Common Weaves

in
Basketry

 Checker Work or Mat Weave- is the easiest of all

weaves found among Philippine baskets. It is the overone-under-one

 Open Weave- This weave is largely used in the base of fish

and market baskets and in chicken nests as well.

 Plain pairing- it is commonly used in fences and house sidings.

Sawali- is the local name of twilled leaves. It is called Salanigo in
Bicol province, comes from the word salad which means weave and
nigo means winnowing basket.

Procedure:

1.Cut 5 pieces (stakes) 13 long from 3/8

of flat reed.
2.Cut 3 stakes 15 long from 3/8 flat
reed.
3.Cut 1 stake 13 long from dyed green
flat reed.

4 . Mark each stake 5 from each end make the marks on the rough side of the
reed .

5. Wet your stakes and interweave them. Holding 3 15 long stakes on the table,
weave 4 13 long stakes, the green stakes and the last 13 long stake
across the 15 stakes.

6. Bend each stake upward and crease each stake at a right angle to the edge of
the base.

7. If using a mold, place the base on the end of your mold and hold the uprights
against the mold with the rubber bands at the end of the mold further from
the base of your basket.

8. Using a wet thin piece of 3/16 of the flat reed, weave over and under the
uprights around the base. When you have woven completely around, cut the
weaver to overlap on itself for a distance of 4 uprights. Keep the basket
against the mold as you weave.

9. Start the second row. Alternate the overlaps from one side to other side as
you weave. After weaving 3 or 4 rows, remove the rubber band from the mold.