LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - Some crafts take weeks or months to complete, but you can complete a basket by the end of class. It's taught by professional Emma Hughes who's enjoyed basket weaving for ...

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 ...

We’ve all heard the jokes about students taking courses in “basket-weaving.” It’s not so funny when your kid’s school actually forces him to take one. My son, Kalman, just started 10th grade at ...

Born in 1885 to Miwok and Paiute parents, Lucy spent most of her life between Mono Lake and Yosemite Valley. The art of weaving was passed to her by her mother, and Lucy quickly became skilled. She ...

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 ...

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 1897, a Nuwä Indian woman spent many months carefully weaving a fine basket in Kern County using native plant materials of ...

Basket weaving across central Arizona’s high deserts and valleys remains a foundational art form and living cultural archive.

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 ...