After trying several different 1/16-inch materials — illustration board, mat board, chipboard — I finally found a cardboard I can get the Cricut machine to cut all the way through (on the 2mm thick leather setting, five passes with a deep cut blade). Unfortunately, it’s from my cardboard stash pile, and I’ve no idea what it is :\ These circles will make an easier base to work with on the soon-to-be released round basket kit.
Here’s a peek at a new rectangular woven paper basket. Too bad the light is so poor; the two colors of this prototype are “Spice” accented with “Burnt Orange” and are very appealing. Still very early stages. Now that I can command shapes… ideas may expand.
Keeping things real, here in Northern California (in Pacifica, at least) we’re enjoying some drying out time, after a series of very wet, damaging storms. This is the remains of the already sketchy trail that leads to the sometimes-beach below the bluffs at the bottom of the hill. It’s the last super-low King tide, and a beautiful view stretching to the Marin headlands. Gratitude, thankfulness, appreciation.
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Fantastic :D
Glad you like it, Keli. And good to see you back after AF (after flu).
How perfect. (It looks like a little picnic basket!) The prototype process is quite exciting to watch.
The news we get here said the other day that California’s drought has recently been reduced by 42%. That’s a lot of rain.
The working name is ‘Toto basket’, after a random glimpse of a still from Wizard of Oz :)
It *is* a lot of rain, and a bit silly of the weather gods to do it this way. The best news for the drought is the epic snow pack in the Sierras. I know it’s hard for some of you to get excited about anything snow-related, but there you go.
Love the colors on the picnic basket. :D
Thank you, Brae! I’m going to take another pic today in real light :)
It has been very enjoyable to watch the design process unfold! The picnic basket looks delightful and it will be a fun challenge finding items to fill it. Looking forward to seeing the finished products available as kits for purchase! You have had a lot of rain recently but think of us in the snow…currently -37C (or -35F) with schools cancelled due to the cold. A great day for indoor hobbies like miniatures! Cheers, Alayne
Hello Alayne! I’m glad you’re enjoying my explorations. I’m so focused on basket mechanics and materials, I’ve given very little thought to their contents :)
Minus 37C (or -35F) is just ridiculous. The concept that one could *die* just by going outside has always been… exotic. You must be very good at staying warm. Yay for indoor hobbies!
Your baskets are quite Wonderful! Will you be displaying any of them in your yarn shop?
Many thanks, and curious you should ask, Elizabeth! I was pulling bits and pieces from Argo Wool Works to see if I could use any of them, and was struck by the difference in scale fidelity. All the woven paper baskets I have made prior to the Cricut machine are hand-cut, ostensibly 1/16-inch weavers. But when viewed side-by-side… I was amazed. And so stoked on these new baskets :)