Paper baskets can be very useful if it is made correctly. Learn how to weave a basket with paper that is strong and durable. It's super easy, you can also
EASY CARDBOARD CIRCLE WEAVING FOR KIDS
Paper baskets can be very useful if it is made correctly. Learn how to weave a basket with paper that is strong and durable. It's super easy, you can also
We don't buy plastic straws, but we still have some in the house. Rather than throw them out (they can't be recycled) we try to find other uses for them. In this week's The Week Junior , I share a fun and easy weaving project, using straws as a loom. (You can also use paper straws!). I learned how
Foudned by Spanish designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón, the PET Lamp Project in 2011 creates eco-friendly lamp designs using recycled plastic waste. Inspired by Aboriginal art, Catalán de Ocón recently traveled to Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory, to work with eight indigenous Yolngu weavers.
I'm always looking for good weaving projects for little hands. I was going thru the storage room and was overwhelmed with just how many recycled plastic containers I had. You know the ones from yogurt or sour cream...the ones you hold on to thinking..... "one day I'll need it for a project". Inspiration strikes and I realized "Hey you could use it as the base for a basket weaving project"........ and that's where it started. MATERIALS REQUIRED: - recycled containers - scissors - yarn, string, embroidery floss, and/or fabric strips - glue - old book pages, newspaper, maps Now the problem with recycled containers is they have logos plastered all over them so I decided we would paper mache them over with strips of paper. I thought about painting them but was worried the paint would get scratched off during the weaving. I use old books that I get from the discard rack at the library or old maps. Newspaper also works well. Cut into little strips and a glue/water mix in a 1 to 1 ratio. You could also use Mod Podge. Leave to dry overnight. Now find out the diameter of your container. In order to get a woven basket you need an odd number of cuts in your container. An odd number allows you to cover the basket fully like the one holding the paintbrushes above. I also used an odd number of cuts on the basket holding the branch with leaves. The other basket was done with an even # but I had to alternate woven sections. Using your scissors make cuts down the container. Now you can make them all the same size, you could make them random sizes or you can make a pattern like one narrow strip and then one wide....lots of possibilities it's up to you. Just remember to have an odd # if you want the fully woven look. Select the material you want to weave with and tie it on on one of the sections in the inside. I put a bit of tape on the section I start with so if I'm making a specific pattern I can keep count of the rows. Then start weaving in and out of the different sections. With an odd number of sections on the first pass you will have your yarn/string on every second one and then on the second pass the string will be on the other ones. On this one I decided to do extra weaving on the narrow strips.....because I had to cut an odd number to get the fully woven look on the first part I need to skip a strip to get the weaving on the narrow part....that means 2 strips look exactly the same side by side but you just have that part in the back...it still looks terrific. When it's time to switch colors or material just knot the 2 ends together on the inside. This is great for teaching patterns in Kindergarten and Grade 1. Continue right up to the rim...the string just settles in nicely below it. You also could trim the container down if you wanted a smaller basket. Knot off the end onto one of the strings on the inside and then stuff the end in behind the strings. The kids found the weaving easy and were planning all sorts of patterns...I have some basket weaving books and we are seeing how we can adapt those patterns...we are also looking at using different containers like a ice cream pail for a larger basket or cutting the top off a milk jug and then weaving that. Give it a try... and if you're like me you have lots of containers waiting to be woven. See you next time.
Foudned by Spanish designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón, the PET Lamp Project in 2011 creates eco-friendly lamp designs using recycled plastic waste. Inspired by Aboriginal art, Catalán de Ocón recently traveled to Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory, to work with eight indigenous Yolngu weavers.
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Foudned by Spanish designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón, the PET Lamp Project in 2011 creates eco-friendly lamp designs using recycled plastic waste. Inspired by Aboriginal art, Catalán de Ocón recently traveled to Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory, to work with eight indigenous Yolngu weavers.
UPDATE: Go HERE for my CD Weaving Tutorial Here are the CD weavings my students made. I love the variety! Each student made at least one. ...
Here I show you a little about basic weft twining and have made a couple of videos. My interest in this technique goes back a long way starting with Cheryl Samuel’s beautiful book on Chilkat …
I am always on the look out for fun and unique ways to make window treatments. This colorful on is made with recycled telephone wire (one of my favorite recycled materials) and ribbon. Pop on over …
Community is the fabric of our lives, weaving individual strands into a larger, stronger, unified existence. The following are various sites, articles and media resources that deal with art, weavi…
It was thrilling to see these little ruffles float and rotate in the air today when they were photographed. I am entering this piece in a show–deadline is day-after-tomorrow. I hope the juror…
DIY projects can be so expensive, but not these recycled item DIYs. Show them off to your friends so they see just how resourceful and creative you are!
