Basket weaving

[gettinaclue]

http://www.youtube.com/user/basketmasternancy#p/u/60/VvvjDlMCA4s

I don't know if anyone has caught her or not, but thought I'd post the link if you wanted to learn how.

Nikki

 

[Dreaming of Chickens]

I will not start a new hobby.
I will not start a new hobby.
I will not start a new hobby.
I will not start ............ DANG!!!! I think I'm gonna start a new hobby, or at least obsess over it for a while. Hey, at least this one would be practical and useful, right?

 

[gettinaclue]

I will not start a new hobby.
I will not start a new hobby.
I will not start a new hobby.
I will not start ............ DANG!!!! I think I'm gonna start a new hobby, or at least obsess over it for a while. Hey, at least this one would be practical and useful, right?

I was just thinking along those lines LOL. Gotta price the stuff first.... I wonder if you can use just regular dried grass .....hummmmmm.

 

[Dreaming of Chickens]

... I wonder if you can use just regular dried grass .....hummmmmm.

I don't see why not. That is what people would have done back in the good ole days right? Google it.

 

[gettinaclue]

I have...nothing yet.

I love researching projects! I'm such a dork

 

[Dreaming of Chickens]

me too!

 

[SSDreamin]

I have a lot of cat tails by me and the reeds, or leaves, from that are supposed to be perfect for basket weaving.

Man, I see this as a problem! I just know I'm going to start collecting reeds for baskets now!

 

[Britesea]

We live next to a river so we have reeds also. I would like to try this, but so far I've been too busy with the harvest. Hopefully I will be able to finish putting stuff up before snow comes, so I can go down to the river and gather some materials to play with.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

My mom has tried many crafts, and she took a basketweaving class once. She got a bunch of materials and I made a basket or two (or helped her make them) when I was a teen. It was a lot of fun, and I'd love to make another one some day!

 

[valmom]

Cool- we have a big basket store in our town (Basketville) and they ran a weekend class on basket weaving. It is cool, but the stuff seems expensive- the forms and the split willow and materials he used. I did enjoy it, but would like to find a less expensive way to do it.

We made a pencil cup and a cute little basket- he had the lids to fit there for the class.