefully bend the needles in half. Use the raffia tail as a handle. 
>It acts as an extension to the needles, and helps you hold the two groups 
>together.
>Do a couple of wraps over the raffia tail. Hold it tight and wrap tight. 
>If it is loose, do the whole thing over, please. It should not be loose 
>against the needles. This is the end of the first row.
>How to do the figure eight (8). See how the eight crosses in the center? 
>That is what needs to happen here. As you start around the blunt end of 
>the needles, begin to stitch in the center, crossing under the unwrapped 
>needles every third time wrapped. OK, let's say a Wrap looks like a 0 and 
>the figure eight looks like the number 8. Then the sequence would look 
>like this. 0 0 8 *0 0 8 *repeating.
>The needles in your hand are called the bundle. See how the raffia crosses 
>under the bundle. Then is stitched into the center of the first row each 
>time you do a figure eight. The Wraps are done just around the bundle. 
>Again, it will be wrap, wrap, figure eight, wrap, wrap, figure eight. 
>Getting the start is the hardest part of the basket. When you do a figure 
>eight, it pulls the two rows together and makes them strong.
>See the arrow--that was the end of the first row and the beginning of the 
>second row. Look carefully. See that there are no long stiches sppanning 
>the distance between row one and row two. If there is a long stich, then 
>you missed going under the bundle when you did your figure eight. You may 
>want to add a few needles to the bundle now, too. How? Just poke them into 
>the center of the bundle and hold them there while you do a couple of 
>wraps. Please keep adding needles every few stitches--it is important to 
>keep the size of the bundle the same as the start.
>You should be running out of raffia by now. To start a new string, put the 
>needle in the center of the bundle and pull through. Add the new one the 
>same way--take the tails and wrap over it along with the needles. Adding 
>raffia in this way is only done on a wrap area. It is done diifferently 
>once we get to the open core work. Add needles again, please. Once we get 
>done with the second row, you can rest your hands.
>The end of the needle is on the beginning of the second row. The end of 
>the wrap is the end of the second row If yours looks like this, you are 
>done with the hard stuff. You should be able to count from the center hole 
>to the outer edge, two rows from all sides. Rest your hands and do some 
>neck stretches and shoulder rolls.
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>What are seasoned needles? ? Well, to season, many people will soak the 
>needles in near boiling water, or soak overnight. If the needles get too 
>hot, a white resin will rise to the surface. The needles will be sticky to 
>the touch. By doing this and/or soaking over night, your needles will 
>absorb too much water. Once you work dries, it can be loose and not as strong.
>So, to season needles. I recommend you simply wrap them in a kitchen 
>towel, run warm water on them (10 seconds is enough). Now let them set for 
>overnight or 8 hours. Wrap in the wet towel. Tthey will take up as much 
>water as is needed. You will be working with dry needles as soon as your 
>basket gets to be three inches across . Yes, I said dry needles. Any dry 
>needle will bend that much more easily and, again, you want to avoid 
>shrinkage.
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>So what is Raffia, and where do I get it? Raffia grows on the Raffia Palm. 
>I highly recommend you do NOT buy it from a craft store. Or, buy the 
>fireproof stuff wrapped in plastic. In 22 years of making baskets, the 
>best raffia I have ever purchased has always came from The Caning Shop. 
>No, I don't get any kick backs. It is just a fact. It is the nicest, 
>strongest stuff I've found. It's natural and light in color. It holds up 
>to time better than the treated stuff. 
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>Photography by Greg Norton of Creative Images by Greg
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