Woven Tassel Basket
Level of difficulty: Beginner
Stay organized and stylish with a few simple supplies! Natural jute and cord materials are accented with a pop of color on the fun tassel. This cute basket would look great in the kitchen, bathroom, or office!
What You'll Need:
- Crafter’s Closet Jute
- Crafter’s Closet Hot Glue Gun
- Crafter’s Closet Hot Glue Sticks
- Crafter’s Closet Craft Cord
- Crafter’s Closet Multi-Colored Embroidery Floss
- Crafter’s Closet Precision Scissors
- Tape
- Paper Cups
- Parchment Paper or Silicone Padroduct
Let's Do This!
Step 1:
- Add a bead of hot glue to the bottom of the cup to secure the jute.
- Begin wrapping the jute around the cup in tight rows.
- Continue adding hot glue to the cup every so often to adhere the jute.
- Secure the end of the jute with hot glue.
Step 2:
- Measure around the top of the cup with the craft cord, adding some additional length on both ends.
- Cut eight more equal strands of craft cord in the length needed, for a total of nine strands.
- Tape all the strands together on a flat surface.
Step 3:
- Separate the strands into three groups of three.
- Begin braiding the strands.
- Braid the strands down to the ends.
- Wrap a piece of tape around the ends to hold them together.
Step 4:
- Run a bead of hot glue along both ends of the braid, inside the tape edges. Let cool. NOTE: The hot glue keeps the braid from unraveling.
- Trim close to the hot glue, removing the tape and raw edges of the braid.
Step 5:
- Hot glue the braid to the top of the cup.
Step 6:
- On a piece of parchment paper, squeeze hot glue into an oval/circle shape. Let cool. This will be the medallion accent on the cup.
- Punch two holes in the hot glue medallion, one on each end.
Step 7:
- Choose a color of embroidery floss. NOTE: Keep the embroidery floss in its wrapper. Pull the loose end from the pack and cut two 12-inch lengths of embroidery floss.
- Slide the wrapper down toward one end of the embroidery floss, but do not remove it.
Step 8:
- Fold the embroidery floss in half. Loop one of the 12-inch lengths of embroidery floss under the fold.
- Tie a tight knot to secure the 12-inch length to the center of the fold.
- Use the second 12-inch length to wrap and tie a tight knot just above the wrapper to create the tassel. NOTE: Once tied, remove the wrapper.
- Trim the ends of the tassel so it’s straight and neat.
Step 9:
- Insert the tassel string through one hole in the front of the hot glue medallion and back out through the other hole.
- Hot glue the tassel medallion string inside the top of the cup.
