Rachel Weiss
Basket

A found object (wire basket) was woven with a combination of multicolored seed beads and crystals. Close to 400 sections of 8" beaded 28 gauge wire were used to completely cover the sides and top of the original basket. Two sections of suede were cut and stitched into the inside and outside bottoms of the new beaded covering. These pieces were first edged by hand and then sewn into the beadwork. Photo by Christine DeCoker.