Learning the art of making fabric baskets...Some things that I learned on this most recent creation
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I just took a class on making these baskets and mine came out oval shaped, which was fine by me. It reminded me of the old days as a kid when I braided lanyards and bracelets with the plastic braid you could buy by the yard. I LOVE the handles you created on yours. Nice job!
#50
Originally Posted by dollycaswell
Wow Karen, that's fabulous!! Can you tell us the dimensions of this particular basket? I don't own that book but would like to try to make one of these. How many feet do you think you wrapped of the clothesline? Did you have a plan for the break in the color and then another break - cause it looks like it was carefully calculated. How did you do that? Just spectacular, I'm amazed at the skills that are shared on this board, what an amazing group of people!!
No, I didn't plan when I was going to change colors ahead of time...I just did it when it seemed like a good thing to do. BUT, that said, I put a piece of tape on the base that indicated the starting point for going up to make the sides. I also used that tape to know when I was going to change colors...so that any time I decided to change colors I would do it at that point...and that's why it's all basically in the same place. When you're done making the basket, then just remove the tape. Hope that makes sense.
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