"The simplest form of woven basketry and that in most general use for large baskets is checker work, in which the splints cross at right angles, each splint of the "weft" running alternately above and below the splints of the "warp."" -Foster, 1921

Checker Work Basket Weave

"The simplest form of woven basketry and that in most general use for large baskets is checker work,…

"Coiled baskets are made by sewing over and over with some sort of flexible material, each stitch interlacing with the one underneath." -Foster, 1921

Coiled Work Basket Weave

"Coiled baskets are made by sewing over and over with some sort of flexible material, each stitch interlacing…

"Coiled baskets are made by sewing over and over with some sort of flexible material, each stitch interlacing with the one underneath." -Foster, 1921

Coiled Work Basket Weave

"Coiled baskets are made by sewing over and over with some sort of flexible material, each stitch interlacing…

"The style of weaving common in baskets made of cane is known as twill work. This consists in passing each splint of the weft over two or more splints of the warp, then under two, forming a diagonal or twilled pattern." -Foster, 1921

Twill Work Basket Weave

"The style of weaving common in baskets made of cane is known as twill work. This consists in passing…

"This is the most intricate and also the most beautiful of all styles of weaving. The warp consists of rigid rods or splints, and the weft is in pairs or in three-strand, twining and braiding in threes." -Foster, 1921

Twined Work Basket Weave

"This is the most intricate and also the most beautiful of all styles of weaving. The warp consists…

"This is the most intricate and also the most beautiful of all styles of weaving. The warp consists of rigid rods or splints, and the weft is in pairs or in three-strand, twining and braiding in threes." -Foster, 1921

Twined Work Basket Weave

"This is the most intricate and also the most beautiful of all styles of weaving. The warp consists…

"Another common style is wicker work so frequently seen in willow baskets. This also is subject to a great variety of changes and patterns and is often combined with twilled work, for which it forms borders." -Foster, 1921

Wicker Work Basket Weave

"Another common style is wicker work so frequently seen in willow baskets. This also is subject to a…