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Coiled structure in basketmaking – Castelsardo
Twisted stitch
The coil is constructed with a bunch of sea hay or wheat hay, dried and hydrated before use to facilitate its manipulation. It starts with a small spiral warp, around which the first coil is wrapped. The weaving is done using a large needle and a twisted stitch and using dried leaves of dwarf palm or raffia, which are wound around and firmly fixed to the previous coil with lacing stitches that can determine a radial or simple seam. From the variation of the angle of attachment of the new coil to the previous one, you can obtain the various forms of different artifacts. It is the technique most commonly used to make baskets because it is a quick method of weaving and it also guarantees durability. The coils are thin and permit the addition of triangular decorations using twisted stitches to embellish the rim or in alternation during the weaving of the sides.
Fixed stitch
The coil is constructed with a bunch of sea hay or dried wheat culms. The starting point is a little knot of palm or raffia, which creates a spiral warp onto which the weaving begins. The weaving, always spiral, is done with a fixed stitch using a large needle and dwarf palm leaves, dried and rehydrated, which are wound around and sewn to the previous coil. The work continues stitch by stitch: each round corresponds to a stitch that tightens the warp and stretches the weft to give greater strength and durability to the weave and the artifact. The distance between one stitch and another is equal to the thickness of the encircling weft. In this case too, the different shapes of artifacts are obtained by varying the angle of attachment of each new coil to the previous one.
Museo dell'Intreccio Mediterraneo - Castello dei Doria
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