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    Basket Weaving

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    Start your basket weaving journey

    Basket-making is a handicraft. A basket weaver uses reed, yarn, branches, vines, plants, or fibers to form an object that can hold items for easier transport.

    Basket making has been around for centuries, and many cultures create a unique style of a basket using techniques passed down for generations.

    Textile Indie focuses on basket weaving with a rattan. Rattan is a vine that grows on the trees in Indonesian jungles. It is harvested and stripped into different widths, shapes, and lengths to form the reed used for basketry.

    Rattan basket weaving employs many different techniques. Twill weave, continuous weave, triple weave, braids, plain weave, and others. Baskets can be simple shapes and styles like a market basket or complex like an egg basket.

    Learn how to make rattan baskets using the tutorials, patterns, videos, and resources suggested on this page. I’ve organized all Textile Indie’s basket weaving information for you.

    market basket kit

    7 Tips to Get You Started Weaving Baskets

    Basket Weaving Glossary

    Beginners Guide to Basket Weaving

    Close up of a basket on a towel

    Weaving Techniques for Basket Making

    Tools and materials for basket weaving

    The list of tools needed to start basket weaving is short and inexpensive. Many items are lovely, but you can substitute everyday objects around the house.

    Basket weaving reed and supplies are also relatively inexpensive for a handicraft. Baskets make fabulous home decor and gifts and are practical for organization. Basketry is a useful and economical hobby.

    Basket Weaving Tools: What You Need to Get Started

    A bucket of baskets pieces of wood

    Beginners Guide to Basket Handles

    Spools of basket reed on the floor

    Beginners Guide to Basket Weaving Materials

    Basket Weaving Tool Box: What You’ll Need to Weave Your Own Baskets

    How to Set up a Basket Weaving Workspace

    Basket weaving tutorials

    Below is a collection of my basket tutorials. The 2-hour basket is a great place to start. Afterward, move on to the handled basket (the market basket). There are related videos for both those baskets if you want to see the process in action.

    2-Hour basket video

    Step-by-Step Guide to Weaving a Handled Basket corresponds to the 6-part market basket course.

    How to Weave a Basket in 2 Hours

    Step-by-Step Guide to Weaving a Handled Basket

    Basket weaving tutorial videos

    Basket weaving inspiration

    My inspiration videos are often hyperlapse (sped up) and satisfying to watch. Inspiration videos are not meant for detailed instruction but creative inspiration – and maybe meditation!

    Some of the baskets do correspond to a full tutorial. If so, I will like the tutorial in the YouTube description.

    Basket weaving process

    Process blog posts and videos go in-depth on one technique or step in the basket weaving process.

    You will see a growing selection below. If you have a specific basketry question, leave a comment on any of my YouTube videos, and I will do my best to help you.

    How to Cut Reed for Basket Stakes

    A basket in front of a cloth

    How to Do Cross-Stitch or X-Lashing on a Basket Rim

    How to do Basic Lashing on a Basket Rim

    A basket on a towel with clips

    How to Set Up the Rim on a Basket

    Twining the Basket Base: Creating a Stable Basket

    The inside of a basket

    How to Weave a Closed Basket Base

    A basket on some grass

    How to Weave an Open Basket Base

    How to Protect Your Handwoven Baskets From Mold

    A basket, brushes and some cans of wood stain on a piece of fabric

    Basket Stains and Sealers: Finishing Your Basket

    Signing Your Handwoven Baskets: Leaving a Legacy

    Basket making courses

    If you want to go deeper into your basket-making journey, consider taking one of Textile Indie’s basketry video courses. These courses take you step-by-step through the weaving process. You’ll walk away with a completed basket and learn many basketry techniques you can apply to future basket projects.

    Market Basket Video Course

    The market basket is a FREE course. It was my flagship email sign-up course for years. Now you can access all the information on the blog and YouTube videos linked below.

    Basket sitting on grass
    Market Basket Video Course Material Resources

    6-part market basket video series

    Episode 1
    Episode 2
    Episode 3
    Episode 4
    Episode 5
    Episode 6

    Market Basket Video Course Material Resources

    Bean Pot Basket Video Course

    Cross-Stitch Napkin Basket

    Textile Indie Supplies Etsy Shop: Basketry Supplies

    Textile Indie has an Etsy shop called Textile Indie Supplies.

    Check it out for kits, tools, and other materials to pursue basketry.

    I keep an updated list of my favorite resources and suppliers on the Rattan Basket Weaving Resource page.

    And last but not least, we come to my favorite basket resource – the Basket-of-the-Month Club community. For a complete description of everything you learn, click the link below.

    Basket-of-the Month Club

    Check out Textile Indie’s self-paced basket club if you want to learn to weave beautiful baskets.

    gallery of 12 different reed baskets

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