Plastic Baskets

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These little plastic baskets can be personalized and designed to fit any season or personality. They're perfect for holding flowers, candy, or other small trinkets.

Supplies
Tools
  • Scissors
  • Yarn needle
Materials
  • Plastic canvas, 1 circle and 2 rectangles
    • For a basket with a 15-cm (6-inch) bottom diameter:
      • base: circle with a 15-cm (6-inch) diameter
      • wall: rectangle measuring 48 x 7.5 cm (18-3/4 x 3 inches)
      • handle: rectangle measuring 48 x 4 cm (18-3/4 x 1-1/2 inches)
  • Yarn, multiple colors
Directions
  • Position the rectangle for the wall around the base circle. Trim any overlap of the rectangle's ends.
  • Use a needle and yarn to stitch together the rectangle's ends.

  • Join the wall to the base and the handle to the wall with the same technique.

  • Stitch over any raw edges, going all round the wall and the handle.

  • Fill in the remaining canvas with yarn stitching in the design of your choice.


 
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