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 ...
Not many people know that Obollo-Afor, the headquarters of Udenu Local Government Area in Enugu State, is not just known for banana, avocado pears, cashew nuts and original honey, but so many other ...
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 ...
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 ...
Thirty years after saving the Acjachemen Indian Basket Weaving technique, a group of Juaneno’s have brought the craft to the mission, introducing visitors to a piece of history. Led by Marian ...
JAMESTOWN, N.C. (WGHP) — Sometimes, the simplest movements can create the most beautiful things. That’s true when it comes to basket weaving. “I’m just a crafty person, anything that’s crafty draws me ...
In 1994, Ethel M. Gill learned basket making from a co-worker, and hasn’t looked back. It was like a match made in heaven that combined her eagerness to learn something new with a natural talent for ...
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 ...