Basket-making is not an exclusive American art form, but in no other country are antique baskets so revered or collected. American basket collectors spend thousands of dollars each year to own early, ...

Looping strips of palmetto fronds through coiled sweetgrass is slow poison. Squinting in concentration ruins the eyes, forcing a nail bone through the grass wrecks the hands and bending over the ...

PARKERSBURG — An award-winning basket exhibit will be on display through September and early October at the Parkersburg Art Center. Judith Saunders, an artist from Norfolk, Va., will bring her plaited ...

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Handmade baskets were a part of daily life throughout American history up until the 20th century. The quick rise of synthetic materials nearly extinguished the craft of basket weaving by midcentury.

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SYDNEY — Basket weaving is an art form the Mi’kmaq have been practicing for generations. It’s a cultural and creative tradition still employing techniques used before European contact with the Mi’kmaq ...

The 20th-annual Sweetgrass Festival in Mount Pleasant is the perfect place to better understand the multi-generational artistry, history and heart behind the region’s signature craft. Using sweetgrass ...