OSTSBB0164 hanging wire fruit basket Gourd and custom metal paper clip Shaped Wire fruit Basket

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