INSTRUCTIONS:
- Cut Grosgrain ribbon into 18" lengths. There will be thirteen. Reserve one for handle.
- Remaining twelve will be woven together into basket. Read through directions entirely before beginning.
- Weave 12 pieces of ribbon together in plain over/under weave as in Illustration 1.
- With ribbon woven as illustrated, tighten woven square so that there is little or no space between pieces of ribbon (see illustration 2).
- Glue at eight points marked with letters (see illustration 3).
- Points B, D, F, and H will become bottom corners of basket. Points A, C, E, and G will turn up and begin to form sides. Piece should be turned over so that flat side facing up in Illustration 3 becomes base and faces down.
- With piece flat again, pick up point A (see illustration 4 - illustration shows piece without free ends of ribbon). Hold point A up until triangle H-A-B is approximately perpendicular to woven base (see illustration 4). Pick up point C until its triangle is also perpendicular.
- With points A and C held upright, the ribbons extending from ends of woven piece will be folding into each other above corner B. Following Illustration 5, begin to weave loose ends together following pattern established in base piece. Work one ribbon at a time and pin to hold when you go on to next ribbon. All corners are the same and will be worked in exactly the same manner.
- You will be "filling in" between points A and C. With this space filled in, turn piece so that C is in A's place. Continue around in this fashion until entire basket has been woven.
- Tighten weaving of basket sides as for base (see illustration 2, step 4).
- Following Illustration 6, top edge should be trimmed into points and overlapping ribbon edges should be glued together.
- Four top trimmed corners should be turned to inside along fold line shown in illustration 6.
- Cut handle to desired length and glue 1/4" Sating ribbon down center of handle. Trim ends and glue to inside top edge of basket. With 1/4" Ribbon, tie a bow around handle just above basket edge. Trim ends to 2".
- Enjoy!
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Woven Basket
