Basket weaver and Country Living Guild member Jonathan Kline fulfills his dream of making traditional crafts while maintaining a rural lifestyle.
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Dive into the world of basketry with our comprehensive beginners guide to basket weaving. Learn the basics, tools, and techniques to start your weaving journey.
Transform Strips of Fabric into Beautiful Baskets and Bowls! It’s a simple process to wrap strips of fabric around cotton clothesline. Then, coil and stitch the resulting cord into handy and decorative containers. Each one will be unique in color and shape, limited only by your imagination. Read through the following tutorials to learn about …
Step-by-step directions by Cathryn Peters on how to process cattail leaves after gathering them for chair seat and basket weaving projects.
Crochet mini heart shaped basket or bowl for this upcoming Valentine's day. Beginner friendly free crochet pattern comes with step by step...
Combine cheap utilitarian twine (from Dollar Tree!) and a thrifted leather belt to create a raw, yet upscale home decor piece. Free crochet pattern!
From a single dandelion or bindweed, Suzie Grieve weaves minuscule baskets, pouches, and other wearables that are smaller than the tip of her finger. The braided vessels are the result of a lengthy, holistic process that extends from foraging the wild fibers to twisting the processed cords into durable little containers. Whether striped, checkered, or coiled in rows, each basket is a testament to Grieve’s patience and ability to adapt a traditional craft into an unusually tiny form. More
Bamboo is one of the Earth’s most versatile materials. Capable of growing 30 inches in a day, depending on climate and locale, it has sustained civilizations throughout Asia for thousands of years.
Ethnic wicker dishes and baskets are very decorative and made of natural materials
. . As a follow-up to my Crochet Coiled Basket Experiment here are the instructions. (click here for the original post) These are more like guidelines than instructions that must be strictly follow…
Basket weaving is almost as old as human history, taking fibres from the landscape and creating something useful, practical and beautiful. There are many many variations of materials to use, stitches, designs, techniques and processes. Sometimes I look at the beautiful baskets I use for taking to
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.
…a tisket, a tasket Be the wayward picnic and stroll down Shakedown Street for brownies, basket in one hand and the other giving a peace sign. Toting a hula hoop not your speed? How about picnic basket on the back of your wickered Jolly when you head to the coast for boques and toast? Mainers pack lobster rolls and bottle of blanc de blancs. When they spill, hose it off! Wonderful as a beach bag or hideout for your Frenchie. 18”l x 12”w x 11.5”h Part of the "For The Wayward Child" collection. Matches our Woven Plastic Cachepots and Woven Plastic Tray.
One of my and Carter's favorite things is finding new projects to work on together. We've done wood carving, designed Christmas ornaments, painted with Bob Ross, and lately we've gotten into pine needle basket weaving! How did we get into this unlikely hobby? We came across the tutorial on YouTube and were immediately intrigued. This
The Spring Meadow Bread Warmer & Basket keeps fresh loaves toasty warm. The white washed terra cotta warmer depicts a lovely meadow scene and sits inside an attractive kaisa grass basket. Warmer is oven safe. Add a nice tea towel to keep your bread warmer for longer. How to use: Hand wash before use. Heat the terra cotta stone in the oven (suggested temp 350 F for 10 min). Handling carefully, place the warm stone in the basket. Place bread in the basket to keep it warm. Rinse with water to clean. Dimensions: 3 1/2"H x 12 1/2in. w x 8 1/2in. d Handmade in Bangladesh Your purchase supports artisans in Bangladesh through the program CORR - The Jute Works (CJW), which enables women to make fair wages and access health and education opportunities for themselves and their families. CJW brings qualitative changes to women's lives by providing them with opportunity for economic viability and social progress. Sales of terracotta crafts also benefit small-scale jute farmers — a key export for the region.
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There's two kinds of people. Those who love to make tiny things and those who do not. Well, I guess there are other kinds of people in the world, but we won't go there right now. Any new craft I learn, I've got to figure out how to make a miniature version. And so it is with coiled baskets. Another thing I love is untangling embroidery floss. When all the threads are neatly in their proper places, I feel like I've won the battle and can go forth into the world with no fear. So, one day, after untangling a...
Rainbow Coil + Crochet Basket DIY
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Crochet can be the perfect solution to decorate your home and also to find original solutions to keep your home organized. With that in mind, we show you some
Style No. 54289848; Color Code: 069 Wash, serve, and store seasonal berries in this adorable ceramic basket. Whether placed on the table or tucked into your fridge, its sweet design is sure to bring a wink of whimsy to your day. Stoneware Dishwasher and microwave safe Imported
Basket weaver and Country Living Guild member Jonathan Kline fulfills his dream of making traditional crafts while maintaining a rural lifestyle.
Find out how to create a personalized Mother's Day gift basket for a mom of any age!
Sometimes the world feels like it’s against us. Like, when you accidentally rip off the precious pull tab while opening a can of beans or when you are trying to figure out where is the end, the top, and the side of the sheet when making a bed. To some aliens from outer space, it would likely sound like not that big of a deal, but trust us, tiny humans, it is.
