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While playing around with bamboo toothpicks, Styrofoam trays,
assorted lids and beads, it suddenly struck me that I could
make a small basket. To my surprise it was very easy to make
really cute, lightweight containers.
MATERIALS:
- Styrofoam tray
- vitamin bottle lids, yogurt or icecream container lids
- bamboo toothpicks
- beads or chick peas with a hole drilled
- wool, cotton yarn
- electric drill
- glue (craft of glue gun)
- scissors or wire cutter
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut Styrofoam tray into desired shape (circle, guitar shape),
if using a lid (pill lid or ice-cream lid) fill the lid with
Styrofoam. It takes about 2-3 layers depending on the thickness
of the lid. This gives the toothpicks a better hold. Also
with lids drill the holes with a drill. Mark the points for
the toothpicks on the base. I placed them about ¼inch from
the edge and about ¼inch apart. Try to come up with an uneven
number, it is easier to weave that way.
Now insert toothpicks at the marked spots. Put a dab of glue
at the tip to give it a better hold (tacky glue or glue gun).
Now take any kind of yarn or wool and start weaving around
the toothpicks, in front one and behind the next. With an
uneven number of toothpicks it will automatically alternate.
Should you end up with an even number, just circle the last
toothpick in the row and weave backwards the way you came
and reverse each row. It works, I've done it. Once you've
decided how tall you want your basket to be, just cut the
toothpicks, wire cutters work better than scissors.
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