Bean Pot Basket
The Bean Pot Basket’s shape was used by early American
basket makers. These baskets were often
woven using rye straw which was readily accessible. I have used flat reed and flat oval reed to
recreate this design.
L
ike the gathering basket I made last week this basket also
uses two colors for the splints and has a double bottom. The red spokes are visible on the inside of the basket and the cream spokes are seen on the outside bottom. This
basket’s sides flare out and then taper back to form the desired shape and
size. Two metal loops were added to opposite
spokes before the rim was attached by lashing.
The loops allow the metal handle to be attached to the basket and swing freely.
Like the gathering basket I made last week this basket also
uses two colors for the splints and has a double bottom. The red spokes are visible on the inside of the basket and the cream spokes are seen on the outside bottom. This
basket’s sides flare out and then taper back to form the desired shape and
size. Two metal loops were added to opposite
spokes before the rim was attached by lashing.
The loops allow the metal handle to be attached to the basket and swing freely. 
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