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Record 1 1987-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baskets and Basketmaking
DEF

To furnish a basket with wales or walings.

CONT

Now you have to wale. Waling is a weave used for strength and is put on the bottom and the top of a basket. When a basket starts to lose its shape, a band of waling will help to retain ti. It can be done with three, four, five or six weavers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vannerie
CONT

Dans le panier rond ou ovale (en travail piqué), il y a deux façons de fabriquer la torche (...).

CONT

Il faut maintenant torcher. La torche est un mode de tressage où l'on superpose plusieurs cordons et qui renforce la base et le haut du panier. Lorsque ce dernier commence à se déformer, un ou deux tours de torche le consolideront. On peut la réaliser avec trois, quatre, cinq ou six brins (...).

Spanish

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