Material and Cut Pattern:
#3 round reed - cut 32 pieces 10" long
#2 round reed - for weavers, may be dyed your color choice
1 - soap dish wood base
Soap Dish by Sandy Atkinson
The base may be painted, then varnished if desired, but
it does not have to have a finish on it to be used as a
soap dish.
Soak the cut pieces in warm water for a minute or two.
Insert one spoke into each hole around the base, having
the natural arch of the reed curving up.
Using a long length of #2 round reed, crimped off center,
twine around the base, fairly tight to hold the spokes in
place. Twine for four rows, DO NOT cut off weavers.
Cut a slant on the end of each remaining spokes, then insert
the slanted end next to an existing spoke. Push all the
way down until the end touches the wood base.
Add an extra weaver, so you will be triple twining. Continue
to twine up the sides of the base, following the natural
curve, for another five rows. Treat each newly added spoke
individually, so you will be weaving on a total of 32 spokes.
End weavers inside basket. Rewet the top spokes in preparation
of the top braid.
Easy three step top braid:
Take any spoke behind two spokes to the right, and back
to the outside. Work all around the basket.
Take any spoke under two spokes to the right and insert
to the inside of the basket.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 again for the inside braid. ENJOY!
To order the soap dish wood base ($2.99 each) or to order
the Soap Dish Basket Kit, which contains everything you
need to make this basket, including the glycerin soap ($9.99each
kit) contact Atkinson's Country House. Use our toll free
number 1-800-832-3071. Be sure to ask about the soap, which
comes in many styles and scents.
No portion of this pattern may be copied mechanically
or otherwise without the written consent of the publisher.
