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Step 5Make the basket web
Cut out six pieces of fabric according to the dimensions shown on my pattern piece in the photo. (If you have had to adapt these instructions to a different bottle type, you may need to come up with your own dimensions for the basket webbing.)
I used some old canvas which works fairly well to keep the bottle caps from slipping back out if they fly into the basket directly without first hitting the deflector ropes. (I tried using nylon on a prototype for this, and it was too slick.)
Glue the edges together, overlapping 1/2". I found it easier and quicker to glue the web pieces all together first, creating a limp umbrella shape. I then placed this whole piece onto the basket framework and tacked it in place with hot glue.
Cut six bamboo skewers to be about 6 1/2" long. With the structure upside down, glue a skewer to the top of each section of the web and fold over the fabric and glue it down over the skewer. This makes the whole basket rigid, and serves as a lip which adds an additional measure to help keep bottle caps from sliding out of the basket.
I used some old canvas which works fairly well to keep the bottle caps from slipping back out if they fly into the basket directly without first hitting the deflector ropes. (I tried using nylon on a prototype for this, and it was too slick.)
Glue the edges together, overlapping 1/2". I found it easier and quicker to glue the web pieces all together first, creating a limp umbrella shape. I then placed this whole piece onto the basket framework and tacked it in place with hot glue.
Cut six bamboo skewers to be about 6 1/2" long. With the structure upside down, glue a skewer to the top of each section of the web and fold over the fabric and glue it down over the skewer. This makes the whole basket rigid, and serves as a lip which adds an additional measure to help keep bottle caps from sliding out of the basket.
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