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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Our Breast Cancer Awareness Tote was designed to honor and support all of the women whose lives have been touched by breast cancer. Our prayers and best wishes go out to the families of these women. Weave your own tote from the FREE PATTERN offered here....October ‘14 Pattern
Our Candlestick Basket is an antique reproduction patterned after a basket commonly found hanging on the walls of Colonial keeping rooms. Candles, being the major source of lighting, needed to be stored close at hand yet out of the way. The Candlestick Basket was...September ‘14 Pattern
It is time to think about canning garden-fresh tomato sauce ... which means delicious spaghetti dinners ... which likewise leads to hot garlic-buttered French Bread. So it stands to reason every country kitchen needs a French Bread Basket....August ‘14 Pattern
'Tis the season in which local farmers' markets are bursting with fresh produce ... so it makes sense that you might need a sturdy Farmer's Market Basket.July ‘14 Pattern
There is no other basket as suited for hauling things than the Leather Handled Tote Basket. This large basket's strength is a attributed to the riveted leather handles that are woven around and through the base of the basket.Share This
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Basket Finishes
I have experimented extensively. Here are some of my conclusions.
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