Fiber Coil Basket Intro with Step-By-Step Instructions

You can create your own coil basket with a few simple materials and some patience! I used about 15-20 feet of the linked coiling core (see below) for the finished basket in the video.
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0:05 Materials Needed
0:13 Threading a Needle
1:09 How to Start your Basket
5:30 Eight-Stitch Reminder
5:50 Adding a New String of Yarn
7:13 Adding a New Coil
8:40 Wrapping and Stitching
10:19 How to Finish your Basket
Materials were purchased from Blick:
Coiling Core - 1/4 in. x 180ft. www.dickblick.com/items/coili...
Blunt Tapestry Needle Size #18 - www.dickblick.com/items/blunt...
Yarn - www.dickblick.com/products/ca...
Student Yarn Option - www.dickblick.com/products/tr...
You can buy yarn from a local craft store too - Medium size 4 yarn works best.
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[@inezwong5654]

There are many tutorials for this but yours is my favorite!! Thankyou!!

[@stephaniedanza]

@inezwong5654 Thank you so much!!

[@izabelaug8230]

incredibly time-consuming work, but the effect is amazing. greetings

[@stephaniedanza]

Yes! So much time and effort go into making these guys but the end product is definitely worth it! My students are so proud of their work in the end!

[@estefanymurillo22]

Thank you! 🥰

[@stephaniedanza]

Of course! We’re you able to make one?! I would love to see it!

[@sugengpurnomo6766]

👍👍👍...

[@stephaniedanza]

Hope this was helpful! We’re you able to make a basket?

[@kusumawathiwijethunga5386]

👍👍👍

[@stephaniedanza]

We’re you able to make one?!

[@charorperez]

Muy bonito y entretenido. Sería posible hacerlo en español??? Muchas gracias y saludos 😊

[@stephaniedanza]

I’m so sorry for the delayed reply! I can see if one of my students could write captions in Spanish for me!

[@pdelmercado]

Great tutorial. How many feet of coiling cord did you use to make this bowl? I see that you have a link to the coiling cord for 180 feet, but I'm sure you didn't need all of it to make this one bowl. I'm planning to make multiple bowls, so I was wondering how many feet I will need for each bowl. Thank you.

[@stephaniedanza]

I used about 20 feet for this basket! I typically cut off about a wing-span length of cord (roughly 4 feet for me) and use that one at a time, adding as I go. You can always start with a wing-span length and add to it and stop once you hit a good length! Would love to see your final baskets!

[@pdelmercado]

Thank you!@@stephaniedanza

[@stephaniedanza]

@@pdelmercado You're so welcome!

[@mariajuliamartins9546]

🤩👏👏⚘

[@stephaniedanza]

✨ Thank you! Any plans on trying this yourself?

[@anagaleano9589]

Can you share the site where you buy your coil from? Thank you for the video! Learned so much:)

[@stephaniedanza]

Yes! I buy from Blick Art Supplies! www.dickblick.com/items/coiling-core-14-x-180-ft/ So glad you enjoyed the video and learned how to build these baskets! It’s quite addicting!

[@alanday5255]

OMG How much will that cost 1500$, so much work.

[@stephaniedanza]

It is definitely time-consuming!! It is worth it in the end!

[@patriciadominguez4901]

Hola, no podrías poner las cantidades de material que usaste???????

[@stephaniedanza]

So sorry - I'll add it to the description. I used about 15-20 feet of the coiling core for the finished basket in the video. Hope that helps!

[@juliafrlol]

How long is the cord you used? Because im buying a 50ft pack so how many would that make? Like how many ft is one basket

[@stephaniedanza]

Great question! I used about 10 feet for the basket I made in the video - truly depends on how big you want the basket to be. If you’re making a shallow, wide basket it might end up being the same as a narrow, tall basket. The spools I buy are 180 yds I believe so I buy at least 3 for my 2 sections of students (around 40 kids total). Let me know if you have any other questions!

[@juliafrlol]

@@stephaniedanza thank u so much!! Appreciate it. This video helped me so much- 💗

[@stephaniedanza]

@@juliafrlol Glad to help - I think breaking down each step is key!

[@wendyrice2996]

At the beginning you are wrapping towards you and when you add a new yarn you wrapping away. I know it doesn't matter but confusing.

[@stephaniedanza]

Sorry for the confusion! You can wrap either way throughout the entire basket - a lot of my students don't remember which direction they wrapped the previous class so it's helpful that it doesn't affect the outcome.

[@wendyrice2996]

@@stephaniedanza The wrapping doesn't matter but it does determine how you do the figure 8. I am hoping to use your video (if the is OK) to teach high schoolers how to do this. soon as I learn it myself. Your video is great. Thank you.

[@stephaniedanza]

@@wendyrice2996 Good point! My students struggled with that too - at around 9:06 in the video I show how my stitch has to be tucked/squished between the coils before I make a stitch. You can emphasize that point of the video when students start to struggle with that. Some other tutorials make a "bridge" stitch that goes over the gap between coils but I believe the "8-stitch" makes a stronger basket. I'm so glad I made this because then I can help students who really are struggling while other students are able to figure it out from the video. Let me know if there's anything else I can help with! I'd love it if you used this to teach your high schoolers!

[@wendyrice2996]

@@stephaniedanza Thanks for answering and helping. Actually they will end up going both ways I am sure, I did so then it will be good to show. I like the figure 8 stitch too, once you understand it.

[@stephaniedanza]

@@wendyrice2996 There’s definitely a learning curve! Usually my students’ baskets start with bridge stitches and then they figure out how to do the 8stitch further down the road. You’ve got this!

[@lucilledaub5991]

I’d rather sew my basket on he sewing machine. Just my opinion.

[@stephaniedanza]

Totally understand! I like to bring this along to work on while traveling - gives me something productive to do with my hands! 😊