Basket Weaving!

[maplekitty]

I just started a basket waeaving class and I am so proud of my first basket!!

It's a standard 3 rod whale weave, with a six strand center.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6df01b3127cce969ec510c47700000026108AauWbVwzZOf

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6df02b3127cce968daccd4c3a00000016108AauWbVwzZOf

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6df02b3127cce968daccb4c3c00000016108AauWbVwzZOf

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6df02b3127cce968dacc8cd0f00000026108AauWbVwzZOf

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6df05b3127cce96b6012d27c200000016108AauWbVwzZOf

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6df05b3127cce96b6012b27c400000016108AauWbVwzZOf

[maplekitty]

My next basket is going to be a heart shaped under-over weaved basket.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6df05b3127cce96b6012927c600000016108AauWbVwzZOf

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6df05b3127cce96b6011727f800000016108AauWbVwzZOf

More to come, that's all I've done so far....

[maxandmolly]

Purty! Maybe I should look for a class like that near me.

[mmeblue]

Those look really neat! Is it difficult to learn?

[maplekitty]

It's not *too* dificult, but it definitely isn't as easy as most people think. You know the old saying of taking "Basket weaving 101, for an easy A+" - it is not so!

It takes a lot of coordination with your hands and fingers, because you are always using every single finger to hold and weave and hold down, so it's pretty tricky.

[armadillo]

Wow, that's cool! I've only learned how to make a basket out of pine needles. And that hurts my hands. :p