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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 ...

Under the scorching afternoon sun of Bolgatanga, a rural community north of Ghana, Patience Apambila is splitting strands of dry grass in preparation for weaving them into baskets. Apambila is one of ...

A creative response to crisis doesn’t just have to be practical – it can also be escapist and fanciful. Jonathan Anderson, creative director of Spanish luxury fashion house Loewe, was inspired by the ...

“My father used to tell me that the smallest bamboo basket ever made was that which could hold seven pepper seeds and was a creation of my grandfather. That inspired me and I have now made one which ...

Looking for a free mini puzzle? Play the USA TODAY Quick Cross now. When he retired after 35 years as a kindergarten teacher, 67-year-old Allen decided to take on life in a new way. He and his wife ...

Did animals teach us one of the oldest forms of human technology? Did this technology teach us to count? These are just two of the themes being explored during a conference on basketry. Did animals ...

Under the scorching afternoon sun of Bolgatanga, a rural community north of Ghana, Patience Apambila is splitting strands of dry grass in preparation for weaving them into baskets. Apambila is one of ...

Sue Green is a member of Victoria’s Handknitters Guild and member of Craft (formerly Craft Victoria). Basket weaving. It doesn’t sound much of an insult does it? But Education Minister Simon ...