Basket

I used my Intro to Baskets kit and I did indeed make a wee Navel-Orange sized basket.


Lots of flaws, but it IS a basket. It was pretty soothing, as one would expect from the stereotypical mental hospital hobby.

Comments

[kc]

Congratulations! Is the bottom also woven, or a flat piece of wood? (I have a fondness for all-woven, but have seen kits go either way, and it does seem like it might be really mean to make beginners deal with increasing spokes, especially *at the very beginning* of the piece? And yet I have not trusted that they would look nice, with solid wooden bottoms, but if this has one, then it looks more plausible...)

[TheQueen]

KC - it is all woven, but my husband pointed out, it does not look good.

[KC]

Did you find the most photogenic camera angle possible such that this photo is not truly representative of the basket, or is it just not absolutely Perfect in symmetry, etc?

[TheQueen]

KC - well, you cannot see the bottom. Also, this was the best side, but you will notice that the V edging on the rim does not look right on the opposite interior. Plus the bottom middle has a gap.

[KC]

It's a functional basket, and from one angle even attractive, *and* it's a first attempt, *and* done with no in-person teaching (I assume Gary is not an expert basket-weaver), so I think it's pretty solidly impressive.

Maybe your next one will be perfect, if you yearn for the soothing experience again. :-)

[TheQueen]

KC - the tiny basket took about 90 minutes. It made me want to make huge sculptural baskets. Like "It's a elephant!'" "And it's a basket!" I think I'll just reserve basket making for retirement.