Hand-made products create extraordinary comfort, make the interior original, and therefore are of great value. These items are not only beautiful, but also functional. All kinds of boxes, vases, bags are sold in almost every store, but a handmade basket looks the most interesting.
Baskets of thick ropes are very decorative.For work, you will need a linen or hemp version, at least five mm thick, 22-27 meters long. Step by step, the process looks like this:
cut off 10 pieces of 70 cm;
a frame is made of them - five and five pieces are placed crosswise, with another long bandaged in the middle. The last section begins weaving;
when the bottom is made of the right size, a large jar, a bowl is placed inside the product to give shape;
when weaving is over, a long thread is fixed, frame - tuck inward, under the edge of the product;
the basket is ready for use.
To make the subject more voluminous, the rope is wrapped with strips of fabric.
Veneer Basket
The product from natural veneer looks as if it were created from a real solid wood. You can use another similar natural material - birch bark.
For work you will need:
several meters of veneer;
ruler;
scissors;
stapler;
glue;
Scotch.
How to complete this craft:
the veneer is soaked in water at room temperature for an hour, after which it is suspended so that the glass water;
the material is cut into strips - their length, width depends on the size of the future design, the number is 14 pieces;
strips for sides will also be required - there will be from three to seven;
seven pieces are taken, fixed on the table with tape;
the remaining seven are woven perpendicularly to make a square;
the edges of the strips are bent up with a ruler;
now a long piece of veneer is woven into the sides to form, its ends are connected with glue or a stapler;
a few more stripes are woven in the same way;
when the required height is reached, the veneer is bent inwards, woven under the last horizontal strip.
Twine basket
Twine weaving is made similar to rope, with the only difference being that the polymer cord has a thickness of two to four mm and is produced in almost any color.
What do you need:
a small skein of twine;
glue "Titan" or other similar;
plastic file;
small bucket or can;
sharp scissors.
Progress in stages:
pieces are cut from twine, 40 cm long, of which “ribbons” of three threads each are laid out;
four of these tapes are intertwined, then two more are intertwined;
In total, eight ribbons will be required for the bottom;
then a long single piece of twine is taken, glued or tied in the center, intertwined with “ribbons”;
so three or four circles are carried out, two threads are added to the field, weaving continues;
when the bottom is done, another tape is added, the product is put on a jar;
after reaching the required height, the tapes are bent, hiding under the tape of the last row;
the handle is made of three threads, which are braided from above with a “pigtail”;
the finished thing is decorated with twine bows of a different color.
From paper or cardboard
The design of thin cardboard, paper that must be corrugated beforehand, is done easily and quickly. To do this, the top layer of the corrugated cardboard is removed to make it flexible, painted with gouache, watercolor, acrylic, and other paint. Next, the material is cut into strips with a width of about three to four cm. The following parts are made of them: one 43 cm and 36 cm long, four 28 cm each. The rim is made of the first part, the handle is made of the second, the rest are criss-cross, forming the bottom. Elements are interconnected by a stapler or glue. The little thing turns out to be small, suitable as an original decorative packaging for a lightweight gift. Decorate the product with paper flowers.
From newspaper tubes
To create such an object, you will need several dozen double newspaper sheets, a thin knitting needle, PVA glue, an empty three-liter jar or other similar container of circular cross section, acrylic paints, and varnish in a spray can.
How it's done:
the newspaper is cut into strips that are wound on a spoke, starting from the corner, the tip is fixed with glue;
the tubes are painted white, gray, brown, any other color;
for a basket the size of a plate you will need about a hundred of these tubes, for a larger one - 200-400 pieces;
the tubes are folded in pairs, forming a cross, one long tube is attached to the center, she folded in half, weaving;
at first the racks are braided in two, later - each separately;
after a few more rows, additional racks are glued between the main ones;
the product is put on a jar and weaves on it;
when the required height is reached, the racks are cut, and the tubes with which they are woven are expanded with another color (for example, blue;
two more working tubes are added - glued from the inside;
Now it weaves like this: the leftmost pipe does not start under the nearest, but under the fourth counter from it;
the same is done with the next handset;
the tips of all tubes are cut and hidden;
to make the product tough, it is primed with PVA glue or varnished.
