You’ll never look at a basket the same way once you’ve woven one,” says Natalie Boyett, owner of the Chicago Weaving School in Irving Park. “When you see how things are put together, it’s like you’ve ...

Learn how to make a basket out of natural materials, like wisteria, kudzu, honeysuckle, grape and bramble vines, perfect for everyday use. Basketry is one of humankind’s oldest art forms – believed to ...

Panmati Tharuni, from Sonbarsi, began weaving at age 12, guided by her mother and sister-in-law. Balancing weaving with ...

Fran Barnhart was trying to weave a basket for the first time, but she was having trouble keeping all of her reeds in place. "I need more hands!" she said Saturday, as instructor Lee Rose showed her ...

African weaving is a traditional art form that has been used for centuries to create beautiful, functional items ...

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 ...

To be chosen for a National Heritage Fellowship is to be recognized as a kind of national treasure. The award is given by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and celebrates traditional and folk ...

At a conference on the Oregon Coast hosted by the Portland All Nations Canoe Family, traditional weavers of all ages and skill levels shared stories and knowledge, stitch by stitch. Master weaver ...