Basket Weaving 101

Assignment Title: Week 6 Blog 3


Basket Weaving 101: How to Weave A Basket with Honeysuckle 
Cabe Atwell posted November 14, 2014

I enjoy using scraps of cloth for quilting or buying materials for a special quilt pattern.  I have even made Christmas wreaths out of grape vines. But, I never thought of making a basket out of Honeysuckle Vines.  Honeysuckles are the most beautiful plants I have ever seen with those beautiful golden yellow or red flowers.  My Mom used to cut a handful from the ditch bank and put them in a vase of water so that the fragrance could fill the room on a spring day.

Using Honeysuckle vines to weave a basket sounds simple to me right now.  According to Atwell, I will collect the vines in the fall or winter to save all the mess on the carpet. Then, I will boil the vines so that I can kill all bugs that may be in the bark. Also, boiling the vines loosens up the bark so that I can weave a smooth basket.

Now here comes the fun part.  Use the under-over weave method to weave your basket.  Keep weaving until you have a nice sized basket.  Now, if you’re really interested in learning to weave a basket visit Basket Weaving Fun.

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