Sunday, August 30, 2009

Basket Weaving

After realizing that I really don't know much about basketry I went online and found some simple instructions. Essentially what I needed was a mold to work around and this glass vase was perfect.

Rubber bands work well to hold the paper in place as I wove.
I had to extend the slips of paper since I wanted a tall basket shape.
The weaving is very straightforward I really like the confetti colors that it ended up being, sort of festive... next up a diagonal weave!
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5 comments:

  1. ACeyAugust 30, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    the colors are just sensational

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  2. leilaniAugust 31, 2009 at 4:47 PM

    Wow! I like this!

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  3. alsokaizenAugust 31, 2009 at 10:32 PM

    Thanks! I think it was all the colors that made it impossible to toss the bits of paper away, just too pretty all jumbled together like that.

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  4. judeSeptember 1, 2009 at 6:30 AM

    fabulous!

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  5. alsokaizenSeptember 1, 2009 at 9:25 PM

    thanks jude, its really satisfying to make something fun out of scraps like this.

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