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. I tried to make this tutorial as understandable as possible, with tons of pictures. Any other visual learners around here?! Let’s begin! What You’ll Need 17 yards of 5mm felted wool rope I used felted wool rope from my shop in the color sea spray Bowl or basket for a mold Scissors Tape measure *this tutorial uses 5mm rope, but you can use it for the 10mm rope too, I would just double the lengths of the rope and size of the mold. Step 1. Cut the rope into warp and weft pieces. For the warp you’ll need 12, 18” strands. For the weft you’ll need 11 yards divided in half, but still connected. Make a slipknot in the middle and separately wind each end into a ball. Step 2. Group the 12 warp strands into 6 pairs. Step 3. Arrange three pairs of strands horizontally and parallel to each other. Interlace each vertical pair alternatively over and under the horizontal pairs. Ensure that the woven square forms at the midpoint of all the pairs. Carefully tighten the square to the fullest extent possible. It’s like lattice work on a pie! Step 4. Take a piece of scrap yarn and tie a knot on the leftmost strand among the vertical pairs of rope. It serves as a helpful marker for the starting point of each weaving round. Step 5. Now take your weft rope that has been wound into two balls, undoing the slipknot and placing the center of the rope around the pair where you tied the marker knot. Step 6. Let's begin the weaving process by maneuvering around the warp spokes. Take the two lengths of weft yarn and twist or twine them around each pair of yarn warp. Here's how it works: as you transition to a new pair of warp strands, bring the lower strand up and the upper strand down, creating a twist or twine effect. Continue this pattern as you move around the warp pairs. It's important to keep an eye on the weft balls of yarn as you weave. Every several rotations, pause to untangle and straighten the bundles of weft. This will ensure a smooth weaving experience and help maintain the neatness of your project. Step 7. Keep weaving around the square, which is gradually transforming into a circle, as you continue twining the two yarn lengths around each pair of warp strands. While you weave, tighten the center. Make sure to adjust and tighten the initial round or two of weft as necessary to maintain a uniform and snug weaving pattern. This process will help create a well-crafted base for your basket. Step 8. Once you’ve woven a circle that fits the base of your mold, place it on your upside down mold, so that your basket can start to take shape. Step 9. As you go around the circle, pull the weft threads snuggly against the mold's shape. This will help the woven piece match the shape of the mold. When transitioning from flat to vertical, pull the diameter of these rounds tightly enough to turn it vertically, but not too tight that the base pops off. Once you've safely made it around the corner, keep weaving and tightening the weft for a snug fit around the mold. Step 10. Once you've twined the warp pairs four times around (use your knot as a reference for the start of a round), it's time to twine each warp strand individually. Continue the pattern around the circle, treating each warp thread separately. Step 11. Once you reach the desired height for your basket, take the woven piece off the mold and flip it over. Trim the weft ends, leaving about 4 inches. Take each end and tuck it beneath the weft rows' channel where it hangs. Tuck the excess length inside the basket. Step 12. To complete the warp ends, take each warp strand and bring it behind the one to its left. Then, guide it down the weft channel of the next warp thread (which is two spaces over from its starting point). Make sure to pass it under at least 3 or 4 strands for a secure hold. Again, tuck the remaining length inside the basket. Step 13. Tighten each warp end to tidy up the braid along the top edge of the basket. Feel free to adjust the shape of the basket to your liking, making small adjustments if needed. Step 14. Trim the extra lengths from the ends inside the basket. Then boom, you have your very own woven basket!! I had so much fun making these and have a bunch of ideas in my head for similar projects that I can’t wait to make! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and it inspires you to make some baskets and bowls with felted wool rope! You can shop the 10mm wool rope here, and the 5mm here. Pin this post for later and tag me on Instagram @pineroseandco so I can see what you make!
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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
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Vintage, large, hand woven basket with wood handles and rope wound top edge. This basket is very sturdy and well made. I believe it is made of some type of round reed around 1/4" in diameter. Lovely woven rope around the top adds to its charm. Large wood carved handles on each side. Measures 16" in diameter x 13" tall. Excellent condition.
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Lola & Mawu's Pot baskets will make a statement in any room with their bold patterns and brilliant colours. The handle of the basket is finished with sustainable leather for strength and comfort and can be folded down to save space when storing. Hand-woven with love by women artisans in the Bolgatanga area, Northern Ghana. All Lola & Mawu baskets are fair trade and every purchase provides meaningful income to the makers.
