Basketry - plastic packing strap -C- Double Weave

3. DOUBLE WEAVE SQUARE BASKET






Double weave means two up/over and two down/under and it is prettier than the single weave as it has a zigzag pattern. This is slightly complicated so I will describe in detail. Please refer to diagrams.
















To start, take two of the same colour and cross them with another two of the same colour as in the diagram.







Then the second round of four colorless strips you need to put a single weave where as indicated by a "dot".











The third round of four strips continued with double weave.




The fourth round has to have a "dot" again: instead of just going over 2 under 2, you put the strip over 1 under 1 just once at the centre line.
The fifth round has no "dot"; you simply weave the strip over 2 under 2. Remember to end at single weave i.e. at even numbers of plastic strips.













If you follow this design ie a dark crossroad and then white strips after that you will get a design like the 1 cm grey and white high basket.





















From the above diagram you can see that you will have to insert a single weave "x" at every second round only, it is the same as the "dot" in the diagram above this one. Notice the position of the single weave "x"; it changes always from right to left of the centre line. Note that the dark stripes are placed horizontally and the white strips are placed vertically. It looks very pretty at the base but the sides will be of one color only except for a few rows.















Tie the four sides where the crossroads are, to make sure the base does not shift. Now to make the corners, crisscross at 90 degrees at the crossroads and double weave all the way to the end of the two sides. Do the same for all four sides.




Also adjust the structures with the help of your fingernails or metal rod to move them close together. This design needs to be close unlike the single weave which can be holey. Now interweave the four sides and double weave all the way to the height you want or to as high as the length of the binders you cut.














To end by the smooth edge, fold one strip to one side and weave following the structure and fold the other one to the other side following the weaving pattern. In the photo the first fold is to the left follow by the right.



Two colors ( zigzag design )and three colors design (look at the first 2 photos.)



















I made this basket from thin 1 cm wide shiny white and grey plastic strips used to tie the newspapers delivered to school. It is easy to manage and the basket is delicate and neat.




Observe the size of the black and white little basket made from size 1 cm wide strips, the other two baskets are made with 1 inch wide strips.



Two color combination double weave basket with handle and zig zag edge.






I use this basket as a pot for soil, it is so close that soil will not flow out. It is easy to lift around as it is lighter than clay pots and best of all it emits water and minimizes soil loss.





Double weave square basket can also be made with a stand below, weave to bottom of basket and add an extra row. I use two grey and one red strip to get this design.





Note that when you fold to the right first you get a smaller edging as in bottom of photo. If you fold to the left first you will get a wider v-design edging, also refer to photo in shapy baskets to see the bottom of stand basket.