Weaved Flax Into Plates or baskets

On Monday we did flax weaving since it was Matariki week. We learnt about Matariki because of school.

We also learnt how to make a plate and basket out of flax so we could have a sausage on Friday. You could go in pairs though you each need one or otherwise the other person wouldn't get one. The class practised making a flax plate. The next day we were told to make a basket or mat. The people that had finished from Monday had kept their mat and were trying to make a basket. 

If you wanted to make a basket you'd need 12 pieces of cut flax, lay 7 landscape and 5 portrait on top of the 7 flax. I tried to make a basket though I decided to make a mat, though to start it off I needed someone's help. Here is how my one turned out. None of it was easy it took many attempts for me and I feel great for finishing it.

If you had free time would you ever do it?