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Stuff Every Basketry Scout Should Know: the Study Guide

Practice facts for the Basketry merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential. Grab a snack: this guide is the friendly version, with the answers explained and a groan-worthy joke waiting at the end of most cards.

Knowing Basketry Scout saves you money, time and the occasional embarrassment.

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Chapter 1: Emergencies and First Aid

What is double-weave basketry?

Short answer: An interior and exterior wall woven together

Double-weave basketry has an interior and exterior wall seamlessly woven together.

Groan of the day: Double the weave, double the fun!

Sources: Basket weaving

What is a basket rim?

Short answer: The top edge of the basket

The parts of a basket are the base, the side walls, and the rim.

Groan of the day: Rim really makes the basket.

Sources: Basket weaving

The cheat sheet

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  • Learning the hazards and safe handling steps before you start helps prevent cuts and scrapes.
  • Sharp tools and cutting away from your body reduce the chance of injury.
  • Cleaning the injury and getting proper first aid treatment helps it heal safely.
  • Coiled basketry uses grasses, rushes, and pine needles sewn in a spiral.
  • Plaiting uses wide materials like palms, yucca, or New Zealand flax.
  • Wicker and splint basketry uses materials like reed, cane, willow, oak, and ash.
  • A basket has a base, side walls, and a rim, and may also have a lid or handle.
  • In a round basket the static upright pieces are called spokes.
  • The weavers are the flexible pieces used to fill in the sides of a basket.
  • Reed is popular because it is easily available, pliable, and sturdy when woven correctly.
  • Flat reed is used for most square baskets.
  • Oval reed is used for many round baskets.

Pop quiz

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  1. What should you do first to stay safe when using basketry cutting tools?
    • Ask your counselor about hazards and safe handling
    • Cut quickly before the material dries
    • Use the sharpest blade you can find
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    Ask your counselor about hazards and safe handling. Learning the hazards and safe handling steps before you start helps prevent cuts and scrapes.

  2. Which reed type is used for most square baskets?
    • Round reed
    • Flat reed
    • Oval reed
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    Flat reed. Flat reed is used for most square baskets.

  3. What is a common use of baskets during the Industrial Revolution?
    • Flying airplanes
    • Printing books
    • Packing and deliveries
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    Packing and deliveries. During the Industrial Revolution, baskets were used in factories and for packing and deliveries.

  4. What is one use for water hyacinth in basketry?
    • As a base material
    • As a cutting tool
    • As a waterproof glue
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    As a base material. Water hyacinth is used as a base material in some areas where it has become a pest.

  5. What are California and Great Basin coiled baskets often woven from?
    • Plastic and glass
    • Sumac, yucca, willow, and basket rush
    • Steel and wire
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    Sumac, yucca, willow, and basket rush. Coiled baskets there are commonly woven from sumac, yucca, willow, and basket rush.

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