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Basket names can seem so confusing. Creel, angling, and shopping baskets are named for their uses and main purposes. Egg baskets, stair baskets, and hearth baskets refer to their specific shapes. Rattan, wicker, and reed baskets are named for the materials with which they are woven. And coiled, twined, woven, and plaited baskets refer to the weaving techniques used to create them.

Rib baskets, named for the technique that makes the main basket structure or framework, are created using a rim hoop that can be either one joined piece of wood or something made from entwined branches and vines that creates the circular opening structure of the basket. Many rib baskets also use a hoop that is centered at a 90-degree angle to the rim hoop and that is used as the spine of and handle for the basket.

From the two center points of the rim hoop or the intersection of the rim hoop and handle hoop, new spokes are added to the basket sides in a half-wheel spoke arrangement. An ear pattern is woven to lock the hoops to the spokes, working from the rim hoop down and out. Once the hoops and spokes are locked, you can use a variety of weaving patterns and weaving materials to fill in the sides of your basket. As the basket grows, you can add more spokes, further defining the basket’s final shape.

Throughout this comprehensive guide to rib baskets, you’ll learn everything you need to know; we will explore the rim hoops that you can use, how to add handle hoops, how to weave your locking ear patterns, how to add and anchor your spokes, how the length of the spokes defines the final shape of the basket, and more.

As you work your first baskets, remember that basketry is a very organic art form that uses natural materials that vary in thickness, width, and moisture content. Even with the most careful measurements, precise cutting, and expert weaving skills, no two baskets are ever identical. So, relax, have fun, and let’s learn the art behind rib baskets together.