Paper
A product woven from strips of paper is not very durable, but it is quick to perform, and the material costs for its production are practically absent. It is advisable to use a “gray” wrapping paper - it is stronger, looks more beautiful, simple wallpapers are also suitable. For work using ordinary and curly scissors, a ruler, PVA glue, paper clips, ink for scrapbooking. You will also need cardboard to create a solid bottom. You need to start by cutting paper into strips one or two centimeters wide, 40 cm long. 12 pieces will be required.
Four more strips should have a length of 50 cm and one wider - 60 cm. The first 12 strips are tinted, their edges are processed with curly scissors. After a square of 10 by 10 cm is cut out of cardboard. 15 cm are measured on one of the short strips, glued to the bottom, then exactly the same, but another is glued perpendicularly. The others are glued, intertwined, filling the entire surface of the bottom.The design is turned upside down, the stripes are folded up, braided with four long details. After that, a handle is glued, which, like the whole product, is decorated with sequins, bows.
Provence Basket
All items made in Provence style, usually light colors. For manufacturing you will need:
craft paper;
paper twine;
two cardboard mugs;
bank;
sharp scissors;
Double-sided tape;
pins
some fabric;
piece of lace;
tape measure;
glue stick.
How to do:
cardboard circles are pasted over with kraft paper from the outside, from the inside - with double-sided tape;
the twine is cut into pieces of 30 cm, glued in a circle, at a distance of two cm from each other;
glued on top, pressed the second circle;
A 20-meter piece of twine is folded in half, circular weaving by “eights” begins;
the bank is put at the bottom - you can weave along it or periodically try on, and then remove;
when the product is almost ready, loops are made of rays, tucked, glued inside out;
a cover consisting of a bottom and a side is sewn from a light checkered or floral print fabric;
its edges are decorated with lace;
the cover is inserted inside so that a few centimeters of it are wrapped on the edge of the craft;
outside, hearts and bows made of lace fabric are glued.
Basket of willow vines
People have been weaving the willow rods for a very long time - this material is flexible, completely natural. Willow grows along the banks of rivers, it is desirable to cut it in early spring or late autumn. Branches must be flexible and mature. Preparation is made by soaking in cold water, which is changed daily - it takes two weeks. A faster option is boiling in boiling water for three hours. After the branches are cleared of bark, dried.
For work, you need an awl, side cutter, pliers, cargo.The bottom is made of eight rods, in four of them a hole is made so that the other four climbed - a cross is obtained. Next, two branches are encircled by two branches, so do two circles. After each rod of 16 is braided separately. When the base is almost ready, add another twig.
After the rack-rods are bent at a right angle, weave to the desired height. The last row is decorated with a pigtail made of twigs. To create a handle, a thick branch is taken, next to it are six thin twigs, with which the handle is braided in a spiral. After two to three days, the structure will dry out and become usable.
In such a basket you can collect mushrooms, berries, vegetables, fruits, herbs, etc.
From the roots of pine
The baskets made from the roots of conifers (pine, fir, spruce) come out very durable, textured. They are obtained from relatively young plants - not older than 30 years. The thickness of suitable roots is 2-6 mm, they are usually located at a depth of about one and a half meters. Roots that are literally on the surface are not suitable for work - they are difficult to split into ribbons. The easiest way to get material on the steep banks of water bodies, cliffs. The right amount is chopped off with an ax. Cut, split the roots immediately, dried in the shade, before starting work, soak in warm water for 20-30 minutes. Weaving - similar to that made of twigs.
The basket darkens over the years, but due to the resinous material is stored for a very long time.
