Humans have been weaving limbs, vines and leaves together for thousands of years. Archaeologists have shown that baskets pre-date pottery in certain areas of the world. They come in all shapes and ...
DULUTH - It was like a Norman Rockwell painting. Four people hoisted a large log onto their shoulders. Through the snow, they trudged about 100 feet from a ground-level workshop to a Congdon Park ...
When he looks at a Johnson basket, Gene Cornell sees more than just a series of interwoven splints and a handle. To him, the antique baskets represent the pride that a Warren County craftsman from ...
"On the other hand," she said, picking up another basket, "in a double-weave basket, the splints are at angles. You start from the inside and weave them up, then you go back down the outside and the ...