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Laying out an Unfilled Base Tutorial
Laying out the base of a basket is the first step to weaving. This tutorial gives step-by-step instruction on how to lay out an unfilled base.A New Challenge
After over 6,400 baskets, I thought I had almost done it all … until a customer asked if I could make a striped basket. I have done checkered patterns, American flag patterns, solid stains, painted accents, even Aztec designs, but never genuine stripes....Single-Lashing Tutorial
One of the last steps to weaving a basket - single-lashing tutorial!Weaving the Locking Row
Weaving the locking row after you've finished the base.Laying out a Filled Base
Tutorial for laying out a filled base with or without a handle.Share This
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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...
December ‘25 Free Pattern
Like its bigger brother, the Little Leather Handled Tote Basket makes a fantastic tote. It is very strong, due to its leather handles that are woven through the entire...
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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