2. Little Turtle Basket Series Courses Course 1 Good Day to you and welcome to the Little Turtle Basket training series course. This is Course 1 – Basket Terminology. My name is Sherry Hendershot and we will be discussin basket nomenclature and the different types of materials that can be used to make a basket

4. Rim Handle Side Wall Base

5. Length Height Width

6. Splints Reed Splint Raffia PalmRiver Cane Iris Leaves CattailBark Rattan Different trees

7. Spokes, Staves, or Warp Weft or weavers

8. Ribs (weft) Weavers (warp) Handle Rim God’s Eye

9. Coil Weaver

10. Student Check 1. Wood splints used for the warp are called _________. 2. Cane or reed splints used for the warp are called: __________. 3. Vertical spokes are the _______ 4. Horizontal spokes or weavers are the ___________ 5. The material used for rectangular or square baskets are called ________ 6. The basic structure or skeleton of the melon basket formed under the rim are________

11. Summary  Discussed basket terminology