Learn Spruce-Root Weaving 2: Turning the Edge of the Basket

Once you are finished with the bottom of the basket, the next step is to turn the edge of the basket. Yarrow Vaara and Delores Churchill (master Haida weaver) demonstrate this technique to us, where you go from weaving the bottom of the basket to weaving the sides of the basket.

This is one in a series of videos that show all the steps of making a spruce-root basket. To view the full playlist go to    • Spruce-Root Basketry  

This series filmed a spruce-root weaving apprenticeship that SHI created to revitalize the ancient Northwest Coast art of spruce-root basketry. Learn more about the apprenticeship at http://www.sealaskaheritage.org/node/500

The filming of this series was gifted to SHI by Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic as a way to give back to the cultures of the places their travelers visit. Gunalchéesh, Háw'aa, T'oyaxn, Thank You.