How to Make a Twined Basket | Weaving with Foliage

🌿 Join renowned basketry artist, Matt Tommey, in this basket weaving tutorial for beginners. Whether you're curious about how to start a basket or want to master various basket weaving techniques, this video is the perfect starting point! In this video - an excerpt from Matt's full-length basketry course on twining, Matt focuses on how to make a twined basket and weaving with foliage, both iris and daylily.

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🌱 What You'll Learn:

✅ How to Start a Basket: Matt Tommey will guide you step-by-step on how to initiate your basket weaving journey. This beginner basket making tutorial is tailored to help you understand the basics of basketry including kudzu basket weaving.

✅ Basket Weaving Techniques: Dive into the world of basketry with detailed demonstrations of the twining weaving technique and other fundamental methods using a variety of materials like poplar bark, iris foliage and daylily foliage.

✅ Kudzu Basketry and Beyond: If you've ever wondered about kudzu basket weaving, there's no one better to learn from than Matt Tommey - often called "the King of Kudzu". He's made his living for many years weaving kudzu baskets using the twining technique demonstrated here in this video.

✅ Twining Weave: Gain insights into the twining weave, a crucial technique in basket making (and one of the most ancient), and learn how it can be used to create intricate baskets.

✅ Cattail Basket Weaving: Explore the versatility of cattails in basket making. This segment of the basket weaving tutorial for beginners will introduce you to the essentials of working with cattails as stakes in a twined basket.

✅ Creating a Bark Basket: Matt Tommey will also delve into the art of bark basket creation, showcasing how natural materials like bark, cattails, foliage, kudzu and more can be transformed into beautiful works of art.

🌼 Who is Matt Tommey?
Matt Tommey is a celebrated basketry artist known for his innovative approach to basket weaving. He was recognized by the Smithsonian as an American Artist Under 40 for his work as a basketry artist. With years of experience in the field, Matt's expertise ranges from traditional techniques to more contemporary styles, making him an ideal guide for beginners and seasoned weavers alike.

As a basketry artist, Matt has used twining for over 30 years to create unique, beautiful woven sculptures using materials he collects in the garden and local forests.

He's taken all that knowledge and compiled it into an on-demand, online basket weaving course bundle called the Bark & Twining Basketry Bundle. Get both courses at a significant discount when you get them together. https://naturalbasketry.teachable.com...

🌸 Perfect for Beginners: This video is designed specifically for those new to basket making. Matt's clear instructions and the focus on basket weaving for beginners ensure that even those with no prior experience can follow along and create their first basket with ease.

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