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 ...

Crafty mom Courtnay Grider is back in the studio Wednesday afternoon showing us a fun and simple craft that will keep kids occupied and creating for hours. Let's get started with these Straw Weaving ...

“For beginners in this class, it will take the better part of the day,” she said. “And that’s just fine. Anyone with a crafting background who can follow a pattern can make a basic basket. You soak ...

In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, I went searching for a handmade cornucopia in Kentucky. I came back with a really beautiful story of gratitude and a deep appreciation for an ancient art.

While it’s often thought that basket weaving is a dying art form, it’s actually very much alive and well all across the world, and even right here in Michigan. “It still exist in a lot of places, you ...

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 ...