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Rush Basket: Soaked Rush Plaited into a Base and Turned Up into Sides
Rush stems are fibrous: from California to Scandinavia people made baskets of them. Soak dried rush until supple, plait a square base over one, under one, then bend the strands up and plait round to build the sides, tucking the ends in at the rim.
The picture: our diagram of a plaited rush basket.
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Instructions
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1
Soak
Soak
Soak the dried rush in water until it bends without cracking, then keep it wrapped in a damp cloth.
Materials for this step:
Dried Rush Stems1 kgTools needed:
Bucket
Water
Cotton Cloth2
2
Plait the base
Plait the base
Lay half the strands side by side and weave the rest across them, over one and under one, into a tight square.
Tools needed:
Cotton Cloth3
3
Raise the sides
Raise the sides
Bend all the strands up at the edge of the base and weave new strands round them, over one and under one, pushing each round down tight.
Tools needed:
Bucket4
4
Finish the rim
Finish the rim
Fold each upright strand down over the last round and tuck it into the weave with the awl. Trim the ends and let the basket dry.
Tools needed:
Awl
Knife5
5
Strands for your basket
Strands for your basket
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