How Do You Make A Fabric-Covered Basket?
Fabric-covered baskets are a decoration that knows no season. They are easy to make and just as easy to change as the season changes. They also make great holiday gifts and hostess gifts. Sit down with your family this evening, and make some fabric-covered baskets. Read on to learn how to make a fabric-covered basket. Tear the fabric into 1 1/2-inch strips. Tear across the grain for best results. Use the strips as if they were pieces of thread. Thread a strip into the eye of the plastic yarn needle. Wrap the fabric around the rope overlapping a little bit each time. Work several inches, and then begin to coil the rope into a circle. Keep the circle tight. Work 3 or 4 inches, then take a “stitch” into the nearest row. This anchors your coil in place. Keep building the bottom of your basket until it’s the size you want. Remember to keep taking periodic stitches as well. Begin building the sides in the same manner when the bottom is the right size. Instead of building the covered coils si
