OSAA31872 Chrome Wire Fruit Basket

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