What you need:
card stock or coloured paper,
scissors,
ruler,
pencil,
glue,
sticky tape or double-faced adhesive tape
Decide how large your basket is going to be.
Your measurement must include the size of the base as well as the height of the basket. Then choose a sheet of card stock that fits.
Draw a rectangle onto the sheet of card stock.
This rectangle will become the base of the basket.
For the sides, draw four more rectangles next to the edges of the first
rectangle.
Cut out the pattern.
Cut into the side parts from the edge to the middle leaving stripes of about 0.4 in. Do not cut into the
base.
Fold the stripes up.
Take paper in another colour and cut it into stripes.
You can use finished stripes for weaving as well.
Put the stripes between the stripes of the basket and weave them over and under the stripes of the basket alternately. Apply a bit of glue,
too.
Repeat this procedure until the basket is finished.
If you do not want the ends of the stripes protrude, you can fold them down and glue them to the sides of the
basket.
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