I love it all. The introduction, the education, the tutoring and your beautifully calm and gentle guidance. You could've been sweeping a floor and throwing it away and I would've been just as engaged.
I think I'd probably have fewer views if it were a floor sweeping video. Now that I think of it, there's probably a niche for floor sweeping videos. I'd probably have more views . . . Thanks for your kind words, even if I didn't see them for a year!
yes, I agree. and i can't believe I just now realized why I have often spaced out on brooms and thought, that broom would make something good-- like baskets!!! I did not put one and one together. which seems like a great cosmic joke, at this moment.
@@PacoWarabi you could start with a very soothing preparation of sweeping the floor, clearing the space, and then, eureka, another use for broom. It would be quite wonderful.
I live in Tasmania an island off mainland Australia. I wonder if you realise just how far your video has reached, practically the end of the earth! You have a soothing voice & don't ramble on like some do, it was a very relaxing & informative video. Thank you for taking the time and not breezing through, honestly the time went so quickly so don't apologise for taking time to explain. I have pine needles soaking in a mix of glycerin and water ready to start a basket, you have definitely given me the confidence to start! Keep up the great work Paco!
That's awesome! I'm glad you found this both useful and enjoyable. I primarily know Tasmania because of Hannah Gadsby. When I realized that this was the longest video I've made up to this point, I wasn't sure who would sit through that long of an instructional video, but I felt like the information I was covering was worth it. I appreciate your kind comments.
What a great teacher! I am a retired occupational therapist. I noticed you taping your finger...that's good. But, it formed a bit of a tourniquet, because it was taped straight across, or perpendicular to your finger. To avoid making a tourniquet, lay the tape on your finger at an angle, so that you get an overlapping spiral. This will allow more normal blood flow through your finger, and still protect it.
Excellent advice, and something I would have never thought of on my own. The tape ended up sticking to itself but not my finger, so I was able to remove it and put it back on again without being too tight, but when I initially put it on, I think I was cutting off a bit of circulation.
Absolutely awesome! I’m amazed you are making this up for yourself! I wouldn’t say you have no clue what you are doing... and the fact that you say “it’s just fun” is the whole reason you are so enjoyable to watch! And thank you so much for not putting annoying music on the video. Your soothing voice and the quietness is awesome! Very relaxing. God bless and keep on keeping on. 👍🏼
Thank you so much! When I say I have no clue, I mean that I'm not an expert. I haven't been doing this for years - just a few weeks. So yes, I've figured it out. Now a complete newbie.
I loved your blackberry basket videos, and the fact that you're focused on the PNW. I'll be coming home soon and I'll be using the skills that you've taught me for sure!
I never did this when I lived out of state. But when I moved back, this desire to create from nature just exploded in me. I hope it does the same for you.
watching from coastal bc and scotch broom is the bane of our collective existence up here. sorry it has made it all the way down there. i remember seeing it creep down the I-5 in the 80s and thinking "oh no" the seeds can stay fertile for 30-40 years in dry, sandy soil. this and other invasives are the only exceptions to the rule of "don't take too much, leave more than half to proliferate." please god take it all, ruthlessly harvest scotch broom, help heeeelp
I love the fact you found a practical use for that horrible weed! I know what I'm gathering on my next hike 😁 I've wanted to try making a basket for years, but the materials are usually difficult to acquire or expensive. Using a local weed I can easily get my hands on makes the potential of making something hideous far less worrisome. Also, your intro makes me smile.
I moved from Washington state way back in 96...I miss it everyday!! Thank you for showing some of the area! 😍 I love these basket weaving videos!! Thank you
This is the best tutorial I have ever seen in steps and detail. I watched your other basket tutorial as well and shared with my family. This is a craft to know. Thank you for guiding in the basket making.
Just the videos I've been looking for. Thankyou from an old guy with time on his hands but didn't have a clue about basket / bowl making until I saw your video, thankyou.
Oh good. I wasn't sure why someone would want to watch 40 minutes of me making a basket, but I can see how it could be a good way to pass a lunch hour.
I taught myself to make pine needle, coiled baskets. I always found holding the coils w/ the ends going to the right was better. Everyone else held the needle fill end on the left.
I was skeptical but it turned out beautiful. I have 2 horrible scotch brooms in my backyard. I've been trying to get someone to get rid of them. I probably won't be able to make a basket either. I have major arthritis in my hands. Your basket is wonderful. I'd like a collection of a variety of handmade baskets. I love the pine needle baskets too.I think I could try one if I could find a Ponderosa pine tree. The only natural basket I've made was a tiny grass basket I made while waiting for a lumber truck to arrive at a building site. I put a filbert in it and left it for the squirrels. Kinda wish I had it now.
Allow the broom to dry out completely after picking it. You can lay it out in the sun. Once it is dry, you can put it in warm water to soften it up enough to make it pliable. When you are not working on the basket, you can wrap everything in a damp towel and put it in the fridge in a plastic bag. It will stay workable for seven days.
Thank you so much. I live in Europe. We have a lot of these. I was biking recently and I thought, I wonder if I could make a pine needle basket with these. And that's how I found you! So thank you very much! I will be trying this very soon!🌟
We imported these from Europe originally, and then they took over. I could make a joke about my European ancestry doing the same thing in the Americas, but I'll skip it for now . . .
I just noticed that you are making the kind of basket my son and his father once brought me, from a trip they took to Death Valley. A really beautiful low dish of a basket that was always kept on the wall, because it was a light, a tunnel of light. No idea what the grass part was. It was blonde, with a lighter thread/cordage.
What a great tutorial! Just happened upon it while looking for a way to use pine needles to form a bezel for a cabochon. At least now I have the basic idea of how to form it. Thank you for taking so much time to do the video. (Now I just need to find a park with pine needles!) Lol
Didn't seem long to me at all...if fact when I realized it was 40 minutes I was surprised! So well done!! I'm off to get some broom today (live in Kitsap County, we have LOTS) and can't wait to make my first basket. i'm still making the bramble baskets...you made it so easy and fun. Great to do when camping. Thank you so much!
I'm so glad you've enjoyed my videos and have been making baskets! Yesterday I used the coil technique to make a bowl out of grass clippings. You know, why not?
