Make a Giant Grapevine Basket - Easy Tutorial for Beginners!
By into the rustic - 7:47 PM
What You Need to Start
- Grapevine (amount varies depending on size of desired basket)
- Sharpened Hand Snips/Shears
- Work/Gardening Gloves - (optional)
- Tub/Basin of warm water
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Step 1: Create The Grid
Using 6 equal length vine pieces, piece together your grid in a criss-cross manner to get your basic framework for your basket established. Keep in mind, the length of the sticks determines the size of your basket. Note: You may need to pre-soak your vines ahead of time if they have been cut and started to dry out and become less flexible. I however was able to work with mine even though they had been cut for over a week.
Step 2: Start Weaving in the Center Box
In a spiral fashion, take a long, flexible, thinner piece of grapevine, and starting at the center cross section, going over and under alternately, make your way from the center cross section of the grid going outwards.
Step 3: Keep Weaving Outwards
Continue the same spiral outward as you go outside of the main "box" of the frame, this is where the sides will start to develop. Keep pushing in your frame pieces to keep the original shape, as they will push out as you continue your spiral.
Step 4: Build Up Your Basket Walls
Keep wrapping around and around and in the over-under alternating fashion. Push the frame upwards as your weave, to form the basket's walls.
Step 5: Wrap & Fill
Step 6: Bend Down Frame Ends
Take any of the original vine frame ends from your grid you started with, and bend them over and weave them into the top sides of the basket to form an edge.
Step 7: Add a Handle
Find a nice thick portion of grapevine, and taking two strands, twist them together to make one handle. Tuck one end in one side of your baskets weave, and tuck the other straight across on the opposite side in the same way.
You're done! It's ok if it doesn't look absolutely perfect, your basket's true beauty is found in its uniqueness and the fact that you made it yourself!
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