Multicolor hand woven basket

New hand woven basket 1. Simply submerge the basket in water for 5-10 minutes—if your basket has leather handles or other non-fiber details, keep those above the waterline. As an added bonus, most fibers will give off a sweet, grassy or earthy scent when submerged. Always nice to roll a little pleasing au naturel aromatherapy into your to-do! 2. Remove your basket, give it a shake, and reshape.