knotted coiling

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Knotted coiling is a basketry technique where the thread forms knots around two successive rows of standards, creating a spiral pattern. This method is found in various regions, including the Congo, Indonesia, and among ancient cultures in the southwestern United States. The specific appearance can vary, with many different types noted within this technique. Knotted coiling, along with half-hitch coiling, represents a single-element variety where the thread forms a spiral without a foundation, similar to the movement of the foundation in other coiled basketry types.1

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Half-hitch and knotted coiling
In knotted coiling, the thread forms knots around two successive rows of standards; many varieties can be noted in the Congo, in Indonesia, and among the Basket Makers, an ancient culture of the plateau area of southwestern United States, centred in parts of Arizona, New Mexico,…
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In knotted coiling, the thread forms knots around two successive rows of standards; many varieties can be noted in the Congo, in Indonesia, and among the Basket Makers, an ancient culture of the plateau area of southwestern United States, centred in parts of Arizona, New Mexico,…
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