For the basket, you will first need 33 pieces of thick 3 mm thick peddigree cane, each about 30 cm long (these will be called sticks in the future). Soak the sticks in lukewarm water for 5 minutes. Then push 1 stake 5 cm at a time through the pre-drilled holes of the peddigree base until all the holes are filled with stakes.
Weave the short ends of the stakes together from left to right. To do this, place each strand in front of the next strand and behind the next strand but one (plait pattern) until all the strands are interwoven. The stakes on the underside of the base plate are thus braided and fixed together. Next you have to turn the bottom plate over so that the long sticks are standing vertically on the bottom plate. You will need more strands of cane for the weaving. These can be of different lengths, so that they end in different places in the weave and the ends are visually inconspicuous. Soak the individual strands in water until they are so supple that they can be bent easily.
Now start with the so-called triple braid:
From the inside to the outside, place three braiding threads in three spaces between the stakes. Start with the left thread, pass it in front of two bars and behind the next one and forward again. Now follow the thread that is now furthest to the left in the same rhythm. Continue working in this way until you reach your desired height (in our example 5.5cm).
Now start with the macramé part:
Loop 14 threads of 80 cm each onto each bamboo ring using the lark's head knot.
Then follow with 3 rows of staggered square knots.
Lay the outer two threads inwards to the middle and tie rib knots around them.
Then tie another 3 rows of staggered square knots. Tie spiral knots all around the metal ring.
Then knot the two previously knotted carrying pieces to this ring.
Now join the macramé and the peddigree parts together. Soak the beams again. Place the macramé ring on the basket.
Bend the stakes one after the other over the ring, underneath, in front of the next and behind the next but one stake. Repeat this with all the stakes.
Finally, trim (cut off) the ends on the inside.
