CEDAR RAPIDS - Joanna Schanz has no idea how many willow baskets she's woven over the past half century. 'No, absolutely not,” she said, laughing. Suffice to say Schanz has woven more than a few. She ...

What do you do? Don't call Miss Jimmie a basket weaver -- "I think of weaving as somebody who got a kit. I design a lot." When she picks up a half-completed basket and starts weaving, her hands fly.

At Charleston International Airport, travelers encounter two hand-woven baskets on display. One, made by Rwandan weavers, features a circle of figures holding hands. The other, made by Lowcountry ...

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. (GMA) — A sacred tradition with West African roots, a skill woven into the Gullah Geechee culture that descendants of slaves are fighting to preserve: the unique art of basket ...

From cradles to water jugs, willow baskets are essential for many Great Basin Natives. “From the time we are born, we are in a basket — a willow basket,” said Leah Brady, a member of the Shoshone ...

(WKYT) - When you pull into the driveway at the Richmond home of Janice Luxon, you might notice a small wood sign with a basket in the middle and the words “Basket Weavers” and “Entrance” with an ...

all her life, but the Terrebonne Parish resident only picked up her tribe's traditional practice of basket weaving 18 years ago, after learning that it was in danger of dying out. A representative of ...

The 54th Kentuck Festival of the Arts concluded its weekend at Snow Hinton Park after hosting more than 270 artists and ...

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has trained 60 straw basket weavers from two communities in the Bongo District on innovative new designs aimed at boosting the quality of their products for ...

In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, I went searching for a handmade cornucopia in Kentucky. I came back with a really beautiful story of gratitude and a deep appreciation for an ancient art.

Kumeyaay Bird Singers and Dancers, basket weaving demonstrations and storytelling along with tours of cultural sites part of ...