Continuing the zig-zag theme of the Fab 40 series , this basket is for another very special friend, Jane. We met in our first year of boarding school and she’s been one of my dearest friends ever since. Wishing you a (very belated, bwaahaahaaa) 40th birthday, Jane!
If you’re curious to know more, you can read more about my extreme weaving antics or visit my other site, www.weavingwild.com .
Vital Statistics
colours selected and basket started Billy Goat Falls, Kangaroo Island, 20 September 2013.
completed at home in Hobart, 13 March 2014.
Passport Stamps
In the course of its construction, this basket has been to:
All over Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Rocky Tom, in the Meehan Ranges near Hobart, Tasmania.
Cathedral Rock, Tasmania.
The Gingerbread Hut, Mt Rufus, at the southern end of the Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania.
Bruny Island, Tasmania.
The Icehouse Track and Smith’s Monument on Mount Wellington in Hobart, Tasmania.
Wyld’s Craig, a mountain in Tasmania’s South-West.
Mt Field West in the Mt Field National Park, Tasmania.
Colours selected! Billy Goat Falls, Kangaroo Island. 20 September 2013.
Blending into the bush. Billy Goat Falls, Kangaroo Island. 20 September 2013.
Ta daah!
Cathedral Rock, looking across the Huon Valley, Southern Tasmania. 1 December 2013.
The precipitous western face of Mt Field West. 9 March 2014.
The Gingerbread Hut, Mt Rufus, Tasmania. 19 October 2013.
The inside base of the basket. 16 March 2014.
Looking out to Lake Daphne from the foot of Wyld’s Craig in Tasmania’s South-West. 16 Feb 2014.
On the way to Mt Field West. A long, long way! Naturaliste Peak and Mt Field West in the background. Mt Field National Park, Tasmania. 9 March 2014.
The underside of the finished basket! 16 March 2014.
North West Bay River, coming down from the top of Cathedral Rock. 1 December 2013.
Lunchtime. Looking out from the Gingerbread Hut. Mt Rufus, Tasmania. 19 October 2013.
Afternoon tea at Lunawunna on Bruny Island, Tasmania. 22 January 2014.
Looking down to our house in Strickland Avenue! Zig-zag Track. Mt Wellington. 24 January 2014.
A kangaroo on Kangaroo Island! Stokes Bay. 29 September 2013.
About to descend the Zig-Zag Track on Mt Wellington, looking out to the Derwent Estuary. 24 January 2014.
Overlooking South Arm and the Derwent Estuary. Mt Wellington, Tasmania. 24 January 2014.
Pandani in the snow. Mt Rufus, Tasmania. 19 October 2013.
On a cairn in front of Rocking Stone, Mt Wellington. 24 January 2014.
Sandstone rocks at Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania. 22 January 2014.
On Caloplaca (lichen) covered rocks near Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island.
At Windmill Bay, Cape Willoughby, on Kangaroo Island. 24 September 2013.
Smiths Monument. Mt Wellington, Tasmania. 24 January 2014.
Wellington Ranges from the South. 24 January 2014.
Walking back from the Gingerbread Hut, Mt Rufus, with the King William Range in the distance. 19 October 2013.
The stunning view from the top of Mt Field West. 9 March 2014.
Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island. 29 September 2013.
The snowy slopes of Mt Rufus, Cradle Mountain – Lake St Claire National Park. 19 October 2013.
Snowgum and pineapple grass. Mt Rufus. Tasmania. 19 October 2013.
On the way to Rocky Tom. Meehan Ranges, Tasmania. 13 October 2013.
A reluctant model!
Ta da! Jane’s Fab 40 basket.
I LOVE this!!! And the photos – what a picturesque setting for basket weaving. Africa meets Tasmania!
Well it was totally worth the wait!! LOOOOVVVVVE it xxx
So glad you like it, Jane! Now to get it to you. Mum is visiting later this year, maybe I can persuade her to make room in her suitcase. Of course, you’re most welcome to come and get it yourself 🙂
That’s a basket with one hell of a back-story, Brigitte. Sounds like it’s full-up already.
Brilliant!
Heh heh, thanks Timm! It’s full, but it isn’t heavy 😉