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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...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!Share This
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August ‘26 - Free Pattern
Great for just about any country kitchen, the Mini Rolling Pin Basket will hold a variety of things ... salt & pepper shakers, two small mason jars, a mug & hot chocolate...
July ‘26 Free Pattern
If you have an open staircase in your home, then this is the basket you have been looking for. It can be used to haul up and down all of that "clutter" that accumulates on...
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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