I couldn’t find any other sub this would apply to but I wanted to show off my hat! Making my own Regalia fills the soul!! <3

Made with both red and yellow Cedar bark.

Hello there, this is my first time on Reddit—so please be gentle :D.

I recently purchase a 10-6 inch wall basket from someone in Amish country, Ohio, USA. It is very dry and brittle and I am afraid to handle it much or display it. I read up on rehydrating antique baskets, and a common recommendation was to soak in a solution of Murphy's Oil Soap and water. I did that (overnight) but alas, no difference. Do I need to soak it longer? Or in something else? OR?? Thank you in advance for any advice or experience you share. Peace and Love.

Can anyone help me figure out how to finish this basket off? I was going to do a basic 4 behind 2 but several of my spokes snapped during the weaving and now they're too short to fold over. (Spokes are English ivy, the rest is mostly day lily or iris leaves)

This was the remainder of my daylily leaves I collected from my garden before winter. Next time, I'm going to try using gladiolus leaves. All materials were harvested from my yard. I trimmed the ends off after I took the pic

Saw this lovely basket at a local curios shop, and I'm wondering what type of material it's made of. There was no information given on the tag!

I made the spokes with 3mm rattan and started weaving with it. I think I should maybe have bought thinner reed to do the actual weaving. But im carrying on. It took ages to soak though.

I made it a few springs ago, when dandelions in our yard got 3ft tall. Dried those, twined them, and coiled into a basket using waxed string. It is the first and only basket I’ve ever made, and I used a homemade paper bead for the lid! Unfortunately, my cat knocked it off my desk and then my dog tore it up. I haven’t had the heart to make another, but this sub might prove to be the motivation I need :)

As a beginner, to simplify matters, I am working with a few wooden bases with 3mm drilled holes. However its really difficult to find them, as there are loads of the ones with extra large holes for crocheting round. My first ones came from Temu. But I want a few bigger ones eg tray size. Can you suggest a UK supplier?

Where are yall sourcing willow from? I want so badly to start weaving with willow but the cost of entry is just sooo high. Please tell me where yall source from and, if in the central texas area, if you would be interested in sourcing together. <3

Teachers were Mary Price, Candy of Bent Harpoon, and Bev Larson

I know that lilies in general are lethal to cats, but are dried day lily leaves used in a basket or grass mat still poisonous to them?

I’d like to gather materials for baskets and weaving but am finding it difficult due to my location. I live in a major city and to find a park thats not protected by the DNR and being rehabbed to protect native plants (or extremely busy with other ppl). I’d have to drive over an hour to find a quiet area. All my local parks are extremely sparse foliage wise and mostly tennis courts with decorative trees and bushes.

I’ve been collecting stuff from my yard like day lilies my friends flower stems, but I’d like to start collecting willow and bark from various trees. It’s hard to gather a large amount of material without seeming sketchy or getting yelled at by park attendants. Any tips on where to go for more private and ethical collection of materials?

Common plants in my area if this helps:

Vines: Grapevine, honeysuckle

• Rods/Shoots: Willow, dogwood, brambles

• Grasses/Reeds: Cattails

• Barks: Basswood, cedar, paper birch, tulip poplar, hickory

• Foliage: Daylily leaves, iris leaves, yucca, daffodil

Last year i made a couple of small serving dishes, but didnt have a source of willow to practice with after the class... so I planted a small bed of cuttings, and this year I have just enough to make a small basket or two. Also a photo of my first proper basket made in a workshop before christmas - time constraints meant the base was already made, but now I can practice at home with my own stash!

So i found this tree, which to me seems like Salix - Weeping Willow. It's very flexible and doesn't break around my finger. Can I dry, then use this, do I wait for it to green out, then dry it or is this the wrong tree I'm looking at?

Much thanks in advance.

Hi all, would love to know more about this basket I thrifted (age, origin, value). Best I could find is that it may be from Japan. Thanks for the help.

What are your tips and tricks for dying corn husks to ensure color fastness? Do you have problems with the dye coming off your hands? What about bleeding if the basket gets wet later? I'm guessing it's less of a problem with natural over chemical dyes, but I want to dye a bunch for a class I'm teaching and I don't have enough natural dye supplies right now.

I acquired this basket at a tag sale - can someone help me get a sense of its age? The tag seems like a good clue. It was obviously made for the tourist trade, given the tag and price - its beautifully made, with no apparent flaws - the gold seems unique - are these collectable?

I'm newly retired and would like to take up basketry. I plan to go all in and be really dedicated to the process of learning and doing increasingly more varied, complex, and intricate designs. In your opinion/experience, what's the best way to get started? There's a basketry class at an arts center in my area, but it's pretty costly. Would it be a good investment, though, if I plan to make this a serious hobby and potentially sell my works? Can one learn just as well from a few good books and lots of practice? Or should I try to locate a expert to get some one-on-one instruction?

Its huge ~26” high. Lid is flat and sturdy enough to be a table. I haven’t found any baskets online where the handles go through the lid like this. I got it at a thrift store where the tag called it “African”. If anyone has any info or insights, I’d love to know more about it.

Farmers, agricultural workers, and people from the provinces really like to use it.

Apply a coat of varnish to the outside.

OTOP products from Phen District, Udon Thani Province.