@@beneiseoleinmheart5614 Thanks! I didn't know if anyone was going to sit through a 40-minute basket weaving tutorial, so it's gratifying to know it worked. I appreciate the sub, although I have no idea when I'm going to make another video. But when I finally get around to it, you'll be the first to know!
Thank you, I learned to do this with silvertop palm leaves (the central woody stems took the place of the pine needles and thin strips took the place of your waxed twine). Very strong stitch! Good instructions, too.
Great video. I wake up in the middle of the night and this was great to passively absorb during that time. Also, we've got a tonne of broom and doing this and making wreaths out of it sounds awesome. Thanks so much for the techniques! This seems like a lovely thing to do while listening to the radio or half-watching a movie, especially in the coldest wettest months of the year.
I was worried when I made this video that it was going to be way too long for an instructional video. I was afraid it would be boring. Turns out, there's a market for boring videos, for people who wake up in the middle of the night or just need something quiet to watch. Glad this fit the bill. And bonus: you learned something, too! I also have a video on how to use brambles/blackberry vines to make a wreath. It's not nearly as long of a video, but it might come in handy.
@@PacoWarabi Don't confuse boring with communal. And the fact that you filmed facing 'away' means the viewer can be very present and soak the method in, getting a body memory of it.. it's a great way to create an atmosphere, very natural.. I just watched one before, where the person was facing the camera, and too far away to be able to really see the hands. Which confuses the mind, and creates strain. So, your video turns out to be quite perfect really. like a visit. No excess noise.
Beautiful ❣️ work! N you're an incredibly good teacher.But it sure is a lot of work! Must say I love seeing you jump into the video Appreciate traditional handmade stuff even more now
I really enjoy when the reason why you do each step the way you are doing it is described so clearly ! I need to know why and you do a super job of describing not just what to do, but why . Ahhh. It's satisfying. I made baskets that were similar in middle school, (Thanks Mrs Jackson) but we used jute and bright colored rug yarn. I want to try to use some of that Broom Scotch stuff and play with beeswax. Thanks for making this video.
Thanks! I'm glad my method works for you. It's gratifying that my longest video to date actually works. I tried to cut everything out that didn't need to be there, but it still ended up being 40 minutes long.
That's the idea. If we got everyone making baskets from Scotch broom, no one would miss it, and maybe we'd make a dent in the population. Endless renewable resource!
The length of the Scotch broom needles really do help. By the way, if you can find a Ponderosa pine tree, their needles work great (there are native ones in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, as well as planted ones). Once you start looking for the longer needled trees, they are out there.
Glad it's useful. However, I should warn you that I made up a lot of this stuff as I went along. There are plenty of much better coil basket weavers out there.
@@JeaneGenie-Gameplay Thank you! I spent time as a teacher, a clown, and have been making videos for almost 15 years for fun, so combining all these skills together for whatever craft I'm currently interested in allows me to put together a pleasant video (at least I hope so).
Excellent tutorial, thoroughly engaging and enjoyable, not to mention easy-to-follow instructions. If you'd have made the basket in one afternoon, would it have been easier to push the needle through? I'm asking because my hands don't work very well and I'm not sure I could do the stitching if it's as difficult as it was for you after the basket sat overnight.
They are easier to work with if they are fresh, but even then, these baskets make my hands cramp up when I work on them too long. You might do better with a different style of basket, like Quick and Easy Blackberry Bramble Basket: ruclips.net/video/mpF9Wu8IuZc/видео.html
@@PacoWarabi Oh jeez I missed your reply! YT notifications just don't work sometimes, ya know? Anyway, thanks for the link -- I'll watch that one again. Actually have blackberry brambles in my back yard.
@@lzeph Yeah, try running a channel with over 100 videos. I feel bad when someone asks a question, and I have no idea for weeks or months because RUclips didn't tell me. I hope you find a basketry style that works for you!
@@PacoWarabi Yes I did! The one you linked will work perfectly -- and the method can be used with a variety of materials! I am SO excited; always wanted to make my own baskets. I really appreciate the way you explain not only how to do it but why it's done that way. Really helps a lot. Thank you so much!
I echo the comment below, very therapeutic. Your basket turned out beautiful. I love this technique and pattern much better than the pine needle one. I have nerve damage in my hands, but I will try it anyway. Thank you so much for your inspiration !! I hope to see more from you!
Thanks! I was afraid that no one would be willing to sit through a 40-minute video. It's gratifying that it has gotten such a positive response. If your nerve damage won't let you do this, you might try one of my other basket styles. They might be easier on your hands.
You're very welcome! I only ask that now that you know how, that you make one. I love thinking that the knowledge I can pass on has actually helped make something concrete in this world.
@@PacoWarabi It is definitely on my list this year! I'm doing the "12 gifts" challenge started by DinLife. This week I'm sewing curtains for my bedroom, but next week I will try to make a basket! If you've never seen DinLIfe I recommend her channel for you because she is so meditative and beautiful how she sews things by hand. I like making and watching all kinds of things made by hand.
very lovely! i liked it even better dried, such subtle colouring. as an aside, your needle threading is immaculate but if you pull your string just less than half way through the needle you will reduce the amount of thread you are pulling through the broom by just over half. just a bit of a time and energy saver. right now you are pulling your thread maybe 5 cms through the needle. hope this makes sense!
That does make sense. The final stitch should be a single thread, but I can pull it through with the double thread. The string can always be doubled minus just a little bit. Thank you! That's one of those tips that you don't really learn when you're self-taught off the internet. I appreciate the suggestion!
Hi! A wonderful presentation of the coiling. I also live in the PNW. So many cool materials to use here . I was a bit intimated to try coiling. Seeing this makes me think i could maybe do! Question do give classes ever?
Thank you! This is my third basketry video over the past seven years, so hopefully I've improved my demonstration technique since then. I'm hoping to make another one soon . . .
What a beautiful stress relief this video was! I’m just getting going on ideas for basket weaving. This was an excellent video! I’m so thankful that you didn’t speed up any sections of the video or add any ridiculous music behind your voice. I will be referencing this video going forward. If I want to make a larger basket do I just continue the main disk for a longer stretch of time before going to the curved bit? Thank you, from the heart of Idaho!
