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Wire and Bale Handles
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!...Weaving with Leather Handles
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...A New Take on Custom Handles
Weaving to fit specific sizes is standard operating procedure, but this project took design to another level by adding dowel rods as handles.April ‘17 Pattern
Our Victorian Easter Baskets are great for collecting up all of those sweet treats the Easter Bunny leaves behind. The rim is woven with an intricate scallop and double braid which gives the this basket its elegant appearance ~ and the filled base won't allow the...March ‘17 Pattern
This basket was fashioned with standard plastic shopping bags in mind. They are the perfect size to slip onto the leather handles of this basket to serve as a liner. So don’t hesitate to throw trash into this basket as the liner will protect it. The Little Waste...Share This
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February ‘26 Free Pattern
Since Easter is coming earlier this year, April 5th, it’s not too soon to start weaving baskets for the kiddos or for your own home decor. Our painted Easter Shelf Basket...
January ‘26 Free Pattern
Do you want to wish your special someone "Happy Valentine's Day"? Our small Sweet Hearts Basket can be filled with chocolates, handmade soaps or cappuccino mixes. It's the...
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Weaving Lessons
- Basket Finishes
- Staining Tutorial - With or Without Leather
- Weaving with a Wooden-Bottom Base Tutorial
- Wire and Bale Handles
- Weaving with Leather Handles
- Twining a Round Base Tutorial
- Leather Handled Tote Strapping Tutorial
- Singeing Tutorial
- Twining the Last Weaver Tutorial
- Sea Grass Continuous Weave Tutorial
- To stain or not to stain … that is the question!
- Shaping the Sides of a Basket Tutorial
- Double-Lashing Tutorial
- Clip and Tuck Tutorial
- Weaving the Sides Tutorial