arbel egger’s plastic bag basketry
Posted June 25th, 2006 by
Abigail Percy
i saw this via fiftyRX3. they are plastic bags turned into pretty woven containers. i had seen plastic bag crochet (and i’ve done it too) but the final fabric is a bit loose, suiting a bag more than a cylinder. but arbel egger is a basket maker, who took a different approach.
and the result is very appealing, which as i mentioned before, is one of the challenges when reusing/repurposing.
this method reminds me of braided rugs:
you can see her post about it on her blog. she also made a very big one. there are also process photos in her flickr set on plastic bags.
June 26th, 2006 at 1:52 am
איזה כבוד!!! מגיע לך!!!!
June 27th, 2006 at 5:00 am
Great link,thanks!
June 27th, 2006 at 6:15 am
here’s one I’ve started
http://flickr.com/photos/barbian7/149839987/
June 27th, 2006 at 7:43 pm
These look great! I’d love a link to a tute…
Been trying to find one around t’net but to no avail :(
Are these just braided plastic bags made into a circle?
July 1st, 2006 at 1:06 am
Check out Amanda Goode’s amazing chair covers at http://www.flickr.com/photos/good-amanda/102595465/
July 17th, 2006 at 9:00 pm
When I was younger, a friend of my mother’s made rugs out of bread bags; this recyclable is very interesting. I also would love to find some kind of of info on how to make these, as well as other plastic bag items…is there a site or tutorial out there anyplace?