Basketweaving for Beginners

Sylvie Bégot has been creative from a young age. She put her interest in crafts on hold to train as a paramedic, and returned to her interest in basketry during maternity leave for her third child. She then began to share her passion for basketweaving through workshops. Sylvie’s need to source and create specific teaching materials led her to publish her first book on cane basketry in France in 2007. Prior to the publication of Basketweaving for Beginners, Sylvie published another four books on basketry in her native France. She now runs basketry workshops for schoolchildren as well as for trainee occupational therapists, in Lyon, France. She has a particular interest in basketry using natural products such as cane, willow and rattan as well as upcycled materials.

ESSENTIAL RULES & ADVICE 6

Working rules 8

Storing cane and soaking times 8

Your working position 8

Varnishes 8

Glossary 9

TECHNIQUES 10

Bases 12

Round slath base 12

Oval slath base 15

Crossover base 16

Josephine knot base 17

Weaving the sides 18

Randing weave 18

Two-rod slew 18

Pairing weave 18

Triple weave 19

Splicing 20

Borders 21

Scallop border 21

Three-rod plain border 21

Trac border 24

Other features 24

Hoops 24

The ‘God’s Eye’ 25

Finishing techniques 25

PROJECTS 26



CHAPTER I

BAGS & BANGLES 28

Country basket 30

Handbag 34

Bracelets 38

Knitting basket 44



CHAPTER II

FOR THE KITCHEN 48

Bread basket 50

Serving mat and napkin rings 54

Utensil pot 58

Fruit bowl 62

Pedestal bowl 66



CHAPTER III

FOR children 70

Star 72

Pencil pot 76

Egg 80

Basket on wheels 84

CHAPTER IV

FOR THE GARDEN 88

Bird feeder 90

Candle holder 94

Egg basket 98



CHAPTER V

FOR the HOME 102

Plant pot holder 104

Wall basket 108

Mirror 112

Storage basket 116

Toothbrush holder 120

Cotton ball box 124