OSAA12844 Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket

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make Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket. you'll need to lay out 5 reeds parallel to one another, with about 3/8ths of a space between them. weave a sixth reed perpendicularly through Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the other 5. bring Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the sixth reed over Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the first reed, under Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the second, over Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the third, under Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the fourth and over Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the fifth reed. weave 4 more reeds in this manner, making sure that they are parallel to Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the sixth reed.
ensure that Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the squares formed by Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base weaving are no bigger than 3/8 inch (.9 cm).
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bend Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the reeds. bend Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the reeds that stick out from Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the square base into an upwards position. these bent reeds are called spokes. bending them will make it easier to weave and these spokes will act as Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the supports for Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket.
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split a center spoke. split one end of either Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the third or eighth spoke, starting where it comes out from under Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the last spoke to cross it. you will now have eleven spokes. you'll be putting Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the weaver into Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the split.
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weave Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket. put Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the tapered end (Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the smaller end) of a weaver reed into Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the split spoke and hold it in place with a clothespin. keep Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the weaver reed near Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket and weave, by going over one spoke and under Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the next.
if you're going for a square shape, hold Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base corners together with clothespins. this will help maintain Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the shape of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base.
continue to attach and weave new reeds through Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the spokes for 3 or 4 rows, depending on Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the desired height of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket. each new reed should be stacked above Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the reed woven before it.
do your best to make Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the weave snug and tight, but not too tight or you can screw up Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket. you, also, want to make sure that Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the weave isn't too loose.
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foot Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base. this means closing up those square holes that are still in Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base. starting in Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the left corner of your basket, take Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the corner spoke and tug it gently. tug more firmly on Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the second spoke. you want to tug quite firmly on Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the middle spoke because this will create an arch in Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the bottom of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket. move to Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the 4th spoke and tug gently again.
straighten your spokes and repeat on all 4 sides of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket, until Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the holes in Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base are closed.
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continue weaving. keep attaching and weaving new reeds through Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the spokes. make sure that you don't pull too hard on Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the corners, because that will make your spokes bend inward and you'll lose your basket's shape.
you also don't want your corners to be too loose, which can happen if you aren't keeping your spokes upright and parallel while you weave.
stop weaving once you've reached your desired height.
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pack Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base. push or pull Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the woven rows down towards Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base as you weave. ensure that there is no space between Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base and Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the rows. start pressing or pulling from Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base and move up to Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the newer reeds as you go.
a properly packed basket should have a nicely arched base, straight, parallel spokes, properly spaced corners, and tight weaver rows.
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finish Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the top of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket. stop weaving your last reed after you have woven 4 spokes past Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the split spoke. taper Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the reed with scissors, moving from Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the fourth spoke to Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the end of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the reed. weave until all of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the final reed has been woven into Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the spokes.
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trim Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket. cut Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the spokes with scissors. Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the spokes should be 1/2 to 2 inches (1.3 to 5 cm) higher than Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the last woven reed. fold Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the spokes towards Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the inside of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket over Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the top row of reeds. insert Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the end of each spoke into Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the third row from Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the top. ensure that each spoke lies flat against Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the inside of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket.
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make Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the rim. you'll wrap a reed around Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the top row of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket and pin it to Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket with a clothespin. now, anchor Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the new reed by weaving its bottom end into Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the top few rows inside Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket. this reed is called Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the lacer.
bring Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the lacer up and over Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the reed pinned to Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket and insert it through Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the front of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket into Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the woven rows. now pull Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the lacer inside Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket. continue wrapping Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the lacer around Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the pinned reed, circling Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the circumference of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket.
glue Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the end of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the lacer inside Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket.
weaving with newspaper
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make your newspaper sticks. you'll use these rolled up sections of newspaper as Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the spokes and weavers for your basket. get a thin stick, like a thin knitting needle or a pine skewer or 3mm dowel.
cut Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the newspaper in half horizontally and then again horizontally.
place Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the stick at a corner of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the piece of newspaper at an acute angle to Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the newspaper. start rolling Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the newspaper around Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the stick, making sure that you're doing so tightly.
when you've rolled it all Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the way to Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the other corner, glue it onto Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the newspaper roll to hold it in place. remove Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the dowel or knitting needle. one end will usually be a bit narrower than Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the other on Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the newspaper sticks, but that's how it is supposed to look. when you're weaving you'll stick Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the narrower section of one newspaper stick into another to make them longer.
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make Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the base. cut out two rectangular pieces of cardboard whatever size you want your basket to be. on one side of one of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the cardboard pieces, put double sided tape. lay out your newspaper sticks along Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the sides (you'll want to do about 13 on Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the long side and 7 on Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the short size).
always use an odd number of sticks when making your base.
use double sided tape on Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the second piece of cardboard and press into place a piece of fabric, whatever color you'd like. put glue on Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the side that won't be facing out and glue Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the two pieces of cardboard (one with Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the fabric and one with Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the sticks) together. put something heavy on them and leave to dry (about and hour).
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begin weaving. start at one of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the corners. take a newspaper stick (a weaver) and fold it in half. thread it around Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the corner stick. using each half of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the weaver weave around Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the upright sticks, with one half of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the stick and Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the other half in back.
keep Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the upright sticks parallel to one another and pulled upright, and keep Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the weavers pulled tight. you don't want them too loose.
at Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the corners you'll want to do an extra twist (over and under) before continuing Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the twist down Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the next side.
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make Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the newspaper stick longer. as you reach Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the end of a tube, you'll need to add another stick to it, so that you can keep going. this is a lot easier than it sounds! all you have to do is insert Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the narrow end of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the second stick into Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the first and push it in enough that it is secure.
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finish Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket. once you've added rows until you've reached Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the height you want, it's time to finish Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket. this is very easy. cut Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the leftover upright newspaper sticks to about 1 inch (2.54 cm).
for every other upright stick you'll fold into down into Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket and glue it in place. use a clothespin to dry it in place.
for Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the sticks you didn't fold into Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket, you'll fold down on Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the outside and weave into Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the upper part of Durable & Hot Sale Stainless Steel Fruit Basket of the basket.
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paint it. this is a completely optional step, as newspaper baskets look cool just as they are, but you can also paint them a color of your choosing. you could use a white acrylic paint and add a tinted varnish (which makes them look like a more 'authentic' basket), or you could use a bright, bold spray paint.