Done in a Day Project: Rag Basket

Just Make It: Handmade By Annabelle: How To Make Your Own Rag Basket

Fabric Rag Baskets

How-To

Making a rag basket is very rewarding.  You can turn simple leftover fabric into a beautiful basket in a matter of hours.   Use your old fabric - any fabric will work, but upholstery fabric works best.  I love polka dots and tend to make quite a few with polka dot fabric.  Although there are many methods for making rag baskets, I make my baskets by using hot glue, fabric, and cording.

Materials Needed:

1 yard of leftover fabric

1 yard of cording (fabric store) or rope

Hot glue gun and glue

How To:

1.  Cut your fabric into long pieces (even up to a couple of feet).  It's easier if the fabric is one long piece instead of broken up pieces.  Cut the fabric into 1 inch wide.

2.  Keep your cording or rope all together - do not cut it until necessary.

3.  Begin wrapping your fabric around the cording glueing it to the cording about every 1-2 inches.

4.  Continue wrapping and glueing.

5.  Here's the fun part - once you have several feet wrapped, begin shaping your basket into an oblong or round basket, glueing the cording together as needed.  There are several pictures in this post to show you your options.

I get so many ideas in my head of what I want to do that I get stopped and started on several crafts at once. This one looks like it can be done in a day which is great!  I love done in a day projects.