To make a miniature picnic basket you will need:
- Needlework canvas. I used 11 mesh per inch canvas measuring measuring 9 inches by 4 inches. You could also make this basket using card, or a fairly heavy fabric and interlining.
- Embroidery thread I used three strands of two colors for the woven color work.
- Leather trim- or drapery cord, or embroidery floss, or thread wrapped wire. I used 1/8 inch leather cord.
- Co-ordinating lining fabric or paper. I used a piece 6 inches square for the tablecloth, and approximately 9 by 4 inches for the lining.
- Scraps of ribbon If you want to create holders for cutlery and plates.
- Fine elastic thread to create elastic ribbons for the plate holders.
- Card or photo weight paper to attach the fabric for the lining.
- Sharp Scissors
- PVA Glue White Glue
- Basket former- a small piece of wood, 1 ½ inches by 2 inches , by 2 inches with rounded corners, or a suitable sized tin, or a piece of Styrofoam the same dimensions as the wood. This is not essential but it is very helpful.
- Needle and sewing thread.
Diagram of Parts The scale diagram for the parts of the picnic basket is available as a pdf (acrobat reader) file.
