Weaving with natural fibres

Melissa King teaches how to weave natural baskets for Easter using materials from your backyard. Make log, hanging, and wire baskets easily.

• whistling kettle • moss underfoot • wood smoke • starlight •

Who: Molly Haynes, a New York-based textile artistNominated by: Rebecca Atwood, designer, artist, and author of the book “Living With Color“Where to follow her: Instagram Apartment Therapy’s Class of 2020 Design Changemakers is a specially-selected group of the 20 people in the design world everyone should know about by next year. We asked experts (and you!) to tell us who they think should be included—see the rest of the nominees here.

LEMAIRE in Elzévir. Behind the black storefront, the garments hang on metal rails, waiting to be tried on by customers in a changing room entirely covered with abaca mats. The naturally durable and high-quality rugs are hand-woven in the Philippines using the fibre of a plant related to the banana tree family, carving a nest of serene atmosphere inside Elzévir. Shot by Thomas Sito #LEMAIRE

Instructions for weaving a simple straight edge which gives a finish that keeps the pattern of the weave intact

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Threading the loom.

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