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Jane’s Primitive Market Basket
Using our Primitive Market Basket weaving pattern and three-step stain/paint (shabby chic ivory) finishing technique, just look at the final product of her weaving labors ... absolutely beautiful!Island Water Finish
Custom requested stains add a bright pop of color to these storage baskets!October ‘13 Pattern
The name of this basket was derived from the method of construction of its sturdy "double bottomed" base. The Double Bottom Round Basket has two separate bases woven together with a 10" square hardwood handle. It is a close reproduction of baskets made in a bygone...Clip and Tuck Tutorial
Once the sides are woven, the stakes need to be clipped and tucked. This tutorial will teach you how!Custom Colors for a Cruiser
"My beach baby with her lovely basket, hanging out at the Jersey Shore. I just had to show you how great it looks and tell you how happy it makes me!"Share This
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April ‘24 Free Pattern
In olden days, a "keeping room" was the center of a colonial home. It was warmed by the fireplace and most of life's activity took place in that small room. Baskets were...
March ‘24 Free Pattern
Fair Isle is a traditional technique used to create patterns with multiple colors. It is named after Fair Isle, a tiny island in the north of Scotland … and very...
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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