The hardest part was making it in the kitchen and the fridge turning on in the middle. I unplugged it at one point! You can just keep expanding the disk for longer to make a larger basket. It gets harder to keep it flat the wider it gets, but it's possible.
@@PacoWarabi thank you! Oh man we had a loud fridge that used to sound like an old compressor firing up 🤣. It even felt like it vibrated the concrete floors in the house too. Thank you 🙏 for your reply! Great video, I enjoyed the mullein cane too! My husband and I have done walking sticks with engravings in them before it was lots of fun! Treated them with stain rubbed on the carved image and then sealed them the same way with lacquer. They last virtually forever that way!
It's not gorse, because it doesn't have thorns. And the more common invasive species here is Scotch broom (the name we use here), instead of Spanish broom. But since I just assume all broom is Scotch broom, you could be right.
I think I learned something like this in school, with string and cord, but this summer I’ll be able to use up some scotch broom! (As well as blackberry brambles!)
I recommend keeping a lookout for the Scotch broom in bloom. It's much easier to see it at this time of year. So even if you're not ready to make a basket right now, you know where all the broom is.
I used to put in background music, but I realized that it takes an additional step to try and find a royalty-free piece of music, and for a tutorial this long, that's way too much work!
i am loving this. i love crafts and i really resonate with using those scothbroom its invasive anyway . and i have been trying the pine needle basket from wild she goes. i cannot wait to try the native blackberry thank you all how fun. like juggling makes ya smile
I'm glad you're enjoying this! I love working with invasive species, because no one will miss it. Whatever you learn from "real" pine needle basketry can be applied to the Scotch broom as well. Although pine needles are also nice, because the tree is done with them at that point, so again, no one will more them.
I don't know if that makes you lucky, or unlucky. By the way, don't discount the wood your get from them, either. I enjoy working with it, and the more I destroy, the better.
I bead alot and use the white medical tapewhen my fingers start getting cut or sore works really well .you doing an amazing job stitching.but do tell doesn, the material your using green stems. When it dri.s doesn.t it get lose in places under the stitching
Great! I can't guarantee I'll post very often as this is a hobby and I've never monetized my channel, but I've been on here for 10+ years, so there's plenty of old content to go through!
The thimble is warn on your finger tip on the best location for you so it's available to push the needle threw as you work. Instead if picking it up & putting it down that disrupts the working progress.
@@visceratrocar I'm definitely no expert, but I do have the advantage of video editing on my side. So maybe you're right - I make it look easy, but it has less to do with my skill and more to do with I rehearsed certain movements before I put them on film.
@@PacoWarabi That makes sense. I mean, if even one needle is brittle fixing it may not be as simple as pulling it out. Getting the bottom right can be tricky, too. I have three different needles I use: a medium one for the botton, a smaller one for the sides (I also use it to add other colored string for decorations so the stitches don't break), and a large one for the top, handle, and any finishing work. It isn't a quick and easy process.
@@visceratrocar Huh. I use one needle for the entire thing, and my stitches never break. I think either using Scotch broom is actually easier than using pine needles, or I just adopt a "good enough" mentality, and my baskets probably aren't as nice as yours.
Thanks! I still have that basket, and it's still holding up well. It has faded to more of a tan color where the sun has hit it, but it's still in one piece!
nice video very relaxing to watch - do you also have a pine needle basket tutorial or would I use same exact technique? and where do you get the hemp twine and the size of the twine? thanks!
I basically stole the pine needle technique from other videos. It's pretty much the same idea, but there are much better quality instructions out there, which is why I didn't even attempt to do a pine needle tutorial. You'd be better off checking out their instructions. As for the twine size, I don't really remember. I got it at JoAnn, but that was a long time ago. Something that would fit through the needle, I know that. Sorry I can't be more specific, but like I said, I'm definitely not an expert . . .
Hi, Paco... I love your site and I love weaving. At least looking at it. I haven't tried actually weaving, yet, but will some time before I die. Of course, I better get a move on because I'm 84 now. LOL! But here is my question for you. Is this the same Broom that I see growing in the hills in France? I have been drawn to it because of the wonderful proliferation of yellow flowers that they show-off. I noticed a small group of soldiers who were out in the hills collecting bunches of the beautiful yellow flowers for their officers' quarters, once. I wonder if they have a fragrance? Seems military officers everywhere get special attention for their quarters. Vases of Scotch Broom for decoration is a perk for the "bosses". ;-) Thanks for the information, the lessons and the great way to spend an hour or so!
They say the best time to plant an oak tree is 50 years ago. The second best time is now. So might as well learn to weave now! I don't know if this is the same broom as you find in France. I know there's also Spanish Broom, so it could be that as well. I picked Scotch broom because it's imported into the Pacific Northwest of the US, and it's an invasive species. But it does grow yellow flowers, so it's definitely possible it's the same thing. Even if it isn't, you could probably still use the Spanish Broom.
@@PacoWarabi Hi, Paco...Apparently the "broom" that you would prefer is Spanish Broom...too bad you have Scotch Broom. I was looking the plants up (see what you started!) and found that Spanish Broom is called the weaver's broom and rush broom. I remember the one I saw in Provence they called "genet" and didn't seem to have a problem with, so it might have actually been Spanish Broom. Don't know if you saw this Wiki page on it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartium Since I live in the Deep South of Louisiana, we don't seem to have any broom, here, so I'll have to find something else to try weaving with. You have me really interested now!
@@Appleita I'm totally good with having Scotch broom here. Since no one wants it, I can take as much as I want! The trick to my basketry videos is that I looked around my area, saw what we had an abundance of, then looked for techniques that would work with these specific plants. At the moment, I have videos for round plants (Pacific Blackberry), wide flat plants (Himalayan Blackberry bark), and bunches of plants (Scotch broom). If you can find plants that match any of these characteristics, you can make a basket. I didn't invent the techniques; just adapted them.
I believe they introduced Scotch Broom to try and stabilize the dunes. Now THAT was a good idea! I love Coos Bay. I grew up in Cottage Grove, so Shore Acres was one of our favorite places to go.
Here in the Bay Area we're invaded by French broom, Genista monspessulana. It'd be great if you could provide some similar use for it. ...& eucalyptus too
I wonder what other things you van use the disc making technique for besides the bottom of a basket. Like maybe, a giant pot lid or a table mat or something like that. Or mere decoration.
