11-1-11

I know it has been a while (again) but I have been busy.  I made new curtains for the garage windows out of muslin.  This is the little basket I have been working on during my lunch hour at work.  As you can see I still haven't figured out the last step in the finishing around the top of the basket...

And the "Petester" snoozing on my daughters empty bed which is temporarily set up in the space next to my sewing area in the basement.

On becoming a basket

Had some drive time yesterday on my way to and from a family reunion in Sleepy Eye, MN.  What a charming name...Started a new basket because I found this little ball of colored hemp and wanted to give it a try.  It is thicker than anything I have tried before.  I don't think I will add any beads or other colors as it has a lot going on already.  Here is what is remaining of the little starter ball.

A look at the bottom...

And a side view.

Mini Baskets

This week I completed 2 miniature baskets that have been in half finished states for quite a while.  These are not "scale" miniatues but simply small baskets.  I finished these on my lunch breaks at work.

The first basket is made out of waxed linen string and the beads are a seed bead size.  You can tell the size by the quarter sitting next to it,.

This is the largest miniature basket I have made to date and is made out of hemp cording.

The beads used are wooden.  It sits a little lopsided but I like the natural look of it.