Paper baskets are useful around the house and make great gifts. They can
be made using materials you already have and are a fun and easy craft
for any age
Prepare strips of paper to weave your basket. Use
three sheets of 8.5" x 11" construction paper. On the sheet of paper to
become the base of your basket, draw a horizontal line 3.5 inches
(8.9 cm) from the top and another one 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) from the
bottom. These lines will help when laying out the base. Then cut the
paper lengthwise into strips .5" wide.
Choose one sheet of a neutral color of construction paper like
brown, black, or white. This will be the base of your basket. The other
two sheets can be any color of your choice. This will form the
decorative sides of your basket.
It can be helpful to put a 4" x 4" box or block of wood in the center of your basket and fold the strips up against this block. This will make the next steps easier.
Weave the base of your basket. Lay out 8 strips of
paper (the color you've chosen as the base) next to each other so that
the lines on each strip are face up and form one continuous line.
Starting at the top line, weave another strip of the same color through
the strips you've laid out, over one strip and under the next. Center
the strip horizontally with respect to the strips you laid out. Using
another strip of the same color, weave it through the strips in the
opposite way from the first one, so that this one will go underneath the
strips that the first one you weaved went on top of. Then slide the
strips together, making sure the edges line up.
Repeat with a total of eight strips.
The finished base should have a 4" x 4" woven square that fits just inside the lines you drew on each strip. In other words, you should have a square that has eight strips sticking evenly out 3.5" on each side.
Fold up the strips sticking out the sides of the basket. Each side should come up to the same height. Repeat with a total of eight strips.
The finished base should have a 4" x 4" woven square that fits just inside the lines you drew on each strip. In other words, you should have a square that has eight strips sticking evenly out 3.5" on each side.
It can be helpful to put a 4" x 4" box or block of wood in the center of your basket and fold the strips up against this block. This will make the next steps easier.
Weave a strip of colored paper between the now vertical strips of the base, folding it to fit around the corner of the basket.
You will need to use approximately one and a half strips to make it all the way around the basket. You can simply tape or glue the two pieces together. Try to place the connection so that it comes on the inside of the basket and is hidden by a strip from the base. This will give your basket a clean, seamless look.
Weave the strip all the way around the basket. When the two ends meet, tape or glue them together, hiding the tape in the same way.
You will need to use approximately one and a half strips to make it all the way around the basket. You can simply tape or glue the two pieces together. Try to place the connection so that it comes on the inside of the basket and is hidden by a strip from the base. This will give your basket a clean, seamless look.
Weave the strip all the way around the basket. When the two ends meet, tape or glue them together, hiding the tape in the same way.
Repeat the above step with another strip of the same color.
Make sure to alternate between going under and on top of strips, so
that you create a checkerboard pattern with the strips from the base.
Keep repeating until you reach the top.
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