Stash-ket basket making kit
Note: These are currently on backorder. Normal prep time is 1 week after ordering, but currently shipping first week of January.
This is a “workshop in a box”, with everything you need to make a big basket perfect for storing your yarn or fabric stash, or keeping a work in progress close at hand. The instructions come in PDF form over email, everything else will be delivered and well organized and labelled clearly.
This kit has some tricky parts to it, and basket weaving takes time. The instructions are geared to anyone new to basket weaving, but it does help if you have some experience or are pretty crafty.
This kit is for people who’ve always wanted to learn real basket weaving, and I’ve designed it to include multiple techniques, while keeping it accessible and using the highest quality materials
you will learn:
proper terminology
reed preparation and care
how to use a slotted, Nantucket style base
plain weave, patterned weave and twining
shaping
finishing
you will need:
scissors
a bin for soaking your reed
an old towel
Pencil
makes 1 basket, approximately 12” wide x 12” tall.