OSAA13191 Wrought Iron Wire Fruit Baskets

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