This is a satisfying craft as it uses such nice material. It isn’t difficult if you follow this post. You can use a cane basket for Easter eggs or as a table display.
I use 2.5 mm thick cane which you can order from craft shops online. You don’t need to use a wooden base if you don’t want to. If you make a cane base you can use as table mat for hot objects or with longer pieces of cane they can become the sides of a basket. You can stick in new pieces of cane as stems to make the sides longer for something like a waste paper basket
soak the cane for at least 10 minutes Start with 4 piece bands laid across each other Here the cane broke because it was too dry. Make sure the cane is wet even re-soak it if necessary 1/2 way through a project Even if your weaving isn’t perfect it will still come out as a very nice little basket. Watch the video to see how to finish a basket If you have put in long stems you can finish with nice arches Here’s another way of finishing This is an example of a wonderful little cradle you can make when you get good at cane weaving!