All About Craft Baskets

If you are planning to do needlework, then you should think in advance where to place all the materials and tools so that they are compactly stored in one place. The best option would be a basket. Such a product can be purchased ready-made or made by hand.

Handicraft baskets can be of many different types.

• Wicker... These products for storage are woven from strong, but thin and flexible rods, often willow branches are also taken as a basis. Such samples are usually not subdivided into compartments. Most often they have a fairly large depth, but there are also flat options. If desired, a wicker basket can be easily made with your own hands. Moreover, instead of branches, cardboard and paper twisted tubes are most often used. They can be painted in any color and decorated with various decorative details.

• Basket made of fabric... These sewing containers are made with a special filling so that they can keep their shape. Fabrics are most often produced with various compartments and pockets for small accessories. The organizers, made from a variety of woven fabrics, are fairly easy to carry. If the contents are heavy and large, then the container can be severely deformed.

• Plastic organizers... Such storage items usually consist of many separate compartments of different sizes, which are closed with special plastic locks. Many of them are equipped with convenient handles for easy and convenient carrying. Samples of this type are quite a popular option, because they allow you to compactly and neatly place a large number of different tools and materials for needlework.

Before you buy a basket for needlework, you should consider a number of important nuances. So, be sure to pay attention to the size of the container. In this case, the choice will depend on the amount of content.

Also consider the presence of compartments and pockets.... They make it easy to distribute all accessories, store small parts. Look at the material the container is made of. It must be strong enough to support the weight of all the items that will be stored in the basket without warping.

If you wish, you can make a beautiful handicraft basket with your own hands. To do this, you can use old unnecessary newspapers. You should also prepare PVA glue, a glue gun for applying it, scissors, paint.

To begin with, a double spread of the newspaper is taken, it will be cut in width into four parts. The resulting elements are twisted into even and neat tubes using a thin stick or knitting needle. In this case, it is better to immediately fix all the edges with PVA glue so that the products do not unfold.

After that, the stick or knitting needle is removed, and the resulting tubes are slightly flattened by hands. It is necessary to prepare a large amount of these parts at once. At the same time, you need to prepare a rigid square-shaped base. You can use this shape of lipstick or lip gloss. Newspaper tubes are wound onto the base, carefully smearing the material with an adhesive.

Then you will need to carefully remove the paper blanks from the base.... Then they are given the shape of a square. All square blanks are connected to each other with short lengths of tubes. For reliability, you can fasten them with a clothespin until the glue dries completely. In the same way, prepare the lower and side parts of the future basket.

When all the glue is completely dry, the side pieces are attached to the base. This is most conveniently done using a glue gun. Next, the finished basket for needlework should be painted with paint. Better to use an acrylic compound. The color can be any, depending on personal preference.

Now let's look at how to make a storage container out of cardboard.... In this case, a couple of boxes made of thick cardboard are first prepared. They are cut off, and the edges are pasted over with paper. After that, you need to think over the design of the product in such a way that one box can fit into another, and all this ultimately folds into one roomy organizer. As a basis, two parts will act, which are collected in a small suitcase. They will be united by a wide bottom.

It is better to glue all parts of the box immediately with a woven material.... It is recommended to use PVA glue for fixing. Then you will need to glue the outer part of the cardboard product with special laminated paper. The edges can be decorated with braid or lace. In order for the suitcase to open and unfold, it is necessary to glue the bottom to the side parts using woven strips. Such strips should be glued on both sides at once. For greater reliability, sometimes two such parts are used simultaneously.

On the side parts of the product, you can immediately make strips to fix small accessories. Partitions are made in an insert box, it is better to cut them out of a cardboard base. They are attached to the interior with hot glue. The upper box will not fall into the lower one due to these partitions. To make the product easy to carry, handles should also be made.To do this, you can use thick cardboard, which is covered with lace or fabric. The handles are also attached to the box with PVA glue.

How to make a basket for needlework out of the box, see the next video.