I recently spent an afternoon with weaver, sculptor, and textile artist Amy Revier at her two-bedroom flat on the woodland borders of the Hampstead Heath.
(Above: Runaway Runway 2013 Top Twenty featuring "Christine Heiszer", my "stage name", in The Pantyhose Dress beside Felicia Finney in m...
Weaving is a great way to create art and use all sorts of fibers and fabrics both new and recycled. This idea for creating a loom with an embroidery hoop and weaving in a spiral looks like a great …
Textured wall weaving create a lovely effect. In this tutorial, you will learn 5 simple and easy ways to add texture to your DIY wall weaving.
Crafting doesn't need to be a trip to the store for lots of new packaged items. That's the beauty of this craft - you can use mostly recycled materials you or someone you know already has. I am always on the hunt for things I can upcycle and use in my projects. For textile baskets, I am forever looking in thrift stores or my own fabric stash for materials. I cut these into strips of 2cm wide and various lengths. I then bunch each colour group together in little bags (see the image on the left).
Amy Revier looks up from the poem she is reading aloud, an introduction of sorts to Isabella DuCrot’s Text On Textile, written by Patrizia Cavalli. Bathed
It seems I've been working on this for 6 months. I had hoped to be done way before now but they are time consuming and because I'm busy filling orders everyday I just don't get a chance to work on these. This one is near done... I have final sanding and fitting to do as well as a finish and gluing up the warp and take up rods. The heddles will be made from Padauk to match the treadles and the ratchet, pawls and tenon peg. This one is made from hard maple. I acquired some nice oak legs that I will be re-purposing for one in oak. It is so hot here that I can't work long in the garage, it's a scorcher this summer. But since my shop is closed till the 20th of August because of the heat I'm working in the mornings to try and make a few things I've been wanting to have in my shop so stay tuned for new items... This one is spoken for many times so I really need to get the other one made. It will just have to be first come basis. I think I'll do a FB Handywoman page post when it's ready to purchase so that people who follow me on FB will see it's ready to purchase :). So here she is so far. Glue up day.
Meticulously hand woven in India from scraps and remnants of fabric, our recycled Kantha hampers will add the pop of color you have been looking for. These uniquely beautiful hampers are great for storing towels, toys, laundry... you name it! These products give life to scraps or remnants of fabric that would otherwise be discarded. Because of this, each piece is unique and your very own. Colors may vary.
Kids can weave with this DIY cardboard loom.
We welcome this new book by Ruth Woods from Craft School Oz. Finding Form with Fibre is about sculptural basketry and is a spectacular full colour publication with beautiful photos and illustrations. The book is divided into 3 parts: Artists: Featuring 14 Fibre Artists each working with plant-based and recycled materials in their own unique style Materials: A detailed section on useful plants and other new and recycled materials for sculptural basketry Create: Instructions for key basketry techniques and development of sculptural forms. Includes cordage, braiding, coiling, weaving, looping and random weave. Lisa Cahill, CEO and Artistic Director of The Australian Design Centre agreed to foreword the book saying… “This book is a fantastic guide to practice: a starting point for new makers; a reference for established makers; and a pleasure to read for anyone interested in woven forms. The pages are filled with resources and ideas for how to weave and the immense variety of materials to use.” Ruth Woods is an educator and artist and loves to make work using sustainable practices and materials, so by using plant fibre often sourced from her garden and recycled fabrics and clothing from opportunity shops, she feels she is educating makers to also think about how they obtain their materials. Number of pages: 188 Size of book: 27.2cm x 20.8cm x 1.6cm
Have you made a weaving board before? Nature weaving is of the easiest crafts because you can use any cardboard that you already have along with flowers from your garden. We are currently raising Monarchs this season from egg to butterfly to study their life cycle, so naturally we had to add in a few
File this under something I wasn’t sure I’d be able to pull off, but here I am, alive to tell the tale and not having suffered a crafting-induced hiss…
Chances are that you have looked at pine needle baskets and decided that you could do that too--and you can! It doesn’t take a special talent or expensive equipment—just time and patience. These instructions are for a basic “plate” shaped basket from 4 to 6 inches across.
Basket weaving is a great hobby that can add charm to your house and your own personal touch when you give the baskets as gifts. Learn how to weave your own baskets here.
On the weekend I caught the last day of the Intertwined exhibition as the Koorie Heritage Trust. As well as the more traditional baskets and eel traps, Lisa Waup‘s little woven nest of feather and fibre really stood out. Lovely pastel colours interwoven with wallaby browns. Artwork like Lisa’s and that of Ruth Woods of …
