Handcrafted Quality: Handwoven from rattan reed over a solid hardwood bottom about a half inch thick, with a hardwood rim and two leather handles riveted through the weave, by an Old Order Amish family on the Iowa-Missouri border, and signed by the weaver who made it. A Bushel and a Half, Round: 18 inches across at the rim and 14 inches deep: a full washer load in a round basket that carries by two leather loops and sets down anywhere, the same 18 inch round as our Wicker Hamper with Lid, open and half the height. Solid Bottom, No Lid: The half-inch hardwood bottom is what lets it be carried full without twisting. No lid is made for this basket; it is an open carry basket by design. Measures: 18" across x 14" tall. Contents not included. Three Trim Colors: Choose Plain, Wine & Blue, or Wine & Green. The color is woven in as dyed reed, not painted on. Optional Extras: A heavy duty hand-sewn cotton liner made for this basket, protective feet and an engraved solid brass plate are each optional and sold right on this page. The basket ships open and unlined and is complete without them. American Heritage: Handwoven in the USA and signed by the Amish weaver who made it. Backed by our lifetime guarantee, with free shipping and no-questions returns on every order. This is the round laundry basket for the house that hangs the wash. "It feels good to finally have another quality basket as we hang our wash to dry and need one!" Chere wrote in 2024, after a round basket she had used for years fell apart. Sheila, in 2026: "I replaced my plastic baskets with these and they are a nice upgrade to our bathroom decor. They are lightweight and sturdy. The wood bottoms allow the basket to be carried when full." Wendy found "the size is just right for our family of two," and Rosemarie: "No way was I going to settle for a plastic laundry basket." It carries what a plastic basket cannot. Trudy called hers "sturdy and clearly able to handle heavy things, with good leather handles," and keeps rolled fabric in it; Susan keeps sheets in hers in a cabin bedroom and "got the rubber feet for the bottom of the basket - they will protect the basket and the floor"; Marths uses hers for the weekly recycling; Blair gave one to her husband to carry kindling. Russ, in 2019, wished for "a taller basket in the same diameter," and that basket exists now: the Tall Laundry Basket stands 18 inches on a 12 1/2 inch base, and the Wicker Hamper with Lid is this same 18 inch round at 26 1/2 inches with a lift-off lid. Many of these baskets go out with the heavy duty liner sewn for it, or get one later; it lifts the load out in one piece and washes by machine, and it is on this page any time after the basket arrives. The sizes are the outside of the rim; the basket tapers toward the bottom and is woven freehand, so allow about a half inch either way. It is made for dry laundry indoors. For a rectangle that holds a full load, the Vintage Wicker Laundry Basket at 22 x 16 1/2; for a whole machine load, the 2 Bushel Laundry Basket; for the lidded hampers, the hampers with lids page. The whole family is on the wicker laundry baskets page. An Old Order Amish family weaves it by hand on the Iowa-Missouri border, in the same community as the rest of our laundry baskets, and the weaver signs the bottom before it leaves the farm. Standard shipping is free, and rush delivery is offered at checkout when a birthday or Christmas is close. It ships gift-ready, with no prices in the box, a free gift note at checkout, and a short letter about the family who wove it. Like every basket we sell, it carries our lifetime guarantee, and returns are no questions asked; you pay only the return shipping. Measures: 18" across x 14" tall
