Decorative fabric baskets

Ever so practical and easy to decorate

Whether you’re a craft lover, painter, knitter or sewing enthusiast, do you find that you gradually accumulate materials until eventually everything needs to be properly sorted and stored? If so, fabric baskets in various sizes (also known as utensilos) are a really practical way of keeping everything organised. Why not sew a fabric box yourself and personalise it with your own designs using the textile markers from edding. We chose to decorate ours with the bold and simple letters D-I-Y. edding textile markers and textile pens are ideal for all manner of light-coloured fabrics, including cotton, silk and linen. You can choose from a range of 20 colours in two stroke widths, including neon shades for a particularly vibrant effect. What’s more, they’re really practical for beginners and advanced crafters alike: with each of the edding textile sets – blues/greens, reds or assorted base colours – you have five perfectly colour-coordinated shades at your fingertips. After painting, the next step is to iron the design to make it wash-resistant up to 60°C.

Category: Home decor
Products: Textile markers and pens
Materials: Textile
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

If you would like to sew your own fabric storage basket, you can follow these instructions. It’s best to wash and dry the fabric or ready-made basket beforehand as this helps the ink adhere better.

Step 2

You can make a stencil for the letters or draw freehand. Position the template, with the carbon paper underneath, on the fabric and transfer the outlines using the ballpoint pen. When you’ve done this, you’ll see faint lines on the fabric; draw over these with the textile marker and colour them in. Experiment with a few different styles until you find the one you like best. To set the design, iron your fabric bag on the no steam setting.

Products and materials

edding 4500 textile marker

edding 4600 textile pen

Other materials

Light-coloured fabric basket (“utensilo”) in cotton or linen, or light-coloured fabric if you want to sew your own
Template for the letters (optional)
Light-coloured carbon paper,
Ballpoint pen