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

The rigor required to create a Nantucket lightship basket puts the lie to any cheap jokes about learning the craft. “If these baskets are made perfectly,” says Leslie Goldsmith, “they should be able ...

Mary Jackson was 4 when she learned how to weave. Sitting at her mother’s knee in the late 1940s, she tied her first knots with nimble little fingers, binding coils of sea grasses. In the Gullah ...

Native American basket weaving is one of the oldest and most meaningful art forms in North America, reflecting not only creativity but also cultural heritage and survival skills. More than simple ...

For Catriona Pollard, the ancient art of basket weaving is more than just a hobby, it's a chance to slow down and calm her mind. The fibre artist says the "slow" arts and crafts are a great escape ...

Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond - Tom Delaney, who runs Ould Crafty from a small home in Mayo, says ...

It's an ancient craft using renewable resources with sustainable techniques. But that doesn't mean it can't be damned sexy, as Mary Butcher shows Mary Butcher, currently the Victoria & Albert museum's ...

Sydney fibre artist Catriona Pollard in the bush surrounding her studio. She says weaving is “about letting the material speak”. Credit: Janie Barrett Iam sitting in a church hall with 15 women and ...