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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 656385, member: 8267&quot;]It looks like a crafty person using wool to imitate a Pakistani imitation of a SW Native American basket.</p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/80/64/95/806495274f7cf9aa69909fa171168bb8--rope-basket-basket-weaving.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&quot;How to coil a basket with yarn and rope&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>That skip stitch is very typical of folks wanting to make an &quot;Indian basket&quot;. In the early 20th century there was a craft craze making such things using raffia. This is in contrast to an actual Native American basket made with plant fibers (rather than yarn) and very regular stitches. Each stitch joins the coils together:</p><p><img src="https://www.rivertradingpost.com/images/4227.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are now many baskets on the market made in Pakistan and South Africa using similar techniques that are frequently misidentified (deliberately or not) as Native American. Some are made for the interior decorator market as &quot;southwest style&quot;, imitating native American designs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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