Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Contemporary Basket Weaves and Materials

By Sabrina Smith


When many individuals think about wicker they see something they saw in their great grandmas home. They certainly do not imagine that wicker can fit perfectly in a modern or contemporary design. However , when weave and materials are considered you will find some surprising modern wicker baskets for your home.

Modern Wicker Basket Materials

There are many kinds of wicker. In actual fact wicker is a process, not a material so when you're buying wicker baskets you are purchasing a type of basket made by weaving materials together. These materials can be man-made or natural. Think about the old bike basket made by weaving nylon ribbons together. That's a synthetic. There are other synthetics that look much more natural. One of the benefits to artificial wicker baskets is that you can get them in any colour.

Nevertheless if you're looking for a wicker basket to match your modern home decor, you will probably need to choose a natural material. Bamboo and rattan baskets are both durable and can add a contemporary touch. Both materials can also be stained or cured to add colour.

Modern Wicker Basket Weaves

There are a couple of extremely commonplace weaves that you are going to find in numerous cutting edge cottages. The fairly popular choice is Hapao Rattan. Hapao rattan is intensely strong. Material is a coiled weave. The basket is usually round and the coil starts at the bottom, along the base, and winds its way upward. You may commonly find hampers and kitchen baskets made with this weaving style. The coils are then attached to to one another with a straightforward vertical weave. One can find Hapao rattan baskets in several up to date home furnishing and decorating stores.

The Sweater weave is also an extremely strong weave. You could use sweater weave baskets in your mudroom, in front of your fireside to store wood or tools, or to store newspapers. Sweater weave baskets are frequently enormous due to the weave is so stunning it has to be displayed in a grand way. It has got a softer look than a Hapao weave but is equally as attractive.




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