Reducing gaps and creating the tighter weave
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Flax is shiny and slippery and has a tendency to shift and loosen as you work. As you go it will be necessary to tighten the strips against one another to reduce the gaps and strengthen the basket.
Start from the base and work out / up the sides closing gaps.
Work in the direction of the red arrows and pull the strips on the right against their opposites on the left in the directions indicated in blue.
Depending on what you want to use the basket for you may want to have some amount of space between the strips. The tighter the weaving the more rigid the basket will be and less likely to deform over time.
Start from the base and work out / up the sides closing gaps.
Work in the direction of the red arrows and pull the strips on the right against their opposites on the left in the directions indicated in blue.
Depending on what you want to use the basket for you may want to have some amount of space between the strips. The tighter the weaving the more rigid the basket will be and less likely to deform over time.
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How to weave a simple flax basket
Flax is an easy to grow New Zealand native with heaps of uses around the garden as well as the flowers being a food source for bellbirds during late spring and early summer.
Follow basic step by step instructions and guidance to learn what you need and how to create your own woven flax basket.
Follow basic step by step instructions and guidance to learn what you need and how to create your own woven flax basket.
