❥ Update That Pot With a PLAIT!
4 Materials
$5
1 Hour
Medium
I have added a little cosy fashion hip to this old planter with a plaited wool design...
You will need:
a pot
Chunky weight acrylic wool in your choice of colour
(I used Craft wise wool from The Warehouse)
A glue gun and glue sticks
Scissors
The first step was to measure six three and a half metre lengths of wool.
The wool lengths will vary on pot size,
but this amount was ample for the pot I used which was 13 x 15cm round.
The plait was made with 6 lengths of wool to give added thickness.
Knot one end and proceed to make a flat plait.
As you can see from the first photo, I initially thought to use a terracotta style pot, but as I was plaiting thought - I would have to seal it to stop moisture leaching to the wool. So I changed it to a white plastic pot where this wont be an issue.
This pot has no drainage hole and the plant sits inside it in another pot.
Once you have a decent length of plait, begin at the top of the pot with the tassel end from the start (tassel facing down) glue in place and around rim of pot.
Once you get to the tassel, drop the plait down and under it leaving a space to add another tassel later on.
Continue to glue and plait more if required.
Once at the bottom cut plait and quickly using glue gun glue end into position.
Now make another tassel which is a looped knot using the 6 strands of wool.
Glue the second tassel into place at the top of the pot.
Place your plant of choice inside.
I popped a miniature white flowering cyclamen in mine.
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Re my previous post, see photo.
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What an adorable idea for a plant pot. Nice job!
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I wish I knew what a Plait is 😮 I'm assuming it's a type of a braid ??? It's not very clear what to do once you have the 6 lengths of yarn gathered. Could you explain alittle more, so i know how to proceed if i do want to make one ? It's a very cute design.
Could you tell me the name of the plant? I have one but don’t know the name!
love the idea!!