The Basket Blog


June ‘17 Pattern

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Show your love for our country's great "red, white and blue" at this summer's Fourth of July festivities by toting the family dinner in your Patriot Picnic Basket. This basket is large enough to hold all the necessary fixings for a complete meal for six. During the...

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May ‘17 Pattern

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The Plaid Tote Basket is another option for those who wish to carry something other than a regular purse. It is sturdy in design with a filled base so as to completely contain its contents, and the eye-catching pattern can be woven in any color you'd like....

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Wire and Bale Handles

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This tutorial will demonstrate how to weave any pattern that includes a wire and bale handle, like in the Clothespin Basket. It’s fairly simply to add the wire ears to anchor the handle once you can see the inside of the basket’s rim. So here we go!...

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Weaving with Leather Handles

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Here is a tutorial that demonstrates the steps for adding leather handles to the rim of a basket. From bushel handles on storage baskets to leather strapping for totes, adding the different texture of leather to the rattan reed makes for a delightful and useful...

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A New Take on Custom Handles

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Weaving to fit specific sizes is standard operating procedure, but this project took design to another level by adding dowel rods as handles.

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Basket Finishes

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I have experimented extensively. Here are some of my conclusions.

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June ‘25 Free Pattern

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The simplest definition of farm-to-table is the food being served comes straight from a farm without going through a store, market, or distributor. Our large Farm-to-Table...

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May ‘25 Free Pattern

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Are you anxious for spring so you can hang clothes out on the line? There is nothing better than the fresh air smell of sun-dried laundry ~ and our Clothes Pin Basket can...

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