so i just got thinking about some of the baskets in this thread,seems to me most people just use what they have available.I like the cattail style basket but i dont have many cattails that i can get readily but i do have Johnson grass.Has anyone tried using this for a grass basket substitute?
I have grown sweet sorghum in the past and im sure it is a very good basket material but never thought to try it.Im pretty sure spent hops vines would be awesome as well.
Shookeli Riggs wrote:so i just got thinking about some of the baskets in this thread,seems to me most people just use what they have available.I like the cattail style basket but i dont have many cattails that i can get readily but i do have Johnson grass.Has anyone tried using this for a grass basket substitute?
I have grown sweet sorghum in the past and im sure it is a very good basket material but never thought to try it.Im pretty sure spent hops vines would be awesome as well.
In my opinion it's good to experiment with the materials you have. Do they work for weaving a basket? How is the basket? Does it last? etc.
"Also, just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them" (Luke 6:31)
Im going to try the Johnson grass,i have some drying now,its a nuisance here in the garden but it is useful as animal feed,but they really just like the leaves and tender stems,once its matured they waste much of the plant because it becomes more woody and pithy kinda like corn stalks once they have dried.
After reading this thread and seeing what others are using i pick some of my pole beans,if they are taken right after first frost i bet they would make good baskets,i usually just mulch them or burn them down depending on how many beers i have had when i get ready to pick the dry beans. ; )
If you like basket-weaving and you have plenty of time, then you can try weaving anything you like. But otherwise probably it's better to find out first if the material will be strong and last long enough to make good use of your basket.
"Also, just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them" (Luke 6:31)
Weaving has always been an interest of mine. I have been messing with different weaves for several years but never really cracked down to see if they would work for real. I got some lemongrass for cooking and saw the grass part and thought "That would make a great basket!' so I made one. I also gathered some rushes from our fields and made a smaller one with them.
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Lemongrass smells so nice!
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My identification app says that these are common rushes
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Lemongrass weaving in process.
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All done!
"And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else."
1 Thessalonians 5:14-15
Here are my measurements. Sorry that it wasn't clear before.
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"And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else."
1 Thessalonians 5:14-15
Weave a basket - PEP BB textile.sand.basket
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