***** Instant Download - Pattern Only ***** This pattern is for instructions to weave a market style basket with a woven base. You must be familiar with basic basket weaving techniques. The PDF pattern (in English) is available for download once payment has cleared. Price is for the pattern only and NOT FOR THE FINISHED BASKET. A download link will be provided immediately after the order is processed and payment is confirmed. Additionally, a link to download will be emailed to you automatically. "Baby Paisley" is the offspring of the larger, mama sized market basket. This smaller version is still amply sized for most any Farmer's Market venture. 32 photos walk you through each step of the corner detail, as well as the handle double X and Butterfly Knot. Skill level: Intermediate Approximate Dimensions:Rim: 6 1/2" x 14 1/2"Height to Rim: 4 1/2" ©Bright Expectations LLC / Becky Bechtel Due to the nature of digital downloads, this pattern may not be returned or exchanged. All sales are final. DIGITAL FILES PERSONAL TERMS OF USE Thanks for choosing a pattern by Bright Expectations LLC. By purchasing or downloading a pattern from Bright Expectations, you are purchasing a license to use the pattern for PERSONAL use and agree to the following terms: All digital images and/or sample images contained within are Copyright © Becky Bechtel / Bright Expectations LLC, and all rights reserved. Each pattern is for your personal use only and is not to be redistributed in any way, used for commercial purposes, or claimed as your own. SO WHAT CAN YOU DO? :: You may use the pattern for weaving baskets for your personal use. Individualize them as you wish by altering colors, size, and/or design pattern. Be creative and be inspired. :: You may create a basket and sell it at your local art or craft fair, the holiday bazaar at your church, or donate it for the fundraiser down at your child's school as long as credit is given to Bright Expectations as the basket designer. :: You may print a hard copy of the pattern for your own personal use. If that pattern becomes unusable, by all means, print another one. :: Want to show off your new basket? Go right ahead, but give a girl some credit! You may submit a photo of your finished basket using Bright Expectations patterns to web sites (Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, Stumbleupon, Twitter, etc.), magazines or other publications as long as proper credit is given to Bright Expectations. A credit with a link back to my website must be displayed (www.brightexpectationsbaskets.com). WHAT YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO: :: No sharing please! You may not provide a copy, share or distribute any pattern to any other individual or business. That means don’t forward in an email or newsgroup, post on a basketry website, or save to a thumb drive and take to your dear Aunt Martha. :: This pattern or any of the pictures contained within is not for commercial use. Nope, none, zip, zero, zilch. That goes for a trademark, design-mark, business name, service mark or logo. You can’t use any part of any pattern for commercial purposes - even if it’s for an item that won’t be sold. That means no brochures, web sites, business cards and the likes. You may not use any pictures for any product or project that will be sold or otherwise used to try and make a buck. You can't make copies of the pattern and pass out to all of your weaver friends at the local guild to save them the small fee of purchasing their own pattern. Teaching a class and want to use one of my patterns but don't want to buy one for each student? Well, let me know and we'll see if we can work something out for a quantity discount. :: Don’t tell anyone (not even the newbie in your basket weaving group that you would like to impress with your weaving skills) that the pattern and/or designs are your own, no matter if you change them up a bit, add to them, or take from them. :: You may NOT weave an exact basket like the design is portrayed on the pattern and proceed to sell the basket on Etsy or through any venue that Bright Expectations also markets finished baskets. That's not good for me or you - and plus, it's just plain rude. Compiling the details for a basket weaving pattern along with good pictures is not a small task. I want to share the love of weaving with lots of people. I would just appreciate giving credit where credit is due and I appreciate your cooperation. Have fun and happy weaving!!
Each basket is unique and hand woven by women in the Basket Weaver Group located in Kasigau, South East Kenya. These fair trade baskets are made from locally grown sisal fibres, featuring natural dies and leather trims at the top. Basket weaving is a long time tradition of the Taita culture in South East Kenya. The Basket Weaver Group's aim is to become less dependent on subsistence agriculture by earning an income from weaving sisal baskets. Agriculture is unreliable in this semi-arid area, where the absence of rain regularly destroys complete harvests. The sisal baskets come in a range of unique colours and sizes. The approximate sizes are (W x H) X-Small - 13 x 13 cms Small - 18 x 18 cms Medium - 23 x 23 cms Large - 28 x 28 cms X-Large - 33 x 33 cms All baskets are unique in size, shape and colour given they are all hand-made. The image showing three baskets contains a Large, Medium & Small.
