Weaving a basket

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Long before everything was made out of plastic, people used baskets to carry things. Weaving reeds is a age-old craft and one I knew would capture my eight-year-old son's interest. Our reeds were made out of Saturday's newspaper. With our hands, several pieces of newsprint, and a glue stick, we successfully made a small basket. Here's how we did it. Open the newspaper and cut along the center fold. You'll need 11-12 pieces of cut newsprint. Tightly roll it the long way. When completely…

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Basket making can be done with a number of weaving techniques. Explore weaving techniques for basket making using rattan reed.

How to Weave a Basket with Wool Rope I just love how easy they are to make and you only need one material, wool rope! Once you know the basics of making a woven rope basket, the possibilities are pretty much endless. You can play with different basket forms and shapes, changing colors, mixing up materials, adding fun elements like tassels or pom-poms, etc. With step-by-step pictures, you'll be making beautiful baskets in no time!!

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Here is a great detailed tutorial on how to weave basket from rattan, if it is not easy to get rattan locally, you can use newspaper tube instead. The following is a video tutorial on newspaper tube weaving, which starts from sticking paper tubes to cardboard. Materials you may need: Cardboard as bottom Rattan or […]

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Inspired by Nature 🌿 Crafted in partnership with Woven World Wide, our Cowrie Shell Baskets are a timeless blend of traditional weaving techniques and natural materials. Each basket is handwoven in small batches, using a single weave method that incorporates the shells into the basket’s structure. Working with skilled weavers from Accra, Ghana, we are proud to support and preserve ancestral weaving skills that have been passed down for generations. These baskets add a touch of nature to any…

Interested in basket weaving? The materials you need may be growing in your own backyard! Here are 15 natural materials to forage for basket making.

Every gardener does a good deal of pruning during the fall but there's no need to toss out those prunings. Recycle them into rustic vine baskets and wreaths. O…