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Discover the art of weaving with plant fibre! Learn where to find, pick, dry, and prepare a variety of plants for your next creative basketry project.

Suzie Grieve on Instagram: "Perfect way to spend this rainy day :) Seeing the response to yesterdays post seems a lot of us feel a bit awkward and weird with this whole social media malarkey 🧌 Thank you for being understanding 💚 ye make me feel so supported in my tiny leafy basket creating. . . . #basketry #basketmaker #weaving #slowcraft #minatures #miniaturebasket"

From a single dandelion or bindweed, Suzie Grieve weaves minuscule baskets, pouches, and other wearables that are smaller than the tip of her finger. The braided vessels are the result of a lengthy, holistic process that extends from foraging the wild fibers to twisting the processed cords into durable little containers. Whether striped, checkered, orContinue reading "Tightly Woven Baskets Intertwine Invasive Plants and Weeds into Adorable Miniatures"

Interested in basket weaving? The materials you need may be growing in your own backyard! Here are 15 natural materials to forage for basket making.

Forage_from_nature on Instagram: "Making a seven strand braid/plait I’ve been enjoying trying different way to make handles for my baskets. This seven strand braid or plait (depending on where you’re from) was made using daylily leaves."

Oliver Bonas’s bamboo laundry basket comes in bright shades of blue or yellow. £49.50, oliverbonas.com