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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
Sculpture basket, Contemporary art, Hand Made woven basket , rib construction One of a kind basket. This basket is made in the rib technique, and one basket is weaved within another one. Both of them are attached to a special root I found in one of my walks on the beach. A basket which is also very usefull and strong and you can carry it with you everywhere. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Approx measurements; height: (at the highest point) - 41cm/16" width : 51cm/20" ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Care instructions; rinse with water. Leave to dry in the shade and change item positions to ensure all parts are dry. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ °º° Please note, this item is handmade & hand dyed; please expect slight variations.
Join me for a picture tutorial on how to weave a basket. A fun, easy, and relaxing project and the result is both beautiful and useful!
A hand woven karagumoy Filipino basket from the 19th century, with checkered two-toned structure, side opening and rustic character. Created in the Philippines during the 19th century, this decorative basket could be used as a newspaper or magazine stand. Originally created to be a farmer's basket to harvest grains, the piece is made of Karagumoy, also known as Pandanus simplex, whose leaves and fibers are used widely in the Philippines for thatching, ropes, and weaving various traditional handicrafts like baskets and mats. Adorned with a checked two-toned finish, this Filipino hand woven karagumoy basket will make for a great addition to any home, placed in a living room or kitchen where its simple appearance will bring a touch of authenticity. We have another one available should you need a pair, see item LU863933159362. less
This is an antique market basket. The hand-woven basket features a pink stripe around the base and short carrying handle. CONDITION In good condition with wear consistent with age and use. MEASUREMENTS Height: 16.5" .. 41.9 cm Diameter: 15.5" .. 39.4 cm 12095
Colorful handwoven baskets for storage This handwoven, Fair Trade Guacamaya storage basket adds a unique touch to any home. With its colorful, rustic-contemporary design, this basket is a great addition to any kitchen, bedroom or living room. Enhance your home decor with this one-of-a-kind piece. Our medium woven basket is an ideal basket to use for storage of children's toys and serve as a beautiful display on any shelf.
Handcrafted from natural materials, this bolga shopper basket are handwoven by artisan weavers of Bolgatanga in Ghana. They replace plastic shopping bags and make stylish eco-friendly shopping basket.
Woven Lidded Laundry Basket - Stylish Storage Coiled LidUp your hand-woven laundry basket game the Baba Tree Baskets way. Choose from natural elephant grass, graphic black and natural and all the colours of the rainbow too. We got you! Our weavers are paid well for weaving our baskets, they will receive 5% of the retail price as a commission in addition to what they were initially paid. WEAVER: Abraham AkolgoSPECS: W 15", H 18" You will receive the basket in this picture. The basket is held by the weaver who created it.
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This large floor basket is very useful and very strong. You can use it to store toys, blankets, yarn, laundry and more. A perfect hiding place for little childen :) It has two wooden handles for lifting it and can be ordered in any color you like, it is pretty in any color variation. I learned to make this basket from my teacher in U.S.A - . B. J. Crawford. Thanks B.J ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Approx measurements; 44X43X43 cm 17.5X 17X 17 inch height including handles - 21 inch ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Color; My items are made to order, if you would like to choose your own colors from the palette you are welcome to convo me and I will be happy to advise you. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ °º° Please note, this item is handmade & hand dyed; please expect slight variations. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Care instructions; rinse with water. Leave to dry in the shade and change item positions to ensure all parts are dry. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨°º°¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ °º° More baskets here; http://www.etsy.com/shop/WeavingArt?section_id=13871733 °º° Back to shop; http://www.etsy.com/shop/WeavingArt °º° Please read my shop policies here; http://www.etsy.com/shop/WeavingArt/policy?ref=shopinfo_policies_leftnav
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
I have a hand woven basket tutorial for you, just in time for Easter! This simple but classic basket, with its sweet twisted handle, and...
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This stylish CANVAS Newport Basket is designed to store magazines, towels, board games, and more. Made from water hyacinth, this storage basket is handcrafted to provide you with a unique and trendy storage solution and comes with handles for easy carrying. The intricate patterns on the 16.5" x 14.2" basket make it an attractive addition to any space and can be easily tucked away when not in use.
