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IN InesPorto, Portugal · making since 2021

Woven market basket

Hemp cord coiled over a willow frame, stitched as it goes. Big enough for a week's vegetables and stiff enough to stand up empty.

Made to order · about 3 weeks

€64 + shipping from Portugal

There is no basket and no checkout here. Ines makes each one after you write to her, so tell her the size and colour you want when you do.

The making

What one takes, and what will not be identical to the photograph.

Technique
Coiledstitched, not woven
Time
9 hrsacross three days
Size
34 cmØ, 26 cm tall
Varies
Colourdye lot and frame

Every frame is cut from willow that grew differently, so no two are quite round in the same way. If you want one closer to the photograph than not, say so — Ines will pick the frame to match.

What it is made of

Both materials are listed on this site. You can buy the same twine and make your own, and several people have.

Three-strand twine, 2 mm Northfield Farm · undyed, 200 m spool €14 · used: ~120 m Natural dye, madder root Two Rivers · 100 g €11 · used: ~20 g

Ines

I started coiling because I wanted a basket that would survive being dragged to the market every Saturday, and the ones I could buy were either plastic or too pretty to use.

Hemp cord holds a coil better than jute and it does not go furry when it gets wet, which in Porto matters more than it sounds.

Working from a shared studio in Bonfim. Eleven pieces listed · replies in a day or two · ships across the EU.

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