Raffia basket

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Dye Raffia & Make Baskets immerse yourself in the slow, creative nourishment of mindful handcrafting Let me paint you a picture... You’re curled up in your favourite cosy chair, with a bagful of raffia at your feet, and time flows differently as you joyfully weave a beautiful, unique basket. Are you… If you nodded along...

Raffia is a natural fiber that is perfect for basket weaving.

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In this blog I talk about dyeing raffia with plant materials to obtain natural subtle colours.

When I'm teaching, I'm often asked how much raffia is needed to make a basket. It's a good question, because, I assure you, once you start making your own baskets, you will always want some raffia at the ready!Now, firstly and quite obviously, the amount of raffia you need to make your own basket depends on how big your basket is going to be - I always buy at least 1kg (2.2 lbs) of raffia at a time and dye it myself as coloured raffia can get expensive. Maybe a better question would be, how…