Brand: Traditional Craft Kits
Color: Natural
Features:
- Learn to make baskets: Create your own gallery of traditional arts & crafts! Learn plain twining. Promotes mindfulness! Kit makes one basket about 7" wide
- The kit comes in a bag containing: fiber rush, hemp twine and color photo instructions
- You will need: scissors, ruler, fork
- For Kids and Adults: Ages 12 and up, adult Participation necessary for younger ages
- Learn, Create, Inspire: There is great joy and power in learning a new skill, and all of our kits include quality basket craft supplies and thorough instructions that will guide you along the way.
Binding: Kitchen
model number: TBG
Part Number: TBG
Details: Basketry is not easy, you will be proud of your achievement. Twining is one of the earliest methods of basket making. It involves twisting one material over another. Twining styles, materials and decorative motifs vary by region. The open-twined gathering basket was used for gathering small plant materials and is common in many cultures. The kit comes packed in a plastic bag that can be used to store materials while you make your basket. Baskets are woven containers. They are extremely important to human existence because they allow for the storage of food and carrying of resources. Humans worldwide have used native materials to craft baskets to aid in daily tasks and requirements. In addition to utilitarian basketry, decorative basketry is also important for artistic expressions of individuality, spirituality, and tribalism. Archaeologists and historians have learned much about ancient cultures from basketry fragments which have been found across the globe. The oldest basketry fragments were found in Egypt and date back about 12,000 years. In North America, native cultures are well known for fine basketry. Immigrants brought with them other methods and materials. As cultures and materials came in contact with each other various styles and adaptations emerged. Basketry continues as an important human activity. Open twining, as taught in this kit, is common among many cultures worldwide and in North America. - Our kit includes fiber rush, hemp twine and color photo instructions - You will need: scissors, ruler, fork - Kit makes one 5 to 7" basket - Ages 12 and up, adult participation necessary for younger ages - Made in USA
Package Dimensions: 12.1 x 7.8 x 1.1 inches