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Make one stitch through and leave a
loop. |
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Remove the sheath from 2 needle
bundles and push them under the loop
and into the center of the needles
sticking out from the basket coil |
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Wind free end of needles around in a
circle and hold like this while you
pull the loop tight. This will shape
them into a circle. With the thumb
and forefinger, one can feel if the
coils are staying flat in line with
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Continue stitching into the stitches
below and adding pine needles. Keep
the roll flat as it forms the bottom
of the basket. |
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Adding More Raffia |
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Do not tie knots in your work. They
are unnecessary and unsightly. To
add new raffia, thread another
needle with a new piece of raffia.
When threading the new raffia, put
the thick end through the needle.
This will prevent too much build up
of raffia on the stiches that
overlap.
Make your next stitch with the old
raffia. Pull the new raffia through
in the same hole leaving a two-inch
end sticking out the front. Make
your next stitch with the new piece
and follow it with the old piece. On
the second stitch from where the
raffia was added, stitch first with
the old piece, then with the new
piece over it. Continue this process
with one or two more stitches. Snip
off the two-inch end of the new
raffia and any remaining old raffia
so the loose ends sticking out won't
interfere with later work. |
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Copyright © 1997 Marian Gee |
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