These two beautiful baskets are just a taste of the long line of extraordinary coiling produced by Ruth Danger, of Zephyrhills, FL.
Ruth purchased both the bases for these baskets from one of my
etsy shops. Basket bases were previously offered in my
Bazketmakr etsy shop, but now are available in the
MakeABasket etsy shop.
Bazketmakr now carries only finished work, such as horsehair baskets, pine needle baskets, and other fiber creations.
MakeABasket is where you can find bases, in addition to binders, tools, and kits.
If you have made baskets using my pottery bases, please send me pictures! I would love to publish them...if you bought one at NCBA convention, at the teacher's market, or took a class from me there, i would love to publish your basket here as well.
Having received an email from Annejala, i will address this as an insert to my series, "Three Considerations to Faster, Easier Coiling":
Annejala writes: (Pamela wrote in her blog) "Sinew is also adaptable in that it can be flat (like raffia) or round (like upholstery thread and linen.)" Where do you purchase the round sinew?
well, here is another case of me thinking i have said something, when i really didn't.
one does not purchase round sinew. It is the same -one kind- of sinew that can be either flat or round.
if you wish it to be flat, run your thumbnail across it, and this flattens it. this is useful when threading a needle, for instance
for round sinew, roll it between your fingers. this is useful when putting on a bead
sinew should never be wetted - as when people put it in their mouths
because it ruins the waxy coating
it should be either:
- flattened
- rounded
- trimmed (with very sharp scissors)
in order to achieve tameness.
to find more baskets made with these pottery bases, click on the label pottery base below
pamela
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