Share a basket Sunday - Bread Basket

I dug up this old photo of a basket I wove ages ago. In fact, it was one of the first 20 baskets I ever wove before I knew how to lash a rim on properly. I painted on the little flowers and leaves on the 1" strip of reed and on the handles.
What I want to point out is look closely at the handles. They are reed that has been overlapped on itself. They are actually the ends of the long horizontal stakes in this basket.
If you ever need a handle and don't have wooden ones handy, using reed like this makes for a quick and easy substitution especially if you are using the basket that won't contain anything too heavy such as a loaf of bread.
Have a blessed Sunday,
Nancy
p.s. Emily went ice skating again last night after church! That is three times this week. She is still asleep and I won't wake her but I'm anxious to see how she is feeling today. The doctors say that exercise is good for fibromyalgia. I'll take that little girl ice skating every day if it helps.