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01-09-2003, 08:35 PM
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 Can anyone help me find these?? I saw these at qvc.com, but they're on waitlist and may not become available again. I'd really like to have these to use as toy baskets in the living room for Emily's rapidly growing collection. The measurements should be roughly the same as these (Large basket measures 16"Diam x 12"H. Medium basket measures 13"Diam x 10"H) Can anyone help????? Thanks in advance, Kristin
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01-09-2003, 09:49 PM
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| This is similar (so far in my search  )..it of course can be made into any shapes YOU want...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now]  Materials • Long strips of 1/2-inch-wide, bright solid color and calico cotton material (torn across the grain) • Blunt, wide-eye plastic tapestry needle • 3 yards of 1/4-inch cotton piping cord or clothesline • Scissors Step 1: Thread a strip of material through the tapestry needle, pulling through approximately 2 inches of the cloth. Do not tie a knot in its end. Step 2: Starting with the end of the cloth strip farthest from the needle and the very end of the cord, wrap the cloth around the cord tightly and evenly, with each wrap slightly overlapping the previous one. Wrap 2 inches of cord, then curl the wrapped portion of the cord into a tight spiral. Bind the outer and the inner coils together by inserting the needle through the center of the spiral and pulling the cloth taut. Step 3: Putting down the needle, continue wrapping the outer coil by holding the unwrapped portion of the cord in your left hand and wrapping the cord with your right hand. Every inch or so, bind that portion of the wrapped coil to its inner neighbor (again using the needle to feed the cloth between the appropriate coils and then pulling the cloth taut). Step 4: Continue wrapping and coiling the cord. To add a new color strip, just overlap the previous strip by approximately 3/4 inch. Step 5: When you have completed a flat circle that measures about 2 1/2 inches in diameter, create the sides of the basket by securing new coils in vertical fashion. Continue in this manner until the basket is the desired size. Step 6: Cut the cord and wrap the very end, sewing it securely to the coil beneath it. Snip the material strip and tuck in any frays between coils. Variations: Once kids get the hang of making this bowl-shape version, they can experiment with other coiled shapes, such as a tall, straight-sided cylinder or a flat spiral for a dollhouse rug. ___________________________________________________ Even better:  [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now] (illustrations for making at the above link) Barbara Burnett of Design Originals provides a clever way of using up leftover scraps of cloth. Barbara weaves strips of fabric into a decorative yet functional "recycled" basket that can be used to hold magazines, casserole dishes, etc. Materials: Fabric scraps torn in strips Rag Works® 3/4" craft coiling Large-eye plastic yarn needle Hot glue Scissors Tear fabric into strips approximately 1 1/2" to 2" wide. An easy way to tear the strips is to fold a piece of fabric and mark off strips of the desired width across the folded edge. Use scissors to start the strips, cutting about 2" from the folded edge into the fabric. Flip every other tab to one side, alternating tabs to the opposite side. Grasp the tabs on one side, and have a friend grasp the tabs on the other side. Pull. You'll each end up holding torn fabric strips. Thread one end of a fabric strip through the eye of a large plastic yarn needle. Start wrapping the fabric strip around the craft coil, overlapping the strips slightly (figure A). When you've wrapped several inches, start forming the bottom of the basket by coiling the fabric-covered craft coil into a tight circle. Continue spiraling the craft coil, keeping the coils tight next to the previous row. To hold the coils together, bring the plastic needle from the bottom to the top between the coiling on the previous row. Thread the needle, fabric strip down, on the left side of the fabric strip you just wound, between the previous coil and the current coil. Bring the needle around the fabric strip to the right and pull up from the bottom toward you, making a "stitch." Continue wrapping the coil. Make a "stitch" every so often to hold the current coil to the previous coil (figure B). Make the bottom of the basket as large as you like. Start forming the sides of the basket by winding the coil upward slightly on top of the previous coil. As the sides take shape, wind the coil on the top of the previous coiled row (figure C). You can make the basket any shape or height. If you must join pieces of coil, cut the end piece off at an angle and cut the new piece at the same angle in the opposite direction so the two pieces will fit together. Secure the joint by wrapping with masking tape, and continue wrapping the fabric strips. Join strips together by wrapping the next strip over the top of the previous strip or by applying a little hot glue (figure D). Add handles by wrapping coils the same way and looping fabric strips through the coils of the basket. Fasten the fabric strip by securing with hot glue. __________________ [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now] [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now] [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now]
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01-09-2003, 10:18 PM
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