Weaving with Strips

Monika Künti has studied weaving techniques for more than a quarter of a century. In 2003, she set up her own workshop in Bern, where she began researching techniques, producing European-style baskets, designing new ones, exhibiting, and teaching. She lives in Bern, Switzerland.

• Introduction 801History – Wide range of objects – Social aspects 10Origins of weaving techniques 12How basketry is used 15Collecting and carrying 15Storage 18Traveling and packing 20Building and living 21Games and rituals 24Clothing and jewelry 25Weaving connects 29 02Worth knowing beforehand 32Terms and definitions 34Materials 41General preliminary remarks 41Preparing plant materials 42Preparing paper 43Materials that work well for cutting into strips 44Sourcing materials 44External form of the weaving materials 45Tools and aids 46Tools 46Aids 46General information for practical work 48Creative potential 52Dimensions 52The character of the structure 52Patterns and decorations 53Hanging or setting up a piece of basketwork 54Reinforcing a piece of basketwork 55Devices for carrying 56Adding 57Gather, compress, fold, roll up 59Practice and in-depth tasks 60Make mistakes 60 03The actual work 62Preliminary remarks on actual weaving with strips 64General information about this book 65Notes on the instructions 65Shedding for a woven piece made from strips 66Securing the resulting weave before it comes apart 66Technique Group 1 – Starting situations and constructing a surface 68Starting from the center with loose weaving elements and shedding 70Starting from the center to make a circular surface 74Starting from the center with loose weaving elements in three directions (open) 78Starting from the center with loose weaving elements in four directions 82Starting along a line 84Starting with groups of weaving elements 110Starting over a solid form 115Technique Group 2 – Edges and finished edges 116Linear finished edges 119Zigzag finished edges 123Finished edges with extra elements 127Freestyle edges 130Technique Group 3 – Three-dimensional objects 132Orthogonally woven objects 134Diagonally woven objects 144Objects woven in three directions 166Enclosed three-dimensional objects 168Patterns and decorations 176There are two groups of patterns and decorations 177Structural patterns 178Twill patterns 178Patterns created with colored weaving elements 186Patterns and decorations applied after weaving 188To conclude 191 04The pictograms and their meaning 192 05Appendix 194Sources 194Index of key words and people 199About the author 200