You were spot on. A common thing is to make a basket, then make a lid for the basket, like you said. And if you want to hang it on the wall, just don't curve the sides and you've got a flat wall decoration.
@@PacoWarabi Yeah, I've seen a video where she made a lid for the basket, in fact she did one where the lid rested within the rim of the basket and another one where the lid was more like a cap and went over the rim
I'm always happy when people enjoy this extremely long tutorial. I realized while making it just how long it was going to end up being, but to be thorough, it had to be that way. Glad the countless hours of editing were worth it!
Out of all my basketry projects, I actually know where this one is. This has been sitting on a windowsill pretty much since I made it. There's an additional flaking period where bits of the dried leaves and bark fall off, but after that, it's been quite stable. It has faded from green to tan, but that's about it. Now, I'm not using it every day for harvesting potatoes or anything, but when I pick it up, it still seems firm and not brittle. As a decorative piece that might be handled or have things stored in it, I think it would hold up just fine.
Great tutorial. But just a fyi, thread has a grain, just like paper, just like yarn. The direction it was made means that as the thread comes out of the place where it's being made, the fibres will lie down.. like barbs on a fishing hook. :-) So it's better to thread your needle with the thread having the smooth side coming away from the top that you thread. This sounds complicated I wish i could show you. But close your eyes, run your fingers in both direction to see which direction is smoother. This also means that when you wax the thread, you should only wax it in the smooth direction, not both ways. This prevents threads from tangling, knotting and it goes through the object you're stitching more easily. thanks for doing this and for the close ups.
Wow, thank you for letting me know. I noticed that sometimes the thread would seem to get all rough, and other times it seemed to be fine. That makes sense about the grain. I will have to look at that more closely.
@@PacoWarabi how cool that you replied so soon. I am in australia and should be asleep but baskets are my passion. I'm teaching the round weave on Saturday using found and foraged fibre. thanks paco. Have a great day
@@ludouglas1 That's great! Baskets are sometimes my passion, but it really just depends on the day/week/year. I love working with found materials. I think my next video might be making cordage from grass. We'll see if I get around to it. Keep doing what you do!
Sorry but when you say over you go behind. When you say behind you place it in front. Is it me? Is it like opposite on weaving? In front, or over means behind what you are looking at?
do you think using cotton embroidery floss would work, instead of the cord? I have a lot of embroidery floss, but no cord. plus then it comes in many colors
Embroidery floss might work. I would definitely recommend waxing it, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. It's strong, it's thin, it would look great with all its colors. I would say, do it!
@@A_nony_mous sure did! i made a little pine needle basket. it definitely has to be waxed to work nicely. i just use it to store usb drives so i don't know if it holds up to weight like cord does
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I love it all. The introduction, the education, the tutoring and your beautifully calm and gentle guidance. You could've been sweeping a floor and throwing it away and I would've been just as engaged.
I think I'd probably have fewer views if it were a floor sweeping video.
Now that I think of it, there's probably a niche for floor sweeping videos. I'd probably have more views . . .
Thanks for your kind words, even if I didn't see them for a year!
yes, I agree. and i can't believe I just now realized why I have often spaced out on brooms and thought, that broom would make something good-- like baskets!!! I did not put one and one together. which seems like a great cosmic joke, at this moment.
@@PacoWarabi you could start with a very soothing preparation of sweeping the floor, clearing the space, and then, eureka, another use for broom. It would be quite wonderful.
@@PacoWarabi I mean, there's a surprisingly popular niche for rug cleaning videos on RUclips, so anything is possible.
I live in Tasmania an island off mainland Australia. I wonder if you realise just how far your video has reached, practically the end of the earth! You have a soothing voice & don't ramble on like some do, it was a very relaxing & informative video. Thank you for taking the time and not breezing through, honestly the time went so quickly so don't apologise for taking time to explain. I have pine needles soaking in a mix of glycerin and water ready to start a basket, you have definitely given me the confidence to start! Keep up the great work Paco!
That's awesome! I'm glad you found this both useful and enjoyable. I primarily know Tasmania because of Hannah Gadsby.
When I realized that this was the longest video I've made up to this point, I wasn't sure who would sit through that long of an instructional video, but I felt like the information I was covering was worth it.
I appreciate your kind comments.
What a great teacher! I am a retired occupational therapist. I noticed you taping your finger...that's good. But, it formed a bit of a tourniquet, because it was taped straight across, or perpendicular to your finger. To avoid making a tourniquet, lay the tape on your finger at an angle, so that you get an overlapping spiral. This will allow more normal blood flow through your finger, and still protect it.
Excellent advice, and something I would have never thought of on my own. The tape ended up sticking to itself but not my finger, so I was able to remove it and put it back on again without being too tight, but when I initially put it on, I think I was cutting off a bit of circulation.
Absolutely awesome! I’m amazed you are making this up for yourself! I wouldn’t say you have no clue what you are doing... and the fact that you say “it’s just fun” is the whole reason you are so enjoyable to watch!
And thank you so much for not putting annoying music on the video. Your soothing voice and the quietness is awesome! Very relaxing.
God bless and keep on keeping on. 👍🏼
Thank you so much! When I say I have no clue, I mean that I'm not an expert. I haven't been doing this for years - just a few weeks. So yes, I've figured it out. Now a complete newbie.
I loved your blackberry basket videos, and the fact that you're focused on the PNW. I'll be coming home soon and I'll be using the skills that you've taught me for sure!
I never did this when I lived out of state. But when I moved back, this desire to create from nature just exploded in me. I hope it does the same for you.
I don’t know how I stumbled across this channel but I love it
100+ random videos in the back catalog, very rare new uploads, what more could you want?
PacoWarabi More new uploads, more often! 😃 ...though I do need to catch up on a lot of the others...
@@analeigholdeworlde4178 I've definitely stepped up my uploads lately. Although that mainly means 20 second juggling clips . . .
Just found your channel LATE last night, the blackberry bramble one, and loved it ❣️. Subscribed and will be a viewer from now on ‼️.
