On Christmas many years ago, Mia Gerber’s father-in-law gave her a unique gift. He taught her how to weave baskets. A noted folk artist in Florida and Tennessee, the late Fred Gerber passed along his ...

In this video, we explore the art of basket making using primitive techniques. Witness the process of gathering materials and crafting functional baskets from natural resources. This video is part of ...

Traditional gathering and basket weaving is still practiced across California. Basketry has been described as the pinnacle of Californian indigenous culture. But the craftsmanship necessary to make ...

The weaving of baskets is thought to be as old as the history of humankind, with the earliest known fragments dating back to ancient Egypt. Both functional and beautiful, baskets are part of the ...

Creating your own woven baskets can be a rewarding and therapeutic activity. Not only does it allow you to express creativity ...

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 ...