DIY laundry basket
The laundry basket is usually located in the bathroom, therefore it should be made of a material that will not deteriorate under the influence of high humidity. Weave it can be from polymer twine, vines. Weaving should not be too tight so that the laundry in the basket is ventilated. For the stability of the product, a metal mesh frame is purchased or made with one's own hand. A medium-sized product is made simpler: a plastic mesh bucket is taken, a thick cord is glued onto it, starting from the center of the bottom in a spiral.
Crochet basket of threads
The easiest way to tie a round little thing. A thick hook is taken, the threads are two times thinner than him.First, one “stiff” loop is made; eight single crochet stitches are knitted into it. In the next row, four more are added, in the third - plus six, as in the fourth. Similarly, another three to five rows are knitted, after which the increases cease, the sides are made. To make pens, seven air loops are knitted on both sides, which are decorated with two rows of single crochet posts. Sidewalls can be decorated with colored knitted butterflies.
If you want to tie the most rigid product, the threads should almost coincide with the hook in thickness.
Basket for toys on the frame
There are several design options for the nursery:
from a fabric stretched onto a frame from a piece of linoleum;
textile - on a wire frame;
from colored threads, based on a plastic perforated bucket;
knitted on a wooden frame.
The product is equipped with handles on top, so that it is more convenient to rearrange it from place to place, with a cover also having a wire frame. If you make several of these pieces, they will be able to put almost all the toys, as well as children's things that could not find a place in the closet.
Sweet candy gift basket
As a basis for a sweet gift, take a design made of cardboard, vines, other material.
You will also need:
sweets in shiny wrappers;
floristic wire;
Styrofoam;
film of two colors;
tapes;
Scotch;
stapler;
Toothpicks
hot glue;
scissors.
To begin with, a dark film is cut into squares, with a side of 14 cm, light - stripes of 6 by 45 cm and squares of 12 cm. From the inside, the product is pasted over with a film, a foam cut in the shape of a pyramid is placed on top. Film squares are folded so that 8 angles are obtained, the middle is pierced by a toothpick. Next, a flower is formed, fixed with tape. There are 22 such things, they are mounted on the sides.The floral wire is bent by a loop, glued to a candy wrapper. The light film is fixed with tape around each candy, two squares of dark are added. Candy flowers are inserted into the foam - the product is ready.
Easter basket options
One of the main Easter symbols is an egg lying in a basket. Often the composition is complemented by a chicken, a bunny. This product, made for Easter, will decorate the holiday table and children will like it. They perform it from fabric, thread, newspaper tubes, twine, vines. All kinds of ribbons, dried flowers, twigs, other natural and artificial materials are used for decoration.
Newspaper tube chicken basket
A hen of paper vines is woven, starting from the bottom. At least eight tubes are taken for this, but as many are added in the process. They are braided by a long tube folded in half. When a suitable height is reached, part of the tubes goes to the formation of the head and neck of the bird, the rest become the tail. Several rods are left on the sides of which a handle is made. The chicken’s head is decorated with a cardboard or textile comb, beak, small wings are glued on the sides.
The bird can be painted manually, varnished.
Basket with hares made of fabric
For work, you will need two-color fabric, synthetic winterizer, satin ribbons, threads, needles, scissors, beads. The lower part of the “hare” is made of dark textile, the upper part has a head with ears, cut out according to the pattern. The bottom is made whole - the figures are separated from each other by machine line. The top is individual for each bunny, a synthetic winterizer is put inside. The bottom of the product is made of a cardboard base with sintepon, covered with fabric. A soft pen is sewn, muzzles are drawn to the hares. Finished crafts are decorated with shiny buttons, lace, bows.
If the craft is large enough, the rabbit muzzles are embroidered, the nose-eyes are made from buttons, or suitable for making soft toys are purchased.
