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Instructions No. 2047 Instructions No. 2047 Difficulty: Beginner
Discover the fascination of Rattan cane braiding. This classic handicraft technique is carried out with natural materials.
How to Rattan cane weave
For the basket you first need thick 3 mm from thick 33 pieces, Rattan cane each 25 cm long (these will be called stakes). Soak the sticks in lukewarm water for 5 minutes. Insert 1 pole 5 cm through each of the pre-drilled holes in the bottom of the rattan tube until all holes are filled with poles
The short ends of the stakes are woven together from left to right. Each bar is placed in front of the next bar and behind the next but one bar (plait pattern) until all bars are woven together. The stakes on the underside of the base plate are thus braided and fixed together.
The short ends of the stakes are woven together from left to right. Each bar is placed in front of the next bar and behind the next but one bar (plait pattern) until all bars are woven together. The stakes on the underside of the base plate are thus braided and fixed together.
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The base plate is turned upside down so that the long stakes stand vertically on the base plate.
For braiding you now need thinner from strands with 1.5 mm Rattan cane Ø. These may be of different lengths, but they will end at different places in the braid and the ends will be visually unobtrusive.
Soak the thin strands in water as well until they are supple enough to bend well. Take the first strand and place it behind the first of the upright poles, in front of the next one, behind the one after the next.. Once one strand is braided, work with the next one in this way until you have reached a height of about 2 cm further . Place one Wooden ball on each pole. Once they are all Wooden balls in place, start again by wrapping a thin strand around each individual pole. Make sure that the beginning of the strand points inside the basket, the rest will be cut off later. Braid again a further height of 2 cm.
For braiding you now need thinner from strands with 1.5 mm Rattan cane Ø. These may be of different lengths, but they will end at different places in the braid and the ends will be visually unobtrusive.
Soak the thin strands in water as well until they are supple enough to bend well. Take the first strand and place it behind the first of the upright poles, in front of the next one, behind the one after the next.. Once one strand is braided, work with the next one in this way until you have reached a height of about 2 cm further . Place one Wooden ball on each pole. Once they are all Wooden balls in place, start again by wrapping a thin strand around each individual pole. Make sure that the beginning of the strand points inside the basket, the rest will be cut off later. Braid again a further height of 2 cm.
To finish off, soak the protruding ends of the stakes in water again until they are so smooth that they can be intertwined. As with the bottom, the ends are woven together as a "plait" pattern: each bar is placed in front of the next bar and behind the bar after that until all bars form a closed plait pattern.
The basket must now dry well. You Rattan cane can then shorten what is left over with scissors or with the side cutter.
The kitchenOrganizer- is made with the same technique as the basket. However, you need 17 bars, each of which is 30 cm long. They Wooden balls are put on after a braiding height of about 10 cm, over which is braided like Wooden balls the basket in 2 cm Rattan cane height until the end.
The basket must now dry well. You Rattan cane can then shorten what is left over with scissors or with the side cutter.
The kitchenOrganizer- is made with the same technique as the basket. However, you need 17 bars, each of which is 30 cm long. They Wooden balls are put on after a braiding height of about 10 cm, over which is braided like Wooden balls the basket in 2 cm Rattan cane height until the end.
Protect your work of art
Now coat the baskets with basket and rattan tube varnish. This is ideal for impregnating woven baskets, trays, wreaths, torches and lampshades. In addition, the transparent, shiny drying varnish protects against dirt, Protective varnish moisture, yellowing and rot. The high-quality elastic composition is food-safe. In addition, the varnish is weatherproof.
