{"id":2532,"date":"2022-07-05T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T23:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:27:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T21:27:46","slug":"how-to-protect-your-baskets-after-weaving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/how-to-protect-your-baskets-after-weaving\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Protect Your Handwoven Baskets From Mold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For a complete guide to all Textile Indie’s basket weaving posts and videos, visit the main Basket Weaving Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why protect your baskets?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mold, light, water, dirt, and staining\u2026..all potential problems that can attack your beautifully woven baskets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was digging through a basket of yarn the other day when I realized that the basket was growing an unnatural color of green fuzz – and it wasn’t the yarn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I inspected it closer, I found a thin layer of mold growing on my yarn basket’s reed and seagrass. My chin hit the floor. A basket that I had worked to create, one that belonged to a set of six matching baskets, was ruined. What a disappointment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ran around the house checking all the other baskets in my set. Sure enough, all the others in were showing signs of mold. The baskets had retained or absorbed enough moisture in our Pacific Northwest climate to create a healthy breeding ground for this science experiment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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YouTube video about a basket I rescued<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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