1.   Examine the quality of the woven work.

2.   The innovative woven work of the Renaissance, for which top-flight painters like Raphael and Bernaert van Orley created designs, is little known.

3.   Their textures range from coarsely woven work baskets to those created as art, finely woven, delicate as filagree.

4.   When buying wicker furniture, inspect the reed fibers for resiliency, the quality of the woven work and the framework for structural integrity.