Medium Wicker Laundry BasketVintage Amish Handwoven Storage

• 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.
• The Shelf and Car Size: 18 x 14 inches at the rim and 9 1/2 inches deep: a small load of wash, a stack of bath towels, the hand-washing, or the groceries, and it rides on a closet shelf, under a vanity, or on the back seat.
• Leather Handles, Solid Bottom: Hand-cut leather loops riveted through the weave and the rim, and a solid hardwood bottom, so it carries full without sagging.
• Measures: 18" x 14" x 9 1/2" 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 lift-off solid wood lid made for this basket, a hand-sewn cotton liner made for it, 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 laundry basket that ends up doing everything else. "Not only is it beautiful, but it is a true workhorse," Carol wrote in 2025. "It is sturdy and very strong. I use it in my laundry room every day." Sharon keeps hers "under my vanity in my bathroom" for the hand washing; Patti found "the size is perfect for storing bath products"; Judy's daughter took hers "to the Farmers Market."

With the lid on, it closes. "I love the lid," Laurene wrote in 2023. "I can put old family photos, books or magazines to read later. With the lid, I can keep items away from my cats." Murphy uses hers as a sewing basket for a cross stitch project, and Sharon, who owns the larger laundry baskets too, finds "these medium baskets are a great fit for my storage needs." Carrie calls hers "this beautiful keepsake that will be handed down and cherished for generations."

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 ships open and unlined; the liner made for it and the lift-off lid are on this page and can be added any time after it arrives. For a family's full loads, the Vintage Wicker Laundry Basket at 22 x 16 1/2 or the 2 Bushel Laundry Basket at 27 x 18 is the size; for a 12 inch shelf, the Narrow Wicker Laundry Basket; for a hamper that stands in a room with its lid built in, see 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.

Measures: 18" x 14" x 9 1/2" tall