Exploring traditional woven baskets, experiencing different beauties of weaving skills

Basket Gem as a professional basket’s maker and wholesaler. We focus on many materials’ basket makings, including in cotton weaving, willow weaving, straw weaving, rattan weaving and wooden weaving. In our country’s long history about hand skills, basket’s weaving skills contain rich history and culture. Choosing different weaving materials, develops various weaving skills. This passage leads to exploring unique weaving skills about these five kinds of baskets, admiring their own beauty and charms.

No.1. Cotton rope basket is used cotton ropes to weave, has various skills, which mainly includes these kinds :

Plain weaving: Craftsmen place these cotton ropes tightly at a certain order,move up and down these cotton ropes, forming tight woven products.

Twill weaving : Craftsmen twine these cotton ropes at a certain angle, forming twill texture. This kind of weaving skill makes the basket have higher three-dimensional senses and stability.

No.2. Straw basket:

  Straw basket is used straws that has better resilience. Weaving skills are included in these kinds:

  Single-layer weaving: Craftsmen place straws orderly, alternates these materials from up and down, forming single-layer structure, which is simple and generous.

   Double-layer weaving: On the basis of single-layer weaving, craftsmen add another layer of straws, forming double-layer structure.Double-layer weaving basket is more durable and firmer.

   Cross weaving: Craftsmen place these straws alternately to weave three-dimensional texture. Cross weaving makes basket more beautiful.

No.3.  Willow basket

Willow basket is used natural wickers as raw materials. Its weaving skills have many kinds:

Plain weaving: Craftsmen place these wickers orderly, weave these wickers from up and down, forming tight weaving structure. Plain weaving makes basket prettier and plainer.

Cross weaving: Craftsmen weave these wickers crossly, forming grid-like shape. Cross-weaving basket has strong stability.

Surrounded weaving: Craftsmen use wickers as frame,weave basket shape along these wickers. Surrounded weaving’s basket shape is different,and has high ornamental values.

No.4. Rattan basket:

   Rattan basket is used rattans as materials to weave. Its weaving skills mainly have different kinds:

     Plain weaving: Rattans are placed tightly. Craftsmen weave these rattans from top to bottom, making plain texture. This kind of weaving skill makes basket firm and have long-used years.

  “People” word shape weaving : Craftsmen place these rattans into “people” word shape, weave high three-dimensional feelings texture and shape, which is practical and pretty.

  Grid shape weaving: Craftsmen weave these rattans alternately, forming structure of grid shape. Grid shape weaving basket is light and permeable.

No.5. Wooden basket

Wooden basket is used high quality woods as weaving materials. Its weaving skills mainly have these kinds:

Cross weaving: Craftsmen use wooden pieces to weave alternately, forming tight weaving structure. Through this kind of skill, basket’s structure is firm and reliable, is durable.

Gear weaving: Wooden pieces are placed as gears.Craftsmen weave regular and dynamic texture,bringing the unique visual effects and artistic feelings.

Concatenation weaving: Craftsmen join these wooden pieces together, making basket’s structure.This kind of basket is simple and generous, and is suitable for modern home style.

These five kinds of woven baskets have their own characteristics. Basket Gem’s each basket all shows exquisite weaving skills. They add rich cultural meanings to our daily life. Moreover, we provide many kinds of cotton weaving, willow weaving, rattan weaving, wooden woven, straw weaving for you to be chosen. Welcome to explore Basket Gem’s weaving inventory right now, knowing about more great information!