Tablet Weaving and Ply-Splitting Books, Tools & Kits
Tablet Weaving and Ply-Splitting Books, Tools & Kits
![[ply-split basket]](ply-split-basket-zigzag-wool-side-view.jpg)
![[ply-split basket]](ply-split-basket-zigzag-wool.jpg)
When I saw Errol Pires' ply-split "Palm Trees", which have a zig-zag design, I was inspired to make this basket. The bottom of the basket is shown on the left. Starting with this very orderly base, I worked the sides in transverse SCOT sections, always splitting five cords and pulling one through (see Peter Collingwood's The Techniques of Ply-Split Braiding, p. 122). The zig-zag design develops naturally from this way of working.