Same here, just popped up out of the blue. Internet can make our lives interesting this way.
watching from coastal bc and scotch broom is the bane of our collective existence up here. sorry it has made it all the way down there. i remember seeing it creep down the I-5 in the 80s and thinking "oh no"
the seeds can stay fertile for 30-40 years in dry, sandy soil. this and other invasives are the only exceptions to the rule of "don't take too much, leave more than half to proliferate."
please god take it all, ruthlessly harvest scotch broom, help
heeeelp
I love the fact you found a practical use for that horrible weed! I know what I'm gathering on my next hike 😁 I've wanted to try making a basket for years, but the materials are usually difficult to acquire or expensive. Using a local weed I can easily get my hands on makes the potential of making something hideous far less worrisome. Also, your intro makes me smile.
Oh great, we have a whole lot of this bushes in Poland so I'll try this one first. You made the stitching a lot easier than the pine needles.
I love that you show how to start the basket. Sweet grass basket makers are not so quick to show the skill of starting the basket.
Here from your instagram comment as well
I moved from Washington state way back in 96...I miss it everyday!! Thank you for showing some of the area! 😍 I love these basket weaving videos!! Thank you
This is the best tutorial I have ever seen in steps and detail. I watched your other basket tutorial as well and shared with my family. This is a craft to know. Thank you for guiding in the basket making.
Just the videos I've been looking for. Thankyou from an old guy with time on his hands but didn't have a clue about basket / bowl making until I saw your video, thankyou.
The algorithm must have guessed I needed this.
Never question the algorithm. The algorithm knows best. All hail the mighty algorithm!
This was so awsome!!
Love your use of plants and bringing some much needed ways of doing things for our selves! Thank you.
This was really therapeutic to watch while I ate lunch.
Oh good. I wasn't sure why someone would want to watch 40 minutes of me making a basket, but I can see how it could be a good way to pass a lunch hour.
I taught myself to make pine needle, coiled baskets. I always found holding the coils w/ the ends going to the right was better. Everyone else held the needle fill end on the left.
I was skeptical but it turned out beautiful. I have 2 horrible scotch brooms in my backyard. I've been trying to get someone to get rid of them. I probably won't be able to make a basket either. I have major arthritis in my hands. Your basket is wonderful. I'd like a collection of a variety of handmade baskets. I love the pine needle baskets too.I think I could try one if I could find a Ponderosa pine tree. The only natural basket I've made was a tiny grass basket I made while waiting for a lumber truck to arrive at a building site. I put a filbert in it and left it for the squirrels. Kinda wish I had it now.
I loved your video so much.I made a basket,it molded,i cried,I'll try again.I think you have me hooked.
I'm sorry it molded. I've never had that problem, but I can see how that could happen.
But I'm not sorry you're hooked!
Allow the broom to dry out completely after picking it. You can lay it out in the sun. Once it is dry, you can put it in warm water to soften it up enough to make it pliable. When you are not working on the basket, you can wrap everything in a damp towel and put it in the fridge in a plastic bag. It will stay workable for seven days.
I'm right-handed, but I always work this from right to left - it seems so much easier than from left to right!
Thank you so much. I live in Europe. We have a lot of these. I was biking recently and I thought, I wonder if I could make a pine needle basket with these. And that's how I found you! So thank you very much! I will be trying this very soon!🌟
We imported these from Europe originally, and then they took over. I could make a joke about my European ancestry doing the same thing in the Americas, but I'll skip it for now . . .
I just noticed that you are making the kind of basket my son and his father once brought me, from a trip they took to Death Valley. A really beautiful low dish of a basket that was always kept on the wall, because it was a light, a tunnel of light. No idea what the grass part was. It was blonde, with a lighter thread/cordage.
Love this! Thanks! I also plan to make a few small sweeping brooms out of this plant. It's also invasive everywhere in California.
What a great tutorial! Just happened upon it while looking for a way to use pine needles to form a bezel for a cabochon. At least now I have the basic idea of how to form it. Thank you for taking so much time to do the video. (Now I just need to find a park with pine needles!) Lol
Thank you for this video! I love how you use weeds and make them into useful art!
Thanks for getting that! I believe very strongly in taking objects that others would see as a waste and showing people how beautiful they can be.
Thanks for your nice clear instructions. I thought the color would fade some but this gives it natural charm. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing! I am definitely going to try this. What a neat way to make a use out of this invasive plant. 🙂
First blackberries, now scotch broom. I love using plants where I'm doing a service to everybody by using them.
These plants are protected in my country...😉
Didn't seem long to me at all...if fact when I realized it was 40 minutes I was surprised! So well done!! I'm off to get some broom today (live in Kitsap County, we have LOTS) and can't wait to make my first basket. i'm still making the bramble baskets...you made it so easy and fun. Great to do when camping. Thank you so much!
I'm so glad you've enjoyed my videos and have been making baskets! Yesterday I used the coil technique to make a bowl out of grass clippings. You know, why not?
A paper straw-cut in half is a nice gauge to use to hold the needles together and keep the same thickness throughout😘
That’s what I use too. 😂
Your video was easy to follow; not all the extra unnecessary yapping😢. Thanks you so much fi giving me a start. God Bless. new subby to your channel❤
@@beneiseoleinmheart5614 Thanks! I didn't know if anyone was going to sit through a 40-minute basket weaving tutorial, so it's gratifying to know it worked.
I appreciate the sub, although I have no idea when I'm going to make another video. But when I finally get around to it, you'll be the first to know!
Beautiful!
A great experience to watch you make that basket.
Thank you!
Thank you, I learned to do this with silvertop palm leaves (the central woody stems took the place of the pine needles and thin strips took the place of your waxed twine). Very strong stitch! Good instructions, too.
Very cool! The nice thing is one you understand the concept of coil baskets, you can use so many materials.
Love this, was looking for inspiration having made a few willow baskets..very calming to watch too, thanks a lot
Great video. I wake up in the middle of the night and this was great to passively absorb during that time. Also, we've got a tonne of broom and doing this and making wreaths out of it sounds awesome. Thanks so much for the techniques! This seems like a lovely thing to do while listening to the radio or half-watching a movie, especially in the coldest wettest months of the year.
I was worried when I made this video that it was going to be way too long for an instructional video. I was afraid it would be boring.
Turns out, there's a market for boring videos, for people who wake up in the middle of the night or just need something quiet to watch. Glad this fit the bill.
