Miniature Basket Tutorial
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- I’ve learned this technique about 10 years ago, I don’t know who invented it so, as I’ve received it as a gift, in my turn I give it as a gift to all of you.This tuto is for a round basket.
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- STEP 1: use 6 (or 8) wires covered by paper (I use cake wire gauge from #22 to #28 I depends on the thread thickness). Put a dot of glue on the middle of 3 (or 4) of them.
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- STEP 2: glue in a cross-like shape the two groups of wires covered by paper. Wait until the glue is perfectly dry.
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- STEP 3: To start the work fold in the middle the string and start wrapping the cross using the loop.
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- STEP 7: You will find it easier to handle your work, from now on, if you turn it counter-clockwise while you proceed wrapping it by threads.
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- STEP 9: Now open the “rays” and keep them equally spaced TIP: use an expired credit card to open the rays it will be easier and you will avoid the risk of bowing the rays while opening them.
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- STEP 10: do the same ‘cross and wrap’ step you did before on the group of wires, the only difference now is that you do it on single wire by single wire.
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- STEP 11: You will find it easier to handle your work, from now on, if you turn it counter-clockwise while you proceed wrapping it by threads.
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- STEP 15: your nails or a small coin (a five cent coin is a good one) will help you in making a perfect fold.
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- STEP 17: now you can go on crossing and wrapping… TIP: you can insert a coin of the size of the bottom to help you in maintaining straight the walls and go on adding coins as you increase in height.
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- STEP 18: once you have reached the shape you like, stop and put a dot of glue on each wire, nearby the string, and let it dry completely before cutting the wire edges (this will prevent the thread from sliping away from wires).
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- STEP 19: cut the remaining thread and hide and glue it inside the basket. TIP: you can fasten the thread better using a wool needle and passing it through the wrapped basket thread, in this case you don’t need glue at all.
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- STEP 26: use tweezers to help you stick the wire into the space just widened. For a single handle the proceeding is nearly the same: leave just one wire and bend it across the basket sticking it into the opposite side.
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- STEP 28: before giving a finished touch to the handles we proceed embellishing the border: double a thread and wrap an handle end as showed in the pic.
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- STEP 32: once ended the covering of border, keep one of the remaining threads and glue&cut the other (or hide it by a needle in the basket wraps).
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- STEP 33: this is “glue and cut” step of one of the remaining threads… TIP: that was some years ago now I prefer to sew it in into the basket because it hides better and requires no glue at all.
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- STEP 35: for the first times you can put some glue on the handle to help the thread stay in place, when you will be used to do it you can avoid the glue, the thread will stay in place also without glue…sure!
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- STEP 37: as for the loose thread end before, you can choose if “glue& cut” it or sew it into the basket by a needle. Do the same for the other handle and… there you have it!
“Miniature Basket” di Manuela P. Michieli è distribuito con Licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione – Non commerciale – Condividi allo stesso modo 4.0 Internazionale.
Based on a work at https://manuelamichieli.com/?page_id=151.
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