Learn Spruce-Root Weaving 1: Starting a Basket

Once the material is harvested, you are ready to start weaving your own spruce-root basket. Jennie Wheeler (Tlingit) and Delores Churchill (master Haida weaver) show how to start a spruce root basket and how to add warps. 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.