Basket:
This basket was quite an accomplishment for me, completed in early September of 2004. It took me a total of about three days. For my first basket, it is very well-done; I had an inordinate amount of beginner's luck with it. The sides are almost perfectly rigid, and the bottom barely droops. It is about 4 1/4" across, which is not terribly large but a fair size at any rate.Rings:
Sides:14 ga 3/8" ID
16 ga 3/8" ID
Galvanized Steel
20 ga 5/32"
Gold Artistic wire
In the Half Persian 3:1 Sheet 6:1 weave
Bottom:
16 ga 1/2", 3/8", & 1/4" ID
Galvanized Steel
20 ga 1/4", 5/32"
Gold Artistic
20 ga 5/32" ID
Silver-filled Artistic
Using European and Japanese techniques (no definite weaves).