How to Make Homemade Rope Basket

How to Make Homemade Rope Basket

I love BASKETS and I really love Rope Baskets! They can be used in every room in your house. I have one sits in my living room where I store magazines and newspapers. There is one in the bathroom holding extra toilet paper. I even have one that sits on a stand in the entryway by the door I put my keys in. I love the look and the convenience of baskets and with this easy DIY Homemade Rope Basket, you can create a decorative basket at half the price you would originally spend.

Equipment Needed

  • glue gun
  • scissors
  • ruler
  • sewing machine or needle and thread to sew it by hand
What You Need for Your Homemade Rope Basket

Supplies Needed for Rope Basket

  • cardboard box
  • fabric
  • rope

Step One

  • Take your cardboard box and cut the flaps off on all 4 sides.
  • Pick a durable cardboard the size of the basket you want.
  • Take your cardboard box and cut the flaps off on all 4 sides.

Step Two

  • Use your ruler measure the length, width and height of your box.
  • With your ruler measure the width of your box.
  • With your ruler measure the length of your box.
  • With your ruler measure the height of your box.

Step Three

  • Lay your fabric out flat and with the ruler measure so that your width is at least twice the length of the height of your box and the length of your fabric is the total of the width and length of your box.
  • Cut your fabric after measuring.
  • Now sew along both the short edges of the fabric.
  • After sewing the fabric, turn it so that it makes the shape of a diamond.
  • The opening of the fabric should be facing up toward you.
  • Fold in the corners that and sew those corners down with your sewing machine.
  • You can now flip your fabric over and place it in the box with the top spilling over the sides halfway down the box.
  • Hot glue down the sides of the fabric.
  • Measure your fabric to twice the length & height of your box.
  • After sewing the fabric, turn it so that it makes the shape of a diamond.
  • Flip your fabric over and place it in the box with the top spilling over the sides halfway down the box.
  • Hot glue down the sides of the fabric.

Step Four

  • Take your rope and begin gluing it down to your box. I never cut the rope, I just kept unraveling it as I glued it down.
  • You can stop at the bottom of the box or you can continue to have the rope cover the entire bottom. This is really up to you and how much rope you have.
  • Glue the rope to your box
  • You can stop at the bottom of the box.
  • You can have the rope cover the entire bottom.

Step Five

  • After I finished gluing down the rope to the sides and the bottom of my box, I cut 2 pieces of rope to make the handles.
  • The rope I used was not as thick as I would have liked, so I cut 3 pieces of rope for each handle, braided them together, and glued it to my box.
  • Cut 3 pieces of rope for each handle, braided them together.
  • Glue handles to the box.

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Homemade Rope Basket

  • cardboard box
  • fabric
  • rope

Step One

  1. Take your cardboard box and cut the flaps off on all 4 sides.

Step Two

  1. With your ruler measure the length, width & height of your box.

Step Three

  1. Lay your fabric out flat and with the ruler measure so that your width is at least twice the length of the height of your box and the length of your fabric is the total of the width and length of your box.

  2. Cut your fabric after measuring.
  3. Now sew along both the short edges of the fabric.
  4. After sewing the fabric, turn it so that it makes the shape of a diamond.
  5. The opening of the fabric should be facing up toward you.
  6. Fold in the corners that you sewed inward and with your sewing machine sew those corners down.
  7. You can now flip your fabric over and place it in the box with the top spilling over the sides halfway down the box.

  8. Hot glue down the sides of the fabric.

Step Four

  1. Take your rope and begin gluing it down to your box. I never cut the rope, I just kept unraveling it as I glued it down.

  2. You can stop at the bottom of the box or you can continue to have the rope cover the entire bottom. This is really up to you and how much rope you have.

Step Five

  1. After I finished gluing down the rope to the sides and the bottom of my box, I cut 2 pieces of rope to make the handles.

  2. The rope I used was not as thick as I would have liked, so I cut 3 pieces of rope for each handle, braided them together, and glued it to my box.

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