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 ...

Fran Barnhart was trying to weave a basket for the first time, but she was having trouble keeping all of her reeds in place. "I need more hands!" she said Saturday, as instructor Lee Rose showed her ...

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 ...

Creating your own woven baskets can be a rewarding and therapeutic activity. Not only does it allow you to express creativity ...

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 ...

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 ...