Ana Wildhart

Butterfly Banneton

This was one of my most intensive projects yet!It was my first oval-shaped basket, and I did minimal stitching (just to experiment with a new technique), but I did not like it at all! Haha.It was also my first time hand-dyeing yarn, which in itself was a process, but I also experimented with using food…

Ana

September 9, 2025

1–2 minutes

Art, Butterfly Banneton, Experiments, Rope Art, Rope Coiled Basket, Sculptures, Show and Tell

This was one of my most intensive projects yet!
It was my first oval-shaped basket, and I did minimal stitching (just to experiment with a new technique), but I did not like it at all! Haha.
It was also my first time hand-dyeing yarn, which in itself was a process, but I also experimented with using food dye and organic cotton butcher’s twine to make a food-safe-ish yarn.

Design

I started this design with a doodle. I knew I wanted to use all the colors of the rainbow when making this, so I made the butterfly blue and purple. The butterfly represents a Blue Morpho, which symbolizes healing, hope and new beginnings. The green ring around the butterfly represents the earth, specifically Spring, which symbolizes renewal. The yellow, orange and red triangles represent flames of fire, which symbolizes rebirth. And all the colors together represent the rainbow, which symbolizes love and unity.