Basket weaving video tutorial

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In the mountainous area of "nine mountains, half water and half fields" in Xiangxi, Hunan Province, the road is rugged, narrow and dangerous, and it is inconvenient to carry a basket. When a girl gets married, she should make up a "laundry basket" as a dowry. The laundry basket is small and exquisite, with delicate silk, unique patterns and exquisite patterns, which is a symbol of the bride's exquisite skills and hard work; When a daughter gives birth to a child, her parents will give her a "children's basket" as a "toast" gift.

The laundry list is a major feature of Xiangxi: picking firewood, picking grass, catching things and taking care of children. The basket for children should be slender, which is beneficial to safety. Main materials: bamboo strips, small wooden boards, plastic honeycomb boards, waste wooden rulers, ropes, canvas belts and accessories, hand drills, tape measures, woodworking chisels, fixing clips and old belts.

Production steps: the first step in making bamboo baskets is to choose bamboo, which should not be too old or too tender, but should be old and tender. Then split, after the master's manual production process, you need to go through sawing bamboo, rolling knots, cutting bamboo, opening, splitting, splitting, painting, painting and scraping.