And bonus: you learned something, too!
I also have a video on how to use brambles/blackberry vines to make a wreath. It's not nearly as long of a video, but it might come in handy.
@@PacoWarabi Don't confuse boring with communal. And the fact that you filmed facing 'away' means the viewer can be very present and soak the method in, getting a body memory of it.. it's a great way to create an atmosphere, very natural.. I just watched one before, where the person was facing the camera, and too far away to be able to really see the hands. Which confuses the mind, and creates strain. So, your video turns out to be quite perfect really. like a visit. No excess noise.
Beautiful ❣️ work! N you're an incredibly good teacher.But it sure is a lot of work! Must say I love seeing you jump into the video Appreciate traditional handmade stuff even more now
yes - basketry is time-consuming, but well worth the effort!
@@ginablanshard8255Such valuable knowledge and skills and so underappreciated by society as a whole.Bless you for sharing❤
The legend has returned
In the future, I plan to very regularly think about making videos, and then get distracted by the next shiny thing.
Ooohoohoo. I love how you leapt out of the scene.
I really enjoy when the reason why you do each step the way you are doing it is described so clearly ! I need to know why and you do a super job of describing not just what to do, but why . Ahhh. It's satisfying. I made baskets that were similar in middle school, (Thanks Mrs Jackson) but we used jute and bright colored rug yarn. I want to try to use some of that Broom Scotch stuff and play with beeswax. Thanks for making this video.
Thanks! I'm glad my method works for you. It's gratifying that my longest video to date actually works. I tried to cut everything out that didn't need to be there, but it still ended up being 40 minutes long.
Scotch broom is a terrible invasive where i live so this really captures my attention
That's the idea. If we got everyone making baskets from Scotch broom, no one would miss it, and maybe we'd make a dent in the population. Endless renewable resource!
Thanks for the vid! I finally did this project and found scotch broom much easier to work with than the short pine needles in the PNW.
The length of the Scotch broom needles really do help. By the way, if you can find a Ponderosa pine tree, their needles work great (there are native ones in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, as well as planted ones). Once you start looking for the longer needled trees, they are out there.
Very well made. I started a hemp basket once, strips from the bark and I never got the bottom right. Now I know where I went wrong. Thanks.
Glad it's useful. However, I should warn you that I made up a lot of this stuff as I went along. There are plenty of much better coil basket weavers out there.
i bet there are. I play games and I'm sure there are way better players out there then me. Haha. You are pleasant to watch.
@@JeaneGenie-Gameplay Thank you! I spent time as a teacher, a clown, and have been making videos for almost 15 years for fun, so combining all these skills together for whatever craft I'm currently interested in allows me to put together a pleasant video (at least I hope so).
I just found this & now I'm hooked 🥰
Here from your insta comment
Same
Excellent tutorial, thoroughly engaging and enjoyable, not to mention easy-to-follow instructions.
If you'd have made the basket in one afternoon, would it have been easier to push the needle through? I'm asking because my hands don't work very well and I'm not sure I could do the stitching if it's as difficult as it was for you after the basket sat overnight.
They are easier to work with if they are fresh, but even then, these baskets make my hands cramp up when I work on them too long. You might do better with a different style of basket, like Quick and Easy Blackberry Bramble Basket: ruclips.net/video/mpF9Wu8IuZc/видео.html
@@PacoWarabi
Oh jeez I missed your reply! YT notifications just don't work sometimes, ya know?
Anyway, thanks for the link -- I'll watch that one again. Actually have blackberry brambles in my back yard.
@@lzeph Yeah, try running a channel with over 100 videos. I feel bad when someone asks a question, and I have no idea for weeks or months because RUclips didn't tell me.
I hope you find a basketry style that works for you!
@@PacoWarabi
Yes I did! The one you linked will work perfectly -- and the method can be used with a variety of materials! I am SO excited; always wanted to make my own baskets. I really appreciate the way you explain not only how to do it but why it's done that way. Really helps a lot. Thank you so much!
That was awesome, an heirloom to pass down.
I echo the comment below, very therapeutic. Your basket turned out beautiful. I love this technique and pattern much better than the pine needle one. I have nerve damage in my hands, but I will try it anyway. Thank you so much for your inspiration !! I hope to see more from you!
Thanks! I was afraid that no one would be willing to sit through a 40-minute video. It's gratifying that it has gotten such a positive response.
If your nerve damage won't let you do this, you might try one of my other basket styles. They might be easier on your hands.
I really enjoyed this one too.
Thanks, Paco! I enjoy learning new stuff, and now I know how to make this neat basket!
You're very welcome! I only ask that now that you know how, that you make one. I love thinking that the knowledge I can pass on has actually helped make something concrete in this world.
@@PacoWarabi It is definitely on my list this year! I'm doing the "12 gifts" challenge started by DinLife. This week I'm sewing curtains for my bedroom, but next week I will try to make a basket! If you've never seen DinLIfe I recommend her channel for you because she is so meditative and beautiful how she sews things by hand. I like making and watching all kinds of things made by hand.
very lovely! i liked it even better dried, such subtle colouring.
as an aside, your needle threading is immaculate but if you pull your string just less than half way through the needle you will reduce the amount of thread you are pulling through the broom by just over half. just a bit of a time and energy saver. right now you are pulling your thread maybe 5 cms through the needle.
hope this makes sense!
That does make sense. The final stitch should be a single thread, but I can pull it through with the double thread. The string can always be doubled minus just a little bit.
Thank you! That's one of those tips that you don't really learn when you're self-taught off the internet.
I appreciate the suggestion!
Every time you toss the basket down I giggle 🤣
It's a 40-minute basketry video. I've got to do something to make it funny!
Hi! A wonderful presentation of the coiling. I also live in the PNW. So many cool materials to use here . I was a bit intimated to try coiling. Seeing this makes me think i could maybe do! Question do give classes ever?
Came here from your Instagram comment and this is so relaxing ❤️
Really beautiful and very interesting. Thank you so much.
This seems to be a grwat introduction to baskets. Thank you for sharing your skill sets.
Thank you! Baskets are amazing, so I'm glad you like this introduction.
