Any color reed can be used to weave a heart basket, but I often use red reed for the base. Red helps to emphasize the heart shape and creates an alternating pattern with the natural reed used for the side weavers.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Heart basket
A heart basket starts as a flat reed woven pattern mocking a heart shape. As the sides are turned up the curved humps of the heart are formed with each row added.
Any color reed can be used to weave a heart basket, but I often use red reed for the base. Red helps to emphasize the heart shape and creates an alternating pattern with the natural reed used for the side weavers.
Any color reed can be used to weave a heart basket, but I often use red reed for the base. Red helps to emphasize the heart shape and creates an alternating pattern with the natural reed used for the side weavers.
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