This week Missy and I started our basketweaving class through Minneapolis Community Education. As it turns out, the
underwater basketweaving idiom is nearly true, as your supplies DO spend a ton of time in water to keep them pliable.
Our goal in this class is to complete a woven market basket. We started with rolls of flat wood/reeds and went from there.
The steps we covered in our first class were:
- weave the base of the basket
- lock the base with a woven border
- pin edges to start the side shaping
I look forward to seeing how this odd looking thing morphs into a real basket. That will be completed in our second class, but I have to wait 2 long weeks for it!
This week Missy and I started our basketweaving class through Minneapolis Community Education. As it turns out, the underwater basketweaving idiom is nearly true, as your supplies DO spend a ton of time in water to keep them pliable.
Our goal in this class is to complete a woven market basket. We started with rolls of flat wood/reeds and went from there.
The steps we covered in our first class were: 
I look forward to seeing how this odd looking thing morphs into a real basket. That will be completed in our second class, but I have to wait 2 long weeks for it!
ooooo..... so fun. baskets are super fun to make but very hard on your hands. make sure to keep them lotioned!!!
ReplyDeleteI never heard that idiom before, but greatly enjoyed reading the wikipedia section on actual underwater basket weaving courses. I liked your post too ;)
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool! I swear you're such a trendsetter - always two steps ahead of the rest of the crafting community. I bet that basketweaving will be all the rage in a year or so :-D
ReplyDelete(BTW, are you learning so that this can be a new "thing", or are you just doing it to have some fun? IOW, are you and basketweaving headed for a long term relationship, or just friends with benefits? :-P)
Thanks, ladies. Kate, you are too kind, calling me a crafting trendsetter! I think me and basketweaving are just having a little fling, but I guess it could turn into something more meaningful down the road. I'll have to wait and see.
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