Before cutting and tucking your spokes, fold down the spokes that are to go to the inside of the basket. Measure those spokes so that when you cut them, the end will be hidden behind one of your weavers. The goal is not to have any rough ends showing to give you a professional look. This way, when someone is looking at your basket, they do not know where pieces of reed have started and where they have ended.
When tucking your spokes in, try to go under the very top weaver. Again, this gives a more professional look to your basket.
Take a look at the finished product. You don't see the spoke hidden behind the weaver. I always say, this is a big difference between our beautiful handwoven baskets and those that we purchase at the store.Happy Weaving,
Nancy
Oh.. we made something like this before during our mission trip to PNG! =D
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Nancy, I was hoping to catch an update so I could leave a note and say thanks for the muffin basket youtube!! I have made three recently thanks to all your help and they turned out very cute!
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