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matting

Also known as: plaited construction, plaiting

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basketry

  • Varieties of plaited and coiled work used in basketry.
    In basketry: Matting or plaited construction

    Standards and threads are indistinguishable in matting or plaited construction; they are either parallel and perpendicular to the edge (straight basketry) or oblique (diagonal basketry). Such basketry is closest to textile weaving. The materials used are almost always woven, using the…

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