Weave a basket

How to weave a willow basket using natural materials and a few hand tools. Presented by John "Dog" Callister, master willow weaver on the Isle of Man

Suzie Grieve on Instagram: "Perfect way to spend this rainy day :) Seeing the response to yesterdays post seems a lot of us feel a bit awkward and weird with this whole social media malarkey 🧌 Thank you for being understanding 💚 ye make me feel so supported in my tiny leafy basket creating. . . . #basketry #basketmaker #weaving #slowcraft #minatures #miniaturebasket"

How to Weave a Basket with Wool Rope I just love how easy they are to make and you only need one material, wool rope! Once you know the basics of making a woven rope basket, the possibilities are pretty much endless. You can play with different basket forms and shapes, changing colors, mixing up materials, adding fun elements like tassels or pom-poms, etc. With step-by-step pictures, you'll be making beautiful baskets in no time!!

Create this woven bowl using only a free printable template, a paper plate, and yarn. This craft is great for elementary or middle school art lessons to introduce weaving and for making useful items for the home. What is cool about weaving is that it can be done in one short sitting and it is a good way to get the basics of weaving skills down. This do-it-yourself woven bowl makes for great and useful decorations in your home. Your kids can custom color coat the bowl to fit their favorite…

Before I start to explain how to create an open basket base I want to let you know that I cover this, and all the…

My daughter made these sweet little baskets this weekend. She’s tried in the past, and given up after only a few minutes - but as I always find with learning things, making things, and with parenting… you just need to leave the supplies there ready for when they’re ready, give them space and not push them into making something you might want.

Peter Bauer of Rewild Portland teaches classes on weaving baskets out of vines of invasive English ivy, Himalayan blackberry and Scotch broom, plants on the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services' hit list. His motto: Weave a basket, save a forest.

Create your own beautiful & useful baskets using raffia, fabric, yarn or string. Weave, crochet or stitch - learn various techniques & stitches to create your own artworks

Basketry Artist Matt Tommey shares tips for leaf weaving and harvesting day lily and iris foliage from the garden for use in basket weaving.

This technique is fun for the whole family and an easy way to get introduced to the art of basket weaving.