The Five Basic Weave Cells

Shown here are the unit cells for weaving. The five-way pentagon is used only in basket-weave spheres or compound-curvature baskets.
  


Two-way cross unit
Three-way triangle weave unit
Two-way plain weave unit
Five-way pentagon weave unit
required in basket-weave spheres
Three-way hexagon weave unit

Rattan basket weave ball with outlined
triangle, pentagon and hexagon cells;
Thailand

 

 

 


Carved Ivory ball with basket-weave pattern.
China, 19th century

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