Beginning Basketry

Description

We will weave a great little “surprise” gift basket.  This little round basket has 6 inch base, and is 4 1/2 inches high. We will use a coaster to help maintain the correct diameter as we weave the basket. Colors can be mixed & matched (choices are purple, dark blue, dark green and natural). Students will learn how to identify the right and wrong side of piece of reed, and will learn twining, “stop and start” weaving techniques. They will also learn how to cut and tuck spokes and lash the basket rim. When the basket is complete, we can add beads or bangles, and place the coaster upside down in the basket to “hide” a surprise (money, trinket etc).