[Nfb-krafters-korner] aNY HELP FOR BASKET WEAVING

[Blindhands at aol.com]

I was told not to leave the reed soaking in water for too long.  We  only 
took one strand at a time and wined it around our fist and held with a  
clothes pin and put it in the water.  I don't remember what I was told, but  if 
you leave it soaking for a long time it is not good for the reed.   Rewetting 
your reed is simple just use a terry wash rag, squeeze  it out  and run it 
down the piece of reed on both sides.  I did the same when they  showed me 
how to do some baskets and used different widths of reed.  Don't  leave it in 
water over night. .
 
Let us know how you are doing.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 7/20/2013 4:26:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
tknox6 at sc.rr.com writes:

Susan,
Thank you for this help and as I get into the weaving I  might again call on
you for help.
Terry K

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On
Behalf Of Susan  Roe
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 11:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] aNY HELP FOR BASKET  WEAVING

Yes, you will need to soak your reeds before you work with them  or they 
will
definitely brake.  With the amount your kit provides,  your kitchen sink
would probably be big enough.  Soak them in warm to  slightly tepid water
until they feel pliable, but not limp.  Start  with 30 minutes and see what
happens.  The reeds should be easy enough  to work with.  Depending on the
size of your basket, you most likely  will finish it in one setting,
although, I don't know about leaving the  reeds in the water over night. 

There may also be a chance that for the  finishing off of your basket, you
may have to soak the upper portion of  your basket in order to make your
virtical support reeds pliable to weave  those reeds along the top edges of
your basket.

If you have further  questions, let me know.  If there are specific parts to
the directions  you don't understand, you may have to tell me exactly what 
it
tells you to  do.

Good luck!

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
-----  Original Message -----
From: "Terry Knox" <tknox6 at sc.rr.com>
To:  <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 5:16  PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] aNY HELP FOR BASKET  WEAVING


> Joyce or Everyone,
>
> Has anyone worked  with basket weaving that might be able to answer a
> question for me. I  am trying to learn this craft and have purchased a 
kit,
> with  instructions. The instructions are clear but they tell me be 
careful 
>  in
> working with the material not to break the pieces or I will have to  
> reattach
> if broken. My question is: Is it better to soak the  material in water 
> before
> weaving to make it easier to weave.  The kit instruction does not mention
> that but it seems better if I did  soak it to make it easier to work with.
> Does anyone know and can make  any suggestions. Thanks.
> Terry KnoxY
>
>
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