basket weave

Over-under textile technique

Basket weave is a textile pattern in which threads interlace in an over-under arrangement resembling woven baskets.

The pattern appears in fabrics, leather goods, and decorative surfaces.

As a verb, to basket-weave is to create this pattern: The artisan basket-weaved strips of bamboo into placemats.

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checkerboard · textile · warp · rattan · heddle · wicker · material · plaiting · lattice · handwoven · handmade goods · reversible · interlacing · reed · twill · handcraft · bamboo · straw

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Opposites
textile construction method

basket weaveknitting

Loop-based textile making

crochet · felting · needle felting · macramé · lace-making

weave pattern complexity

basket weavebrocade

Raised-pattern luxury fabric

satin weave · damask · herringbone

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basketweave

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G