Weaving, coiling --- what a fun way to learn a new skill! Our kits come with complete materials and instructions. Spend your time is doing something fun and educational today.
Learn to weave!Weaving turns yarns and fibers into fabrics by joining them in an interlocking pattern. It is most often created on a loom, which holds the yarns in position. The vertical yarns are called warp and the horizontal yarns are called wefts and weavers.This kit will teach plain weave,...
Learn to twine a small, soft twined bag. Twined bags are constructed similarly to twined baskets except because the materials used are soft in nature the result is a soft bendable bag. This kit will teach full-turn twining to create the alternating pattern.Prepare to spend some time (possibly more than...
Learn to weave a coiled basket!Beautiful color step-by-step photos of the basketry process.Wedding Baskets are made by North Americans in the Southwest and are used in a variety of ceremonies. Booklet includes some information and history on the Wedding Basket.Prepare to spend some time on this project. It could take...
Learn to make a wicker basket!This kit teaches how to weave a wickerwork shallow basket in the style of the Americans in the four corners region of North America.Learn to switch colors to create a stepped spiral design that is found in many cultures to represent a swirling storm.Prepare to...
This kit has the beginner in mind! Learn the technique of plaited basketry!These instructions will teach you how to plait a small square basket.Plaiting is a basketry method that weaves flat materials over and under each other in a pattern. Generally the materials used in plaiting are flat and rigid. Baskets as well as hats,...
This kit has the beginner in mind! Learn the technique of coiled basketry!These instructions will teach you how to coil a small basket. Coiling is a basketry method where one material is wrapped around another in a spiral. Generally the materials used for wrapping are soft and flexible while the...
Learn the fun skill of finger weaving.Finger weaving has been done by many cultures worldwide. This kit comes with instructions and materials for making a very fine weaving.In finger weaving a vertical “warp” yarn on one side becomes a horizontal weaver “weft” yarn as it passes through the shed to...
This kit has the beginner in mind! Learn the technique of coiled basketry!These instructions will teach you how to coil a small basket. Coiling is a basketry method where one material is wrapped around another in a spiral. Generally the materials used for wrapping are soft and flexible while the...