Learn Spruce-Root Weaving 3: Adding Weaver, Starting the Sides

Once you have turned the edge of the basket, you are ready to weave the sides of the basket. Kathy Marvin and Delores Churchill (master Haida weaver) teach how to weave the sides of a spruce root basket and how to add weave when it is getting short. 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.