OSK00102863 Mini serving fry chips basket

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make Mini serving fry chips basket of the base of Mini serving fry chips 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 Mini serving fry chips basket of the other 5. bring Mini serving fry chips basket of the sixth reed over Mini serving fry chips basket of the first reed, under Mini serving fry chips basket of the second, over Mini serving fry chips basket of the third, under Mini serving fry chips basket of the fourth and over Mini serving fry chips basket of the fifth reed. weave 4 more reeds in this manner, making sure that they are parallel to Mini serving fry chips basket of the sixth reed.
ensure that Mini serving fry chips basket of the squares formed by Mini serving fry chips basket of the base weaving are no bigger than 3/8 inch (.9 cm).
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bend Mini serving fry chips basket of the reeds. bend Mini serving fry chips basket of the reeds that stick out from Mini serving fry chips 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 Mini serving fry chips basket of the supports for Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket.
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split a center spoke. split one end of either Mini serving fry chips basket of the third or eighth spoke, starting where it comes out from under Mini serving fry chips basket of the last spoke to cross it. you will now have eleven spokes. you'll be putting Mini serving fry chips basket of the weaver into Mini serving fry chips basket of the split.
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weave Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket. put Mini serving fry chips basket of the tapered end (Mini serving fry chips basket of the smaller end) of a weaver reed into Mini serving fry chips basket of the split spoke and hold it in place with a clothespin. keep Mini serving fry chips basket of the weaver reed near Mini serving fry chips basket of the base of Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket and weave, by going over one spoke and under Mini serving fry chips basket of the next.
if you're going for a square shape, hold Mini serving fry chips basket of the base corners together with clothespins. this will help maintain Mini serving fry chips basket of the shape of Mini serving fry chips basket of the base.
continue to attach and weave new reeds through Mini serving fry chips basket of the spokes for 3 or 4 rows, depending on Mini serving fry chips basket of the desired height of Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket. each new reed should be stacked above Mini serving fry chips basket of the reed woven before it.
do your best to make Mini serving fry chips basket of the weave snug and tight, but not too tight or you can screw up Mini serving fry chips basket of the base of Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket. you, also, want to make sure that Mini serving fry chips basket of the weave isn't too loose.
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foot Mini serving fry chips basket of the base. this means closing up those square holes that are still in Mini serving fry chips basket of the base. starting in Mini serving fry chips basket of the left corner of your basket, take Mini serving fry chips basket of the corner spoke and tug it gently. tug more firmly on Mini serving fry chips basket of the second spoke. you want to tug quite firmly on Mini serving fry chips basket of the middle spoke because this will create an arch in Mini serving fry chips basket of the bottom of Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket. move to Mini serving fry chips basket of the 4th spoke and tug gently again.
straighten your spokes and repeat on all 4 sides of Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket, until Mini serving fry chips basket of the holes in Mini serving fry chips basket of the base are closed.
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continue weaving. keep attaching and weaving new reeds through Mini serving fry chips basket of the spokes. make sure that you don't pull too hard on Mini serving fry chips 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 Mini serving fry chips basket of the base. push or pull Mini serving fry chips basket of the woven rows down towards Mini serving fry chips basket of the base as you weave. ensure that there is no space between Mini serving fry chips basket of the base and Mini serving fry chips basket of the rows. start pressing or pulling from Mini serving fry chips basket of the base and move up to Mini serving fry chips 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 Mini serving fry chips basket of the top of Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket. stop weaving your last reed after you have woven 4 spokes past Mini serving fry chips basket of the split spoke. taper Mini serving fry chips basket of the reed with scissors, moving from Mini serving fry chips basket of the fourth spoke to Mini serving fry chips basket of the end of Mini serving fry chips basket of the reed. weave until all of Mini serving fry chips basket of the final reed has been woven into Mini serving fry chips basket of the spokes.
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trim Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket. cut Mini serving fry chips basket of the spokes with scissors. Mini serving fry chips basket of the spokes should be 1/2 to 2 inches (1.3 to 5 cm) higher than Mini serving fry chips basket of the last woven reed. fold Mini serving fry chips basket of the spokes towards Mini serving fry chips basket of the inside of Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket over Mini serving fry chips basket of the top row of reeds. insert Mini serving fry chips basket of the end of each spoke into Mini serving fry chips basket of the third row from Mini serving fry chips basket of the top. ensure that each spoke lies flat against Mini serving fry chips basket of the inside of Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket.
