#8 Basket Shallow Nesting Basket #1948 barn sale Their use was intended to

Their use was intended to show the utility and various uses of the basket

We find them to be an excellent buffer between a hot cooking pan and our kitchen counter

It was handmade by me here at our farmhouse on February 2

5” paper plates

and white stitched together with cornflower blue  colored zigzag stitching

#8 Basket Shallow Nesting Basket #1948 barn sale Their use was intended toThese baskets were originally called the Nesting Basket. After noticing that they reminded me of the old fashioned numbered crocks I collect, we decided to rename them in a similar fashion. The old crocks are numbered to indicate their capacity. The larger the number, the bigger the crock. We have decided to do the same with these baskets. The larger the number, the larger the base of the basket. The number indicates the width (in inches) of the base