Easter paper
From the pages of old glossy magazines will be a great spring basket of square shape.A square of 30 by 30 cm is cut, divided into nine identical pieces, the corner fragments are cut, the center is left unchanged - this is the bottom. The lateral parts are incised in three to five places from the middle square, but not to the end. To twist the basket, strips are cut, after which the handle is glued - it is usually made two-layer. The side is decorated with paper loops.
From a plastic cup
To weave a tiny basket will turn out even from an ordinary plastic cup, more precisely, from two, preferably different colors. One is cut into centimeter strips from the edge down, the other is spirally woven into the first. The handle is made of corrugated cardboard. There is another option - the glass is cut in the same way as the first, but not to the bottom. The stripes are bent with rings, the handle is glued. The product is decorated with flowers from tissue paper, fur chickens, colored ribbons.
From salt dough
Salty dough is easy to make from three parts of flour, two parts of water, one - salt. They begin to weave it from thin flour "sausages", which must be rolled out with a rolling pin. As a basis, a jar or a pan, pre-oiled, is taken. The dough is laid out in shape, the product is turned over, made out with a pigtail handle from the same material. Now what happened is baked for two hours in the oven at a temperature of 100-110 degrees. The finished item is painted with acrylic paints. A more complex product is decorated with voluminous flowers, leaves, clusters of grapes also molded from dough, but this must be done before baking.
It is permissible to add food or other suitable dye directly when mixing the dough.
Felt
Sewing, weaving from felt is a relatively new type of manufacture of any gizmos. How to make a basket box out of it:
you will need a light, maximally dense felt, from which two squares with a side of 30 cm are cut;
still need matching color threads, contrasting mouline thread, ruler, simple pencil, sewing needles;
on a dense felt, two rectangles 28 by 9 cm are measured and cut out, one part for the handle is 30 by 3 cm;
a circle with a diameter of 17.5 cm is cut from the second piece;
identical rectangles are sewn together with narrow butt ends, with the help of neat straight stitches;
the bottom is sewn in the same way, after - the handle;
the finished craft is decorated with embroidery, the edge and the handle are wrapped with bright floss threads, contrasting felt roses, bird figurines, etc. are sewn.
Another way of executing the basket: colored strips are cut from felt, two or three cm wide, intertwine them with each other. The product has a square bottom, wide handle.
Conclusion
Several homemade baskets of different sizes can solve the issue of storing a variety of small items, children's toys, hosiery. Making baskets from improvised materials can become a temporary hobby or a permanent way to earn money from selling them, as well as conducting master classes for children and adults.
Hand-made products create extraordinary comfort, make the interior original, and therefore are of great value. These items are not only beautiful, but also functional. All kinds of boxes, vases, bags are sold in almost every store, but a handmade basket looks the most interesting.
Content
Rope baskets
Baskets of thick ropes are very decorative.For work, you will need a linen or hemp version, at least five mm thick, 22-27 meters long. Step by step, the process looks like this:
Veneer Basket
The product from natural veneer looks as if it were created from a real solid wood. You can use another similar natural material - birch bark.
For work you will need:
How to complete this craft:
Twine basket
Twine weaving is made similar to rope, with the only difference being that the polymer cord has a thickness of two to four mm and is produced in almost any color.
What do you need:
Progress in stages:
From paper or cardboard
The design of thin cardboard, paper that must be corrugated beforehand, is done easily and quickly. To do this, the top layer of the corrugated cardboard is removed to make it flexible, painted with gouache, watercolor, acrylic, and other paint. Next, the material is cut into strips with a width of about three to four cm. The following parts are made of them: one 43 cm and 36 cm long, four 28 cm each. The rim is made of the first part, the handle is made of the second, the rest are criss-cross, forming the bottom. Elements are interconnected by a stapler or glue. The little thing turns out to be small, suitable as an original decorative packaging for a lightweight gift. Decorate the product with paper flowers.
