THE ORIGIN

Macrame and Basketry

OF
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 MACRAM
E basketry

What is
that?
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 Macramé is a fabric craft that uses a variety of
knots to create functional and decorative items. It can be
worked in many different kinds of threads, strings and rope
and is often used to make jewelries.

Basketry is the process of weaving or sewing pliable

materials into three-dimensional artifacts, such as baskets, mats,
mesh bags or even furniture. Craftspeople and artists specialized in
making baskets may be known as basket makers and basket
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weavers.
“BANAYAKERO WEAVERS”
 MACRAME
Necklaces
Comes in various designs and styles.
The famous style is macramé Y-shaped
necklaces. By varying the knots, the
position, and the kind of gemstone used,
several one-of-a kind designer necklaces
are produced. Macramé chokers that
come with semi-precious stones and
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freshwater pearls are created.

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Earrings
are light and various sizes and shapes.
And since Macramé is easy to learn,
you can create a variety of fun Macramé
earrings with simple Macramé knots. All
you need is a metal frame, this can be
round, triangular or square.
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Bracelets
are made of nylon-waxed twine; are light
to wear in contrast to silver, gold, and
traditional jewelry with crystals and
gemstone.
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Textiles
is a form of textile making using knots
instead of weaving or knitting. It is similar
to crochet or Chinese knotting, which is
used to create intricate textiles. A variety
of macramé called cavandolimacrame is
used to form geometric patterns
especially in weaving.
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 CHINESE
Macrame
is used to decorate the palace halls and
country households in China since the
ancient times. Chinese macramé has also
appeared in paintings and other pieces of
folk art. While, royalties in China had their
chars, lady’s dresses, mirrors, pouches,
eyeglasses, fans, and Buddhist rosaries
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decorated with macramé.

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Bags
are fashion accessories now a days, trendy
style made of beads or sequences.
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Belts
are considered as unique item for fashion
used around the waist as an accessory or
to support trousers or other clothing
articles.
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 COILED
Basketry
is a type of technique in basket making,
which Native Americans of the Southwest
are well renowned for. This come in
various styles and shapes depending on
the materials used and the type of stitch
used to interlock the coil together.
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 PLAITING
Basketry
is like to textile weaving where the
material is plaited or woven to produce a
wide variety of items like bags, basket,
pursue, fan, etc.
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 TWINING
Basketry
Uses materials from roots and tree bark.
Twining refers to a weaving technique
where two or more flexible weaving
elements through the stiffer radial spokes.
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 WICKER AND SPLINT
Basketry
Uses materials like reed, cane, willow, oak,
and ash to create useful basket designs.
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 Basic
Macramé
Knots
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 DIFFERENT KINDS
Macramé
OF Knots
The two basic knots:
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Half Knot Half Hitch

 LARK HEAD
Knot
Used to tie the yarn mounted to its
anchor or starting cord.

Procedure: Pass the rope around the

object, back around itself, around the
object in the reverse direction, and
down beside it.
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 SQUARE
Knot
is a two half knots in opposite
directions.

Procedure: Take two ropes and

cross them to form a half knot.
Cross them a second time and
pull the ends tight to for, the
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square knot.
 DOUBLE HALF HITCH
Knot
Has one string bearing the knot while
the other string wraps around it.

Procedure: Pass the end of a rope

around the object and tie a overhand
knot. For the two half hitches, repeat
with a second overhand knot in the
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same direction.
 OVERHAND
Knot
Created with just one string where
you make a loop knot onto itself.

Procedure: Form a loop and pass the

end through it. Tighten it to form the
overhand knot. When pulled tight, it
can function as a simple stopper knot.
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 YOUR
Learning Task:
Answer the following questions: (5 points each).

1. Do you believe it is necessary to learn macramé and

basketry?

2. Why is there a need to develop your skills in macramé and

basketry?
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3. How will these skills benefit you? In what way?

Elaborate your answer.
 Different Kinds
of Basketry
Weaving and
Techniques
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 WHAT IS
Basketry?
Basketry is a craft
which involves weaving
or twining flexible
materials together to
create containers which
are known as baskets.
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 TERMS TO
Remember
Weavers these are basket strands that weave through the spokes;
: thinner and more flexible than the spokes to enable
–
they are lighter,
them to be woven in and out.
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Remember
supports of:the basket; they are much stiffer than the weavers and are
Spokes these are the strands that stand upright and form the side
–

strong.
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Remember
Warp – :the set of parallel bamboo
strips that provide a basis for weaving
patterns.
In plane bamboo weaving, the
warp strips are positioned vertically
on the work-bench.
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Remember
: up of the bamboo strips
Weft – made
that are inserted perpendicularly under
and over the warp to create a design.
In plane bamboo, weaving the weft
strips are positioned horizontally on
the work-bench.
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 BASKETRY
WEAVINGTechniqu
es
There are Four Basic Techniques used to weave a basket:

 Stake and Strand

 Coiling
 Plaiting
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 Twining
 1. STAKE
AND Strand
Involves two elements:
The rigid stakes that form
the ribs or warp and
a more of a weft.

This method allows the use of a

wide range of materials as long as
they are flexible enough for the weft
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and rigid enough for the warp.

 2.
Basketr
COILING/COILED
yBelieve to be the earliest
basketry techniques used.
This method is usually employed for
softer materials such as grasses.
Strands of grass are stitched together
to form a spiral that is forced into a
basket shape.
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 3. PLAITING
Basketr
y
Plaited weaving involves
weaving wide materials,
similar in shape to ribbons, such as palm,
yucca, or flax. Both the stakes as well as
the weaving materials are identical, which
are the woven together at right angle.
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 4. TWINING
Basketr
y
Twine weaving refers to
using multiple materials, one
that is more rigid at the base and another
two that are more flexible at the sides of
the basket. Twining is similar to stake and
strand but two strands are used to go
under and over the ribs.
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 BASKETRY
WEAVINGPatterns
1. Randing Weaves (Over One Under One)
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WEAVINGPatterns
2. Closed Weaves (Over One Under One)
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WEAVINGPatterns
3. Sawali Weaves (Under Two Over Two)
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WEAVINGPatterns
4. Over Three Under Three
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WEAVINGPatterns
5. Over Four Under Four
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WEAVINGPatterns
6. Basic Hexagon
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WEAVINGPatterns
7. Chevron
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WEAVINGPatterns
8. Zigzag
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 You!
THANK
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