After spending 40-plus hours weaving a Nantucket Lightship Basket, Patty Campbell sometimes has a hard time handing over the finished product to a customer. “Weaving the baskets is very rewarding and ...

In this video, I explore basket weaving techniques using natural materials found in Southern California. I experiment with ...

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Under the scorching afternoon sun of Bolgatanga, a rural community north of Ghana, Patience Apambila is splitting strands of dry grass in preparation for weaving them into baskets. Apambila is one of ...

GOLD HILL — Today, class, we have a lesson in making baskets. We will not be making just any old basket, but fine ash wood baskets using traditional methods of preparing the wooden “splints.” Many ...

When Andrea Herman discovered basket weaving at a community education class back in the ’80s, she immediately fell in love with the craft, which is thought to be as old as mankind. “I used to ...

Stephanie Wood was right in the middle of helping enmesh participants in her family’s 700-year-old tradition of Kalapuya basket weaving at the 1861 Brunk House when something added yet another period ...

Starting a successful basket-weaving business takes more than just talent or enjoyment of craft-making. A willingness to sell baskets online and in-person, by renting a booth at a trade show or flea ...

When appraiser Bruce Shackelford evaluated three Native American baskets brought to the San Jose ROADSHOW in August 2009, although he was unsure of their precise provenance, he instantly recognized ...

More than 50 households in Ha Tinh Province's Thach Long Commune have preserved their traditional craft - bamboo baskets - to augment earnings from toiling on farms. For the residents of Hoi Cat, Dan ...