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Drowning in yarn

Hi, I've made a few twining baskets, and a few rope coil baskets, but I don't currently have any cordage/base. I see a common cordage/filler people use is plastic grocery bags, but I don't really have those either.

However I do have literal trash bags full of yarn, some acrylic, some part wool.

My mom is a semi-reformed yarn hoarder, and I'm a benefactor of her de-stash. Not all of the yarn is colors I like.

Could I take, say 9 strands of yarn and do a 3x3 braid, and make cordage, to then coil into pots? Should I get an icord maker?

Has anyone attempted this? Any words of wisdom for me? Any other ideas?

I'm mostly looking for simple crafts to keep my hands busy, so this is much more about the process than the output for me. I'll likely give it a shot regardless.

Thanks!

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u/yo-ovaries — 1 day ago
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How to handle a commission?

I've only been making baskets regularly for the last few months. I started making them as gifts for friends to share memories through patterns and color that I was having trouble expressing through word.

This week, a regular at the cafe I work at asked me for a commission. Without thinking too much about it I agreed. Then it occurred to me, I have no idea how to do this. I'm still relatively new to this, so my baskets have a ton of imperfections. I dont feel comfortable charging professional rates for a potentially flawed product, but at the same time it's not like I can bust out a basket in a day.

For more background, he recently gifted my husband a small custom resin ring dish for my husband's birthday, free of charge. Obviously the amount of work that goes into these two things are different, but he did work on it. For people who have taken commissions, how did you figure out pricing? I dont want this to be a regular thing, but I feel committed to this.

Pic of my first 3 baskets for attention

u/detectivecads — 2 days ago
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Basket that was used as a planter

Hello! I purchased this basket and it was previously used as a planter.

Is that a thing? I have a huge Aloe Vera plant, but it seems too beautiful to use it as such.

u/starset85 — 6 days ago
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Thoughts on this basket?

I know nothing about baskets so just curious… seems old.

u/SomeWords99 — 8 days ago
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Is there a way to make pine needle baskets allergy friendly?

I know this question might be dumb. I would love to make my mom a pine needle basket but she is slightly allergic to pine needles. Are there ways to treat the pine needle or alternatives? She would love a basket built by nature as she is all about midieval recreation.

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u/Krystyn0129 — 9 days ago