[Nfb-krafters-korner] paper weaving?

[Susan Roe]

Oh yes, I've done other textures to the baskets once they are done.  I'd 
really like to do a corn shuck basket and use a bit of raffia to secure it 
as I go.  That would add natural texture and softer colors as well.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
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From: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] paper weaving?


> Hello Susan --
> Your ribbon idea sounds interesting.  Let us know how it turns out.  I
> wonder if you could use more than one color using ribbon and create a
> design.
> Question: Do you sew patterns into your coil backets? My one and only 
> coiled
> basket was made of reeds for the core and 2 colors of yarn for the sewing.
> I put an elaborate squash blossom design in the basket that I partly 
> copied
> from a Hopi squash blossom pattern in a book, but added some elements to 
> the
> design to make it unique.
> It turned out well except I wish it would hold a better shape. You have to
> be careful when sewing to pull the cord just the right amount to create 
> the
> curve of the basket.
> I never did another coil basket after that...
> Where did all my patience go???
> Happy krafting.
> --le
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] paper weaving?
>
>
> Hi Joyce,
>
> The reason I am going to change for this basket is that when I twisted up 
> my
> newspapers for the core, I did not roll the paper tight enough so that 
> when
> I twisted them, instead of keeping a round form they wanted to go flat.
> When you are then trying to wrap your strips around your core, this shape
> does not allow your wrapping papers to lay flat around the core and will
> cause gaps where the newsprint will show between your wrapping paper.  I
> didn't feel like scrounging up more news paper since we don't get the 
> paper
> ourselves.  Don't get me wrong, I still prefer newsprint because you can 
> get
> a longer strip for your core, but I didn't want to go through that process
> again.  In addition, since I had never tried a different paper for the 
> core
> before, there's no time like the present to try new things.  LOL!
>
> I also seem to have an idea to do a basket in ribbon.  Use the softer
> clothes line cord and I have some rather wide Christmas green and red 
> ribbon
> that I can at least cut in half for the wrap.  Who knows what may happen
> between now and Christmas.
>
> Right now I'm working on a knitted stole for the Red Cross's Webb of Hope.
> It is going to be red with a red or white collar, knitted on size 10-1/2
> kneedles, using garter and seed stitches.  I have another one, lavinder 
> and
> white on one of my round looms that I am going to take off before our next
> meeting and put a solid lavinder collar on that one.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 2:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] paper weaving?
>
>
>> Susan,
>>
>> Why are you changing to the legal size paper?  I have not yet tried  this
>> basket, but wondering what your reason was.
>>
>> Joyce
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