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Tutorial - Lavender Basket Ornament

Jul 28th, 2006

Supplies:

13 stems of Lavender (or any odd number you prefer)

2 yards of satin ribbon

Wire

General: The basket ornament uses the same construction process of weaving as displayed in making lavender wands. This tutorial will assume you are familiar with that concept.

1. Tie one end of ribbon approximately 2 inches below base of lavender buds.

2. Turn the whole project upside down. Spread stems in same fashion as you would for making a lavender wand.

3. Weave ribbon until you reach the base of the lavender buds.

4. Divide the stems in two parts. One part will have 6 stems, the other 7. These stems will be grouped to form the basket handles.

5. Cut 2 pieces of wire. Wrap wire around each of the two sections meeting to form a single handle at the top. The wire will keep the stems from separating and provide structure to the basket handles.

6. To finish basket, take remaining ribbon and wrap around the handle beginning at the base of the buds and making your way around the entire handle until you’re back where you started. Tie off the end and make a decorative bow as desired.

5 Responses to “Tutorial - Lavender Basket Ornament”

on 28 Jul 2006 at 10:38 am1Pink Chalk Studio » Blog Archive » Lavender Basket Ornament

[…] Margret Darrah of Mad Dog Quilts taught me how to make this basket. It’s a fun twist on the lavender wand. I made another one last night and took photos as I went along. I was going to link to instructions on the web but couldn’t find a single site that demonstrated how to make these. So you’re seeing it here first (I think, I didn’t look at all 12,465 hits on the search page.) Here’s a photo heavy tutorial of the steps. […]
on 30 May 2007 at 9:57 am2Liz

Found this today when I googled “lavender wand instructions”. I’m intrigued by it, enjoying the twist on the usual wand/bottle thing. What I’m uncertain about is where to fasten the wire when first applying it to the stems prior to forming the basket. Guess I’ll have to experiment.
on 31 May 2007 at 7:46 am3Administrator

I had to go look at the ones I made to answer your question. Good thing I wrote the tutorial I wrapped the wire around the loose stems just above the ribbon woven base (if you look at Step 4, the last picture where my thumb is). My sister recently told me she found some floral wire at Michaels that looks like grapevine. Something I want to try.
on 01 Dec 2007 at 1:05 pm4Heather

This is such a lovely idea, I think It makes a change to getting flowers and having to put them in a vase!

xx
on 05 Dec 2007 at 10:46 pm5Crafty NAture

OOOh wow what a neat idea.