Weave a basket - PEP BB textile.sand.basket

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in textiles.

In this project, you will create a woven basket from plant material like willow branches, bark, or vining plants.  Harvesting or foraging plant material is encouraged but not required for this BB.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
 -  make a woven basket
 -  minimum size: 4" across and 3" deep

To document your completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pics or video (less than two minutes):
  -  your raw materials
  -  your woven basket in-progress
  -  your completed woven basket showing it meets the minimum size

The completed woven basket might look something like this:



Here's an overview of the steps for making a locally sourced woven basket.

Step

1

Harvesting Local Materials

First, you need to collect local materials for basket weaving. This might be willow branches, sweetgrass, blackberry bramble stems, cedar bark, or another appropriate local material.

Willow branches for weaving:

Sweetgrass for weaving:

Blackberry bramble stems for weaving:

Collecting Cedar Bark for weaving:

Step

2

Prepare Your Material for Basket Weaving

Second, it will be necessary to make the material you have collected pliable for basket weaving.

Preparing willow branches:

Preparing Beargrass:

Preparing cedar bark:

Step

3

Weave Your Basket

Weaving a willow basket:

Weaving a blackberry bramble basket:

Weaving a cedar bark basket:

You now have a wonderful locally sourced woven basket that you have made yourself! :)