Today I want to show you how to triple twine and step up to start a next row of triple twine. When I first learned this it was hard for me to understand since I am more of a visual person and I was given a written instruction, so I figured to make a simple pictorial tutorial for those of you like me, a visual learner.
depending on the size of your basket you are adding triple twine will determine the size and the length of the round reed you'll use. I typically I use #3 round reed for a average size basket just because I like the way it looks.
This basket I'm using for this tutorial happened to have a 1 fat reed in the center on each long side of the basket so I'm using that as a marker to be stake number 1.
1. Place strand number one behind any stake/spoke number 1. (leave about a inch or two tail inside the basket. You can cut it later if its too long) Put a X or clothes pin on the end to remind you that this is stakes/spoke no 1.
2. Place strand number 2 behind the stake/spoke which is immediately to the right of no1 spoke/stake.
3. Place strand number 3 behind the stake/spoke which is immediately to the right of no 2 spoke/stake.4. Take the leftest strand, go over 2 stakes to the right and go behind next stake/spoke to the right and bring it back out to the front and continue this pattern of weaving until one of the strand is behind and brought back out to the fron on the stake/spoke immediately to the left of the number 1 stake/spoke marked with X or clothes pin.
5. now we are ready to step up. Take the rightest strand go over 2 stakes/spokes to the right, go behind the next stake/spoke on the right and bring it back out tot he front.
6. now take the next rightest strand, go over 2 stakes/spokes to the right, go behind the next stake/spoke and bring it back out to the front.
7. now take the last strand, go over 2 stakes/spokes to the right, go behind the next stake/spoke on the right and bring it back out to the front.
you have completed a one round of triple twine with step up!
Continue from step 4 again to do the second round of triple twine.
To end the triple twine, you work your step up but when you go behind the next stake/spoke, do not bring it back out to the front, instead cut it inside the basket leaving about a inch of tail and let it lay. If you feel its too long, you can trim it. This will be the time to trip the beginning of triple twine as well, if you feel its too long. Don't cut it too short though! You don't want them to poke out the front of the basket!!
The picture on the right shows my finger pointing to the number 1 stake. You can't tell, where you started the 2nd row of the triple twine and that is the reason why we do a step up!
Happy Weaving!
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