💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🧺✨ #Basketweaving is an ancient #art, and while materials change, the fundamental techniques remain consistent across cultures.

In #Maine, maker Little Salty Rope uses the same polypropylene rope lobster harvesters use to haul traps, weaving it row by row on a circular peg jig. The #video shows how vertical stakes hold the form until the basket becomes self-supporting.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/handweaving-polypropylene-rope-basket?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=handweaving-polypropylene-rope-basket

#activities #weaving #crafts #maker #handmade #design #tksst

🧺✨ #Basketweaving is an ancient #art, and while materials change, the fundamental techniques remain consistent across cultures.

In #Maine, maker Little Salty Rope uses the same polypropylene rope lobster harvesters use to haul traps, weaving it row by row on a circular peg jig. The #video shows how vertical stakes hold the form until the basket becomes self-supporting.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/handweaving-polypropylene-rope-basket?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=handweaving-polypropylene-rope-basket

#activities #weaving #crafts #maker #handmade #design #tksst

Besoin d'une #saccoche, d'un #portefeuille, d'une #protection pour un #smartphone, et t'as des vielles #chambreaair ? #tkt, #noproblem !

#recycling #bike #poverty #gypsy #vannerie #basketweaving #IamAnEngineer #tinking #velo

#WellsME - #PackBasket #Workshop: #ExplorerPack at the #WellsReserveAtLaudholm

Saturday, January 31, 2026, 9:00am – 3:00pm

Join us to make your very own pack basket with Wood Thrush Wilderness owner and educator Jessica Steele!

Reservations Required

To reserve your space, please email [email protected] or call (207) 646-1555 x116.

Pricing

Members: $100.00
Non-Members: $125.00

Location

Mather Auditorium

This event is handicap accessible

"Join us to make your own pack basket with Jessica Steele from Wood Thrush Wilderness! Participants have the option to choose from three different basket sizes. Please see details below and register for the basket of your choice! (Please note the size, time, and cost differences for each option).

- Explorer Pack Basket (10-12" tall), 9am-3pm, $100/member and $125/non-member
- Guide Pack Basket (17" tall), 9am-5pm, $120/member and $150/non-member
- Expedition Pack Basket (21" tall), 9am-6pm, $136/member and $170/non-member

Making a pack basket can be a fun and rewarding project and a perfect gift!

A pack basket is a traditional type of backpack used for carrying items while hiking, hunting, or for general outdoor activities. Pack baskets have a long history dating back centuries and have been used by various cultures around the world. Here in Maine our Maine Guides walked the woods with these packs to transport supplies and game through rugged terrain.

In this course, we will weave a 10-12” tall basket with premium reed. We will go over the history of pack baskets and what materials have been used. The instructor will go through the process of making the basket step-by-step ensuring all will walk away with a finished basket. The baskets will have a base and feet along with pack straps. We will bring a variety of color straps and even color reeds to add a little color to your basket. Walk away with a pack basket and the knowledge for life! All level weavers are welcome EVEN if you have never weaved!"

FMI - https://wellsreserve.org/event/80156/basket-workshop-explorer-pack

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineEvents #Laudholm #BasketWeaving #BasketWorkshops #PackBaskets #TraditionalArts

Nabi Musa festival, Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine, 1937

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1662956/nabi-musa-festival-jerusalem-british-mandate-of-palestine-1937

Basket weaver in Palestine, early 20th century

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1662955/basket-weaver-in-palestine-early-20th-century

Plastic injection replaced sustaonable means and is grown unaffordable.

The experts and tools have been decimated by neglect.

My grandparents sold the business and it's manufacturing tools.
My uncles sold the union.

Of course I have nothing left but memes.

#uspol #economy
#plastic #petrochemical #microplastic #monocrophell #hoarding

#basketweaving #machining #carpentry #fiberfarming #wool #hempyarn #rushes #compost #animalhusbandry #hempplastic #forestgarden #everyperson #cooperative

A friend tried basketweaving and loved it, so now I'm trying it too. We have a second session planned to finish this off.

It's fun to try but has some of the same problems for me that pottery did - needs a block of time and significant setup, and has the unpleasant sensory experience of wet hands for a long time. Guess I'll stick with knitting!

#basketweaving