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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Talk about making sweet lemonade out of sour lemons. Only this is better. Peter Bauer of Rewild Portland teaches classes on weaving baskets out of vines of invasive English ivy. His motto: Weave a ...

African basket weaving is making waves in the world of modern decor, thanks to its rich cultural heritage and unique ...

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 ...

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 ...