Beginning of a basket… 🧺 The fibers must be soaked overnigh..
Added 2024-06-24 21:03:07 +0000 UTCBeginning of a basket… 🧺
The fibers must be soaked overnight to make them more pliable. Hence the joke “underwater basket weaving”! It makes it so much easier to weave when the fibers are wet (I use a spray bottle during the weaving to maintain the moisture).
I’m using some willow here to weave a basket. I love willow! And it naturally comes in different colors like red, greenish brown, khaki.
To begin the base of the basket, I stabbed the willow in the center to create a hole to stick more willow inside. Then, I can start weaving all around.
