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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9748476, member: 8267"]Is your question directed at me?</p><p><br /></p><p>A little hard to tell what is going on with that basket based on the 2 photos - an inner basket sitting in a sort of outer basin? I note that the rim of the "basin" is finished with the traditional herringbone stitch (and I assume the edge of the inner basket is finished in the same way). Whereas the base of Jim's basket is finished with a simple overcast stitch, different from the rim of the basket itself. This is part of what makes me think it is a repair/later addition. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the demarcation between the center of the basket on the inside and the rest of the weave is very distinct -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]478293[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It does not seem that a natural deposit of dirt or food substances would stop so clearly between one coil and the next. It is almost as if part of an older, used basket has been attached at the bottom.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9748476, member: 8267"]Is your question directed at me? A little hard to tell what is going on with that basket based on the 2 photos - an inner basket sitting in a sort of outer basin? I note that the rim of the "basin" is finished with the traditional herringbone stitch (and I assume the edge of the inner basket is finished in the same way). Whereas the base of Jim's basket is finished with a simple overcast stitch, different from the rim of the basket itself. This is part of what makes me think it is a repair/later addition. Also, the demarcation between the center of the basket on the inside and the rest of the weave is very distinct - [ATTACH=full]478293[/ATTACH] It does not seem that a natural deposit of dirt or food substances would stop so clearly between one coil and the next. It is almost as if part of an older, used basket has been attached at the bottom.[/QUOTE]
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