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Make a Miniature Scale Coiled Rag Basket for a Dolls House

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Set the Decorative Tie Lines On the Rag Basket Base

Fabric wrapped wire coils are tied together with thread to form a rag basket base.

As each coil of wire touches a tying thread, it is tied tightly to the coil before it.

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Set your first knots on the outside edge of the coil keeping the first knots in a line at 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock from the basket center. Once you have the first knots in the right place they will keep on going in straight lines.

Make sure the coils of the basket base are flat and close together. The base will flex, but it shouldn't wobble loosely.

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