Closed Basket Weave
To Begin:
 Clean and Dry
 Foot at 90°
To Begin
Continued:
 Spray Adhesive
(Tuf-Skin)
Heel and Lace Pads
Pads with Vaseline
Apply to front and back
Apply PreWrap
 Pull firmly to
keep smooth
 Leave about 2
inches at top
Pre-Wrap Continued
Top Anchor Strips
Begin on skin
Angle first one slightly down
Top Anchor Strips
Overlap second strip by 1/2 Angle approximately straight
Bottom Anchor – Figure 8
Set tape in bottom of arch
Circle the foot
Aim to malleoli
Bottom Anchor – Figure 8
Circle lower ankle (malleoli)
Complete and tear
Anchor Strips
 2 on top
 1 Figure – 8 on
the bottom
Support Strips
Basket Weave
3 sets of Stirrups
and Horseshoes
 Stirrups - inside
to outside
Basket Weave Continued
Horseshoes
Pull either direction
Basket Weave Complete
Support Strips
Heel Locks
 2 Sets
 Form 3 X’s on
top, bottom, and
back of heel
Heel Locks Continued
Heel Locks Continued
Figure 8 to finish
Support Strips
Finish
2 Sets of Heel
Locks
 1 Figure 8
Closure Strips
Close open
spaces
 3 on top
 1 on the bottom
Closure Strips Continued
Closure Strips Continued
Complete
Tape
Finished tape, no
holes, except one
at the heel
Neat, no wrinkles
 May gap a little
at heel
Finished Tape