How Do You Make A Bread Basket?
A beautiful, handmade bread basket and a loaf of hot, fresh bread make a wonderful housewarming gift or a cool way to impress your mother-in-law. Basket’s Base Step 1 Cut nine 26-inch-long pieces of 5/8″ flat reed (for the spokes of the basket’s bottom and long side). Step 2 Cut 13 pieces 22 inches long (for the spokes of the basket’s bottom and narrow side). Step 3 Soak the reed in lukewarm water until pliable. This will help keep the reed from cracking while you work with it. Step 4 Find the right or smooth side of the reed. Bend a piece of soaked reed; the wrong side will be rough and splintery. Step 5 Lay four pieces of the 26-inch-long reed on a table with the wrong side up. Place the pieces vertically to you. Step 6 Weave one 22-inch piece horizontally over and under the long pieces. Step 7 Leave a 1/4-inch square space between the vertical and horizontal spokes. Step 8 Weave the next 22-inch piece under and over – the opposite of the previous piece. This is how your base will be
