Fill this traditional Swedish heart basket with treats for your sweetheart!
Admittedly, these woven hearts are a bit tricky to learn.
But, with practice and patience you'll see they aren't so hard after all.
Once you get the hang of it, you can experiment with felt, craft foam, fabric etc. This project will be easier for kids 10 and up.
Materials
To make a woven Heart Basket, you will need:
Two pieces of paper, each a different color ( craft foam, fabric
or felt will also work)
pencil
scissors
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Directions
First cut two paper rectangles from colored construction paper and round off the ends. The exact dimensions of the rectangles don't matter as long as the two pieces are the the same size. You may want to start with larger pieces while learning.
Fold the strips in half and cut 2-3 slits through the folds.
Do not cut all the way to the edge.
Weaving
You'll be weaving "through and around", as opposed to the
"over and under" in traditional weaving.
Begin by weaving strip 1 through slit A, around strip B, through slit C.
Push this row to the back, where the slits end. Continue the weaving with strip B. Weave it through slit 1, around strip 2, through slit 3.
Until this row is finished.
Continue until all the rows are done.
To make an optional handle on your basket cut a strip of matching paper and staple the ends to the front and back of your basket.
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