Weave a basket - PEP BB textile.sand.basket

Nov 25, 2019 10:59:45

Mike Haasl wrote:

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:The basket has to be woven, hasn't it?
I know a different technique to make a basket out of plant material, but it isn't weaving. So probably I won't earn a BB with that ...

What technique are you talking about? Maybe it would be a fit for the next level badge (Straw level)?

I am talking about 'looping' (nalbinding)

Mike Haasl · Mar 15, 2020 06:43:11

I made my woven basket! My material was brambles, because there's plenty of it around here. And I know since long brambles used to be used for baskets.

transport of brambles on my bicycle

materials and tools needed

thorns, leaves and little branches cut off

cut lengthwise and soft stuff inside scraped out

neighbour's cat came to help

cut in half

started weaving

bottom is ready

almost ready

string I made of plant fiber will be used

basket is ready!

Mike Haasl · Apr 04, 2020 19:14:07

The last BB for the textile badge. I used new growth twigs and vines from the back yard. It was difficult to start the basket, my base twigs may have been to thick, but they eventually started to fold up to create the sides. The basket measured 11' by 5".

Sep 18, 2020 21:54:50

Clarification question... Can the basket be bigger than 4" by 3"?

Sep 19, 2020 00:54:49

Yes sir! The basket can be as big as you want. You just can't make a teeny, tiny basket.

Sep 19, 2020 08:12:43

Sweet, that's what I figured. I'm going to use grape vines so it would be quite hard to keep it that small. I think... But who knows, I haven't done it before

I updated the top post to reflect that it's just a minimum.

Sep 23, 2020 09:35:45

I submit my ivy basket for your review for the Basket Sand BB.

In the arena of using what you have, my first basket attempt was made with curly willow twigs that I saved from the tree trimming and chop & drop projects. The twigs that could make the frame are too stiff and brittle to bend into a basket shape. Another part of my chop & drop project was smothering the ivy that is growing beyond its allowed space, and I was much more successful with the ivy. It was nice to find something useful to do with the ivy since it is generally an annoyance in this small yard.

Sep 26, 2020 18:26:53

I made a basket from grass because I wanted to know if I could. Apparently I can but I don't think I recommend it. If it holds up it's going to be an egg basket when the eggs start coming in. A couple pictures have a tape measure in them to be sure it's over the minimum. I actually made three styles of basket today and I think I have the pictures if they ever turn into other badge bits.