OSK04893 Oval stainless steel basket for french chips

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