WATERLOO – On Saturday, the 10 crafters in Jennifer Heckmann’s “Circular Basket” workshop at the Waterloo Center for the Arts found themselves wishing for an extra hand. Twining a skinny piece of ...

In the midst of the pandemic, Tia Whyman was too scared to leave her Melbourne home. COVID cases were raging in the city and she had just escaped an abusive relationship. Looking for a creative outlet ...

DULUTH - It was like a Norman Rockwell painting. Four people hoisted a large log onto their shoulders. Through the snow, they trudged about 100 feet from a ground-level workshop to a Congdon Park ...

The end result of a successful basket weaving project. This version has two side handles. Everybody loves a basket! And whether you’re using that woven container to tote vegetables from the garden, ...

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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 ...

Collect willow shoots to turn them into a functional basket by learning willow basketry in how to weave a basket for beginners. This traditional craft, an art form, uses natural materials like willow ...

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 ...