 Native
American
Coiled Baskets
Make coiled
baskets just like early Native Americans. This is one of six projects
from our Yarn
Arts "Bonus Badge in a Bag". You might also be
interested in our Native
American "Bonus Badge in a Bag".
You Need:
Instructions:
 Cut a 2-1/2 yard piece of heavy cord for each girl. Thread
a 2 yard piece of raffia on a plastic needle. Wrap the end of raffia
several times around the end of cord completely covering the the last inch. Use glue if it helps you keep the raffia in
place while you get it started. Continue wrapping and begin making a coil out of your wrapped cord. Push the needle through the center of the coil to secure. See diagram at top.
Continue wrapping raffia 3 times around the cord then once through the
center until you have gone around one complete circle. Pull tight and secure. Do not leave spaces. As you keep
wrapping, you now bring the needle through the previous row every 3
wraps instead of the center. When you have a 3" circle begin pulling the cord up to make sides. To change color or start anew strand, simply wrap your ends into the project and trim any extra. You can weave in beads at any time or weave
them in after the project is finished.
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