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In watching my YouTube videos you have heard me say as you weave each row, rotate your basket approximately 90 degrees when you start the next row. This is with basic start-and-stop weaving (not continuous weaving). The reason I say as you begin to weave the next row to give your basket a 90 degree turn is to do the starting and stopping in various areas of the basket, not all in the same area. The location where you start-and-stop adds just a bit more weight to a basket and can add a very tiniest of bulge with the extra thickness of reed. Your basket will sit better if the weight of the reed is distributed around all sides of the basket.
There is one exception to the rule-of-thumb above. When you are weaving a wall basket, you may do all you start-and-stops on the back side of the basket. This way, the front side of your basket will be perfectly flat and pretty. Any extra weight or even slight bulge will never be noticed on the back side of your basket.
One final note...As you do your rim, on the inside and outside of your basket, do make sure the overlap is in two different areas of your basket. I usually place my overlap on opposite sides of the basket again to balance the weight and look. If I know one side of my basket will be facing outward where most people will view it, I do not place the outside overlap on the viewing side of the basket.
This is just one more simple basket weaving technique to give your basket that high quality you're after vs. one that is rapidly mass produced.
One more thing. This is my Kitchen Counter Basket and I have the free pattern for you HERE.
Happy Weaving Everyone,
Nancy
2 comments:
Thank you for the tips, as well as for the pattern! I'm excited about making this one!
These are such great tips! Thank you!
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