From newspaper tubes
To create such an object, you will need several dozen double newspaper sheets, a thin knitting needle, PVA glue, an empty three-liter jar or other similar container of circular cross section, acrylic paints, and varnish in a spray can.
How it's done:
Paper
A product woven from strips of paper is not very durable, but it is quick to perform, and the material costs for its production are practically absent. It is advisable to use a “gray” wrapping paper - it is stronger, looks more beautiful, simple wallpapers are also suitable. For work using ordinary and curly scissors, a ruler, PVA glue, paper clips, ink for scrapbooking. You will also need cardboard to create a solid bottom.
You need to start by cutting paper into strips one or two centimeters wide, 40 cm long. 12 pieces will be required.
Four more strips should have a length of 50 cm and one wider - 60 cm. The first 12 strips are tinted, their edges are processed with curly scissors. After a square of 10 by 10 cm is cut out of cardboard. 15 cm are measured on one of the short strips, glued to the bottom, then exactly the same, but another is glued perpendicularly. The others are glued, intertwined, filling the entire surface of the bottom.The design is turned upside down, the stripes are folded up, braided with four long details. After that, a handle is glued, which, like the whole product, is decorated with sequins, bows.
Provence Basket
All items made in Provence style, usually light colors. For manufacturing you will need:
How to do:
Basket of willow vines
People have been weaving the willow rods for a very long time - this material is flexible, completely natural. Willow grows along the banks of rivers, it is desirable to cut it in early spring or late autumn. Branches must be flexible and mature. Preparation is made by soaking in cold water, which is changed daily - it takes two weeks. A faster option is boiling in boiling water for three hours. After the branches are cleared of bark, dried.
For work, you need an awl, side cutter, pliers, cargo.The bottom is made of eight rods, in four of them a hole is made so that the other four climbed - a cross is obtained. Next, two branches are encircled by two branches, so do two circles. After each rod of 16 is braided separately. When the base is almost ready, add another twig.
After the rack-rods are bent at a right angle, weave to the desired height. The last row is decorated with a pigtail made of twigs. To create a handle, a thick branch is taken, next to it are six thin twigs, with which the handle is braided in a spiral. After two to three days, the structure will dry out and become usable.
From the roots of pine
The baskets made from the roots of conifers (pine, fir, spruce) come out very durable, textured. They are obtained from relatively young plants - not older than 30 years. The thickness of suitable roots is 2-6 mm, they are usually located at a depth of about one and a half meters. Roots that are literally on the surface are not suitable for work - they are difficult to split into ribbons.
The easiest way to get material on the steep banks of water bodies, cliffs. The right amount is chopped off with an ax. Cut, split the roots immediately, dried in the shade, before starting work, soak in warm water for 20-30 minutes. Weaving - similar to that made of twigs.
DIY laundry basket
The laundry basket is usually located in the bathroom, therefore it should be made of a material that will not deteriorate under the influence of high humidity. Weave it can be from polymer twine, vines. Weaving should not be too tight so that the laundry in the basket is ventilated. For the stability of the product, a metal mesh frame is purchased or made with one's own hand. A medium-sized product is made simpler: a plastic mesh bucket is taken, a thick cord is glued onto it, starting from the center of the bottom in a spiral.
Crochet basket of threads
The easiest way to tie a round little thing. A thick hook is taken, the threads are two times thinner than him.First, one “stiff” loop is made; eight single crochet stitches are knitted into it. In the next row, four more are added, in the third - plus six, as in the fourth. Similarly, another three to five rows are knitted, after which the increases cease, the sides are made. To make pens, seven air loops are knitted on both sides, which are decorated with two rows of single crochet posts. Sidewalls can be decorated with colored knitted butterflies.
Basket for toys on the frame
There are several design options for the nursery:
The product is equipped with handles on top, so that it is more convenient to rearrange it from place to place, with a cover also having a wire frame. If you make several of these pieces, they will be able to put almost all the toys, as well as children's things that could not find a place in the closet.