Love it and It was very well shown how to make A basket. Love the tranquility of you showing us how to make one
Thank you! This is my third basketry video over the past seven years, so hopefully I've improved my demonstration technique since then. I'm hoping to make another one soon . . .
PacoWarabi I hope you do! Bought rope today to make a basket from lavender, I only forgot to buy a needle
@@aruvielevenstar3944 A lavendar basket sounds amazing! I'm making a basket out of mint later this summer, after the bees get tired of the flowers.
PacoWarabi cant wait to see that!
@@aruvielevenstar3944 And I'd love to see the lavender basket!
What a beautiful stress relief this video was! I’m just getting going on ideas for basket weaving. This was an excellent video! I’m so thankful that you didn’t speed up any sections of the video or add any ridiculous music behind your voice. I will be referencing this video going forward.
If I want to make a larger basket do I just continue the main disk for a longer stretch of time before going to the curved bit? Thank you, from the heart of Idaho!
The hardest part was making it in the kitchen and the fridge turning on in the middle. I unplugged it at one point!
You can just keep expanding the disk for longer to make a larger basket. It gets harder to keep it flat the wider it gets, but it's possible.
@@PacoWarabi thank you! Oh man we had a loud fridge that used to sound like an old compressor firing up 🤣. It even felt like it vibrated the concrete floors in the house too. Thank you 🙏 for your reply! Great video, I enjoyed the mullein cane too! My husband and I have done walking sticks with engravings in them before it was lots of fun! Treated them with stain rubbed on the carved image and then sealed them the same way with lacquer. They last virtually forever that way!
This plant looks more like gorse or Spanish broom than the Scottish broom. Wonderful video. Thank you!
It's not gorse, because it doesn't have thorns. And the more common invasive species here is Scotch broom (the name we use here), instead of Spanish broom. But since I just assume all broom is Scotch broom, you could be right.
Thank you, great tutorial and very good camera angle!
Thanks! It was very awkward trying to get the right angle and the right field of focus, while trying to actually make the basket.
I saw your comment on an Instagram Post, so here I am.
I think I learned something like this in school, with string and cord, but this summer I’ll be able to use up some scotch broom! (As well as blackberry brambles!)
I recommend keeping a lookout for the Scotch broom in bloom. It's much easier to see it at this time of year. So even if you're not ready to make a basket right now, you know where all the broom is.
thank you...' lovely clear video and thanks for not using background noise
I used to put in background music, but I realized that it takes an additional step to try and find a royalty-free piece of music, and for a tutorial this long, that's way too much work!
i am loving this. i love crafts and i really resonate with using those scothbroom its invasive anyway . and i have been trying the pine needle basket from wild she goes. i cannot wait to try the native blackberry thank you all how fun. like juggling makes ya smile
I'm glad you're enjoying this! I love working with invasive species, because no one will miss it. Whatever you learn from "real" pine needle basketry can be applied to the Scotch broom as well. Although pine needles are also nice, because the tree is done with them at that point, so again, no one will more them.
Brilliant Paco! My front yard is full of these....looks like I'll be busy.
I don't know if that makes you lucky, or unlucky. By the way, don't discount the wood your get from them, either. I enjoy working with it, and the more I destroy, the better.
I bead alot and use the white medical tapewhen my fingers start getting cut or sore works really well .you doing an amazing job stitching.but do tell doesn, the material your using green stems. When it dri.s doesn.t it get lose in places under the stitching
Just found your channel LATE last night, the blackberry bramble one, and loved it ❣️. Subscribed and will be a viewer from now on ‼️.
Great! I can't guarantee I'll post very often as this is a hobby and I've never monetized my channel, but I've been on here for 10+ years, so there's plenty of old content to go through!
The thimble is warn on your finger tip on the best location for you so it's available to push the needle threw as you work. Instead if picking it up & putting it down that disrupts the working progress.
You make it look a lot easier than it is.
Or maybe you think it's harder than it is . . .
@@PacoWarabi I've done it. It isn't easy.
@@visceratrocar I'm definitely no expert, but I do have the advantage of video editing on my side. So maybe you're right - I make it look easy, but it has less to do with my skill and more to do with I rehearsed certain movements before I put them on film.
@@PacoWarabi That makes sense. I mean, if even one needle is brittle fixing it may not be as simple as pulling it out. Getting the bottom right can be tricky, too. I have three different needles I use: a medium one for the botton, a smaller one for the sides (I also use it to add other colored string for decorations so the stitches don't break), and a large one for the top, handle, and any finishing work. It isn't a quick and easy process.
@@visceratrocar Huh. I use one needle for the entire thing, and my stitches never break. I think either using Scotch broom is actually easier than using pine needles, or I just adopt a "good enough" mentality, and my baskets probably aren't as nice as yours.
You did a wonderful job as well as explain as you went along. Bravo ! Thank you
Thanks! I had to refilm scenes multiple times when I wasn't satisfied with the instructions, so I'm glad it worked out in the end.
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your teaching. All the best from Denmark. Where people pay to buy the broom!
You're very welcome! I recently took up nalbinding, and have been watching videos from your side of the world!
Great video! I love the basket. ❤️
Loved it! Thank you. Your basket looks very nice.
Thanks! I still have that basket, and it's still holding up well. It has faded to more of a tan color where the sun has hit it, but it's still in one piece!
nice video very relaxing to watch - do you also have a pine needle basket tutorial or would I use same exact technique? and where do you get the hemp twine and the size of the twine? thanks!
I basically stole the pine needle technique from other videos. It's pretty much the same idea, but there are much better quality instructions out there, which is why I didn't even attempt to do a pine needle tutorial. You'd be better off checking out their instructions.
As for the twine size, I don't really remember. I got it at JoAnn, but that was a long time ago. Something that would fit through the needle, I know that.
Sorry I can't be more specific, but like I said, I'm definitely not an expert . . .
Hi, Paco... I love your site and I love weaving. At least looking at it. I haven't tried actually weaving, yet, but will some time before I die. Of course, I better get a move on because I'm 84 now. LOL! But here is my question for you. Is this the same Broom that I see growing in the hills in France? I have been drawn to it because of the wonderful proliferation of yellow flowers that they show-off. I noticed a small group of soldiers who were out in the hills collecting bunches of the beautiful yellow flowers for their officers' quarters, once. I wonder if they have a fragrance? Seems military officers everywhere get special attention for their quarters. Vases of Scotch Broom for decoration is a perk for the "bosses". ;-) Thanks for the information, the lessons and the great way to spend an hour or so!
