There are different designs that are easily achieved, if you are a beginner it is a good idea to make a small basket, this material has a certain flexibility that makes it malleable, you just need to choose a suitable stitch that allows the threads to interlock, sometimes you work with two and up to four at the same time, the wicker works best if it is wet, try to soak before working, but it also dries perfectly, let the drying be natural, some wicker beams are quite thick, below are some steps to create a simple basket and other designs in wicker baskets decorated in an original way.

BASE OF WICKER BASKETS The base can be made by way of generating a base with thick beams, this is generated by interlacing, opening with the help of a knife or knife and inserting, make sure that the beams are the same size, for something small it is a good idea to do it with eight beams, which you will split in half to generate 16, first introduce four to form a cross, interlace until creating a kind of star, which is tied in the center with a thin thread, from a wicker rod you can get a large number of strands of different thicknesses.

Use the thin strand to tie the center, with several turns, as if it were a loop, take different strands to create a protection around the star that you generated, wrap and roll each end, this is the moment when there are different ways of weaving, in the previous figure you can see how four beams are taken as a base on each side of the square, in this way a base is made in something small, decorating the decorated wicker baskets depend on the lacquers and paints you want to add.

BEAUTIFUL DECORATED WICKER BASKETS To give the baskets a good shine once finished, it is important to give it a finish, for this there are many lacquers and protections that make them much more resistant, these are essential steps to know how to make wicker baskets, some designs like the previous ones have Handles in different styles, on the top like a traditional basket or on the sides, stand out the triangular designs, which become perfect for organizing different objects in certain spaces, such as in the bathroom for example, they are perfect elements to decorate under a rustic style.