This blog is an extension of the gallery of the BasketrySA website.

Thursday 5 September 2013

The completion of the Hanging Pod Chairs

Members of basketry SA were invited to weave 3 hanging pod chairs for a display in the Royal Adelaide Show. 3 metal frames were constructed to be woven.   

     This one is interlaced  or random weave using willow and red dogwood and took 5 6hour sessions with between   3 and 5 Hills Basket Cases  contributing.

Detail of interlacing

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This one is woven using hand made  string and features windows ,knotless netting and lacing. It took 9 sessions with around 3-5 people plus many other members contributed by making miles and miles of string.This was constructed my members at the city HQ

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This is the smaller pod the bottom is woven willow, the top woven with willow,passionfruit,grape,rose,palm flower stalks.

It features a series of panels  constructed by many members of Basketry SA. This pod took 4  6 hour sessions for 3-5 Basket Cases. 

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Once they where all completed it was time to hang them ready for the Royal Adelaide Show .

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