They say the best time to plant an oak tree is 50 years ago. The second best time is now. So might as well learn to weave now!
I don't know if this is the same broom as you find in France. I know there's also Spanish Broom, so it could be that as well. I picked Scotch broom because it's imported into the Pacific Northwest of the US, and it's an invasive species.
But it does grow yellow flowers, so it's definitely possible it's the same thing. Even if it isn't, you could probably still use the Spanish Broom.
@@PacoWarabi Hi, Paco...Apparently the "broom" that you would prefer is Spanish Broom...too bad you have Scotch Broom. I was looking the plants up (see what you started!) and found that Spanish Broom is called the weaver's broom and rush broom. I remember the one I saw in Provence they called "genet" and didn't seem to have a problem with, so it might have actually been Spanish Broom. Don't know if you saw this Wiki page on it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartium Since I live in the Deep South of Louisiana, we don't seem to have any broom, here, so I'll have to find something else to try weaving with. You have me really interested now!
@@Appleita I'm totally good with having Scotch broom here. Since no one wants it, I can take as much as I want!
The trick to my basketry videos is that I looked around my area, saw what we had an abundance of, then looked for techniques that would work with these specific plants. At the moment, I have videos for round plants (Pacific Blackberry), wide flat plants (Himalayan Blackberry bark), and bunches of plants (Scotch broom). If you can find plants that match any of these characteristics, you can make a basket. I didn't invent the techniques; just adapted them.
@@PacoWarabi Thanks, sugar. I'll check around.
I live on coos bay... I just have to walk outside to collect the materials! Thank you!!!
I believe they introduced Scotch Broom to try and stabilize the dunes. Now THAT was a good idea!
I love Coos Bay. I grew up in Cottage Grove, so Shore Acres was one of our favorite places to go.
Here in the Bay Area we're invaded by French broom, Genista monspessulana.
It'd be great if you could provide some similar use for it.
...& eucalyptus too
Beautiful I wanted to learn to make basket and other natural thing 👍👍👍♥️💯💯💯💯💯💯
Your videos are amazing!!! Thank you so much.
I wonder what other things you van use the disc making technique for besides the bottom of a basket. Like maybe, a giant pot lid or a table mat or something like that. Or mere decoration.
You were spot on. A common thing is to make a basket, then make a lid for the basket, like you said. And if you want to hang it on the wall, just don't curve the sides and you've got a flat wall decoration.
@@PacoWarabi Yeah, I've seen a video where she made a lid for the basket, in fact she did one where the lid rested within the rim of the basket and another one where the lid was more like a cap and went over the rim
That was great. I really enjoyed it!
I'm always happy when people enjoy this extremely long tutorial. I realized while making it just how long it was going to end up being, but to be thorough, it had to be that way. Glad the countless hours of editing were worth it!
fantastic, you make it look so easy
It actually isn't hard. Time consuming, yes, but once you get the technique down, it's actually quite meditative.
excellent work and great video 🦊
Hey thanks for the video! After a few years how do you find fibres holding up?
Out of all my basketry projects, I actually know where this one is. This has been sitting on a windowsill pretty much since I made it. There's an additional flaking period where bits of the dried leaves and bark fall off, but after that, it's been quite stable. It has faded from green to tan, but that's about it.
Now, I'm not using it every day for harvesting potatoes or anything, but when I pick it up, it still seems firm and not brittle. As a decorative piece that might be handled or have things stored in it, I think it would hold up just fine.
@@PacoWarabi great! Thanks for the response
Great video in all the ways😊
I very much enjoyed your video. Thank you ✌🏽️
Cool project!
Good video but I had to fast forward it as it went too long so I didn’t see if you added extra needles at the top to make the rim thinker
Great tutorial. But just a fyi, thread has a grain, just like paper, just like yarn. The direction it was made means that as the thread comes out of the place where it's being made, the fibres will lie down.. like barbs on a fishing hook. :-) So it's better to thread your needle with the thread having the smooth side coming away from the top that you thread. This sounds complicated I wish i could show you. But close your eyes, run your fingers in both direction to see which direction is smoother. This also means that when you wax the thread, you should only wax it in the smooth direction, not both ways. This prevents threads from tangling, knotting and it goes through the object you're stitching more easily. thanks for doing this and for the close ups.
Wow, thank you for letting me know. I noticed that sometimes the thread would seem to get all rough, and other times it seemed to be fine. That makes sense about the grain. I will have to look at that more closely.
@@PacoWarabi how cool that you replied so soon. I am in australia and should be asleep but baskets are my passion. I'm teaching the round weave on Saturday using found and foraged fibre. thanks paco. Have a great day
@@ludouglas1 That's great! Baskets are sometimes my passion, but it really just depends on the day/week/year. I love working with found materials. I think my next video might be making cordage from grass. We'll see if I get around to it.
Keep doing what you do!
Beautiful
they're stems, not leaves. needles is a good term though. the broom is native here so i have no need to remove them, but i think i'll try this anyway
looks beautiful
thank you
Very beautiful.
Sorry but when you say over you go behind. When you say behind you place it in front. Is it me? Is it like opposite on weaving? In front, or over means behind what you are looking at?
Not bad for someone who doesn't "have a clue what I'm doing"!
That claim may have been slightly exaggerated.
@@PacoWarabi Yes, for sure! I was kidding, in fact.
Thank Dixy Lee Ray for that being so invasive in Washington haha!
Thank you!
do you think using cotton embroidery floss would work, instead of the cord? I have a lot of embroidery floss, but no cord. plus then it comes in many colors
Embroidery floss might work. I would definitely recommend waxing it, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. It's strong, it's thin, it would look great with all its colors. I would say, do it!
Did it work?
@@A_nony_mous sure did! i made a little pine needle basket. it definitely has to be waxed to work nicely. i just use it to store usb drives so i don't know if it holds up to weight like cord does
Wonderful! Thank You.......
Merci pour le partage 👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ j'aime bcp ♥️
Oh it's adorable. thanks so much