Basket Weaving - Basketry Types

Basketry Types

Basketry can be classified into four types according to Catherine Erdly

"Coiled" basketry

using grasses and rushes

"Plaiting" basketry

using materials that are wide and braidlike

palms, yucca or New Zealand flax

"Twining" basketry

using materials from roots and tree bark. Twining actually refers to a weaving technique where two or more flexible weaving elements ("weavers") cross each other as they weave through the stiffer radial spokes.

"Wicker" and "Splint" basketry

using reed, cane, willow, oak, and ash

plain weave