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Palmetto Basket Class -- Making a Basket from 1 Leaf

Class provided by Vermilionville Historic Village, Lafayette LA. http://www.vermilionville.org/vermili... This is a very cool place. Stop by if you can, become a sponsor if want to. This type of basket intertwines the rays of a single palmetto leaf that are all still attached to the stem, the stub of which serves as a handle. It's probably an extremely ancient design. IMPORTANT NOTE: This class was to teach the technique to a large group, so the leaves were all fresh cut that morning. As the leaf dries, however, the strips compress laterally, significantly widening the gaps between the basket strips. This basket was nice and tight but within 24 hours the strips had shrunk to about 1/2 their original width, leaving gaps of equal size. If this is what you want, no problem. But if you want a tight, nonporous basket, cut the leaf a week in advance, let it dry and shrink completely, then soak it overnight to make it pliable again for weaving.