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Basket quivers
Tsalagi:
Pat, those are awesome quivers. I realy like those. You, sir, are a true craftsman.
Grunt:
In the book I got, the Indian style is to weave with an even number of ribs by going over or under two ribs at once to put the weavers on an odd number path each round. I'm going to add a rib to get an odd number.
Pat B:
What in the book? I have one ; BASKETRY of the APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS, by Sue H Stephenson. Good info but lacking some too.
walkabout:
very cool quivers pat. this is something i want to make eventually myself, not sure yet what materials im going to use as i would rather harvest em myself.lol. i did find some interesting stuff about getting strips for weaving from logs though, the one i saw was hickory, they actually got the growth rings to seperate and used them.
Pat B:
Hickory or poplar inner bark should work fine for the weavers. Also honeysuckle vines work but I believe you have to boil them first. Willow or other shoots will work for the frame.
Google Native basketry. The Cherokee as well as others made very cool baskets with river cane and other cool stuff.
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