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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!"Custom Mail Slot Basket
This is definitely the LARGEST custom mail basket I have ever made ~ 30" tall!Weaving the Sides Tutorial
Tutorial designed to teach a beginner weaver how to weave the sides of a basket.Upsetting the Stakes Tutorial
Upsetting the stakes is a basket term that means folding the stakes to transition from the base to the sides. Here's a tutorial on how to do that!September ‘13 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 woven and hung on pegs or placed on mantels to keep much of the necessary clutter handy yet out...Share This
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I have experimented extensively. Here are some of my conclusions.
August ‘25 Free Pattern
The sides of this basket are "embroidered" with colored cross-hatching stitches. The Embroidered Basket is a beautiful way to store sewing, quilting, or knitting projects in...
July ‘25 Free Pattern
Do you need a place for all of the mail and correspondence that presently clutters your counter or desktop? The Peg Mail Basket may be the solution. This basket is designed...
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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