Vine weaving is considered one of the most ancient crafts. On sale you can see a bread bin, a basket, a flower pot and even furniture made from a vine, but few people know that such beauty can be made on your own, with the right material and a little patience at hand.
It is necessary
- - knife;
- - vine.
Instructions
Step 1
For weaving from vines, willow is most often used, growing in humid places, next to swamps and along the banks of water bodies. This tree is flexible enough that it is ideal for weaving. The rods should be long (30-150 centimeters) and thin. Cut off shoots no more than one year old and without branches. Try to break the rod in the middle, if it remains intact - feel free to take it.
Step 2
After cutting the twigs, clean them of the bark. To do this, twist them in circles and place them in a saucepan, while the middle should remain empty. Pour boiling water (water should cover the rods by one or two centimeters) and put on fire, leave for half an hour. Remove the pan from the heat and leave the twigs in the water for forty minutes, now start cleaning, the bark will come off easily.
Step 3
To learn how to weave a basket, you need to master the methods of boarding and various types of weaving. Simple weaving is the most common, in some cases it is performed in two or three rows (to speed up the process). Everything is done easily and rather quickly, but there is one "but" - the strength of such weaving is low.
Step 4
A kind of simple weaving is weaving in inclined rows. Alternate rows of rods of different colors, so you will achieve decorative expressiveness and extraordinary beauty. Rope weaving is used when it is necessary to obtain strength in some parts of the basket.
Step 5
Checkerboard weaving is mainly used for decorative purposes. Lay the rods of the two colors of your choice alternately (as in simple weaving), but not through one riser, but immediately after two. Not only beauty, but also the strength of the basket depends on the embedding of the side. The fastest and easiest way is to terminate through one standing rod. Start the first rod behind the second, the second behind the third, and so on. Weaving the side with a pigtail will take more time, but will add extraordinary beauty and expressiveness to the basket.