Sweet candy gift basket
As a basis for a sweet gift, take a design made of cardboard, vines, other material.
You will also need:
To begin with, a dark film is cut into squares, with a side of 14 cm, light - stripes of 6 by 45 cm and squares of 12 cm. From the inside, the product is pasted over with a film, a foam cut in the shape of a pyramid is placed on top. Film squares are folded so that 8 angles are obtained, the middle is pierced by a toothpick. Next, a flower is formed, fixed with tape. There are 22 such things, they are mounted on the sides.The floral wire is bent by a loop, glued to a candy wrapper. The light film is fixed with tape around each candy, two squares of dark are added. Candy flowers are inserted into the foam - the product is ready.
Easter basket options
One of the main Easter symbols is an egg lying in a basket. Often the composition is complemented by a chicken, a bunny. This product, made for Easter, will decorate the holiday table and children will like it. They perform it from fabric, thread, newspaper tubes, twine, vines. All kinds of ribbons, dried flowers, twigs, other natural and artificial materials are used for decoration.
Newspaper tube chicken basket
A hen of paper vines is woven, starting from the bottom. At least eight tubes are taken for this, but as many are added in the process. They are braided by a long tube folded in half. When a suitable height is reached, part of the tubes goes to the formation of the head and neck of the bird, the rest become the tail. Several rods are left on the sides of which a handle is made. The chicken’s head is decorated with a cardboard or textile comb, beak, small wings are glued on the sides.
Basket with hares made of fabric
For work, you will need two-color fabric, synthetic winterizer, satin ribbons, threads, needles, scissors, beads. The lower part of the “hare” is made of dark textile, the upper part has a head with ears, cut out according to the pattern. The bottom is made whole - the figures are separated from each other by machine line. The top is individual for each bunny, a synthetic winterizer is put inside. The bottom of the product is made of a cardboard base with sintepon, covered with fabric. A soft pen is sewn, muzzles are drawn to the hares. Finished crafts are decorated with shiny buttons, lace, bows.
Easter paper
From the pages of old glossy magazines will be a great spring basket of square shape.A square of 30 by 30 cm is cut, divided into nine identical pieces, the corner fragments are cut, the center is left unchanged - this is the bottom. The lateral parts are incised in three to five places from the middle square, but not to the end. To twist the basket, strips are cut, after which the handle is glued - it is usually made two-layer. The side is decorated with paper loops.
From a plastic cup
To weave a tiny basket will turn out even from an ordinary plastic cup, more precisely, from two, preferably different colors. One is cut into centimeter strips from the edge down, the other is spirally woven into the first. The handle is made of corrugated cardboard. There is another option - the glass is cut in the same way as the first, but not to the bottom. The stripes are bent with rings, the handle is glued. The product is decorated with flowers from tissue paper, fur chickens, colored ribbons.
From salt dough
Salty dough is easy to make from three parts of flour, two parts of water, one - salt. They begin to weave it from thin flour "sausages", which must be rolled out with a rolling pin. As a basis, a jar or a pan, pre-oiled, is taken. The dough is laid out in shape, the product is turned over, made out with a pigtail handle from the same material. Now what happened is baked for two hours in the oven at a temperature of 100-110 degrees. The finished item is painted with acrylic paints. A more complex product is decorated with voluminous flowers, leaves, clusters of grapes also molded from dough, but this must be done before baking.
Felt
Sewing, weaving from felt is a relatively new type of manufacture of any gizmos. How to make a basket box out of it:
Another way of executing the basket: colored strips are cut from felt, two or three cm wide, intertwine them with each other. The product has a square bottom, wide handle.
Conclusion
Several homemade baskets of different sizes can solve the issue of storing a variety of small items, children's toys, hosiery. Making baskets from improvised materials can become a temporary hobby or a permanent way to earn money from selling them, as well as conducting master classes for children and adults.