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make Mini serving fry chips basket of the rim. you'll wrap a reed around Mini serving fry chips basket of the top row of Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket and pin it to Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket with a clothespin. now, anchor Mini serving fry chips basket of the new reed by weaving its bottom end into Mini serving fry chips basket of the top few rows inside Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket. this reed is called Mini serving fry chips basket of the lacer.
bring Mini serving fry chips basket of the lacer up and over Mini serving fry chips basket of the reed pinned to Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket and insert it through Mini serving fry chips basket of the front of Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket into Mini serving fry chips basket of the woven rows. now pull Mini serving fry chips basket of the lacer inside Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket. continue wrapping Mini serving fry chips basket of the lacer around Mini serving fry chips basket of the pinned reed, circling Mini serving fry chips basket of the circumference of Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket.
glue Mini serving fry chips basket of the end of Mini serving fry chips basket of the lacer inside Mini serving fry chips 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 Mini serving fry chips 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 Mini serving fry chips basket of the newspaper in half horizontally and then again horizontally.
place Mini serving fry chips basket of the stick at a corner of Mini serving fry chips basket of the piece of newspaper at an acute angle to Mini serving fry chips basket of the newspaper. start rolling Mini serving fry chips basket of the newspaper around Mini serving fry chips basket of the stick, making sure that you're doing so tightly.
when you've rolled it all Mini serving fry chips basket of the way to Mini serving fry chips basket of the other corner, glue it onto Mini serving fry chips basket of the newspaper roll to hold it in place. remove Mini serving fry chips basket of the dowel or knitting needle. one end will usually be a bit narrower than Mini serving fry chips basket of the other on Mini serving fry chips basket of the newspaper sticks, but that's how it is supposed to look. when you're weaving you'll stick Mini serving fry chips basket of the narrower section of one newspaper stick into another to make them longer.
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make Mini serving fry chips 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 Mini serving fry chips basket of the cardboard pieces, put double sided tape. lay out your newspaper sticks along Mini serving fry chips basket of the sides (you'll want to do about 13 on Mini serving fry chips basket of the long side and 7 on Mini serving fry chips basket of the short size).
always use an odd number of sticks when making your base.
use double sided tape on Mini serving fry chips basket of the second piece of cardboard and press into place a piece of fabric, whatever color you'd like. put glue on Mini serving fry chips basket of the side that won't be facing out and glue Mini serving fry chips basket of the two pieces of cardboard (one with Mini serving fry chips basket of the fabric and one with Mini serving fry chips 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 Mini serving fry chips basket of the corners. take a newspaper stick (a weaver) and fold it in half. thread it around Mini serving fry chips basket of the corner stick. using each half of Mini serving fry chips basket of the weaver weave around Mini serving fry chips basket of the upright sticks, with one half of Mini serving fry chips basket of the stick and Mini serving fry chips basket of the other half in back.
keep Mini serving fry chips basket of the upright sticks parallel to one another and pulled upright, and keep Mini serving fry chips basket of the weavers pulled tight. you don't want them too loose.
at Mini serving fry chips basket of the corners you'll want to do an extra twist (over and under) before continuing Mini serving fry chips basket of the twist down Mini serving fry chips basket of the next side.
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make Mini serving fry chips basket of the newspaper stick longer. as you reach Mini serving fry chips 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 Mini serving fry chips basket of the narrow end of Mini serving fry chips basket of the second stick into Mini serving fry chips basket of the first and push it in enough that it is secure.
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finish Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket. once you've added rows until you've reached Mini serving fry chips basket of the height you want, it's time to finish Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket. this is very easy. cut Mini serving fry chips 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 Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket and glue it in place. use a clothespin to dry it in place.
for Mini serving fry chips basket of the sticks you didn't fold into Mini serving fry chips basket of the basket, you'll fold down on Mini serving fry chips basket of the outside and weave into Mini serving fry chips basket of the upper part of Mini serving fry chips 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.