Weaving Wild Baskets: Techniques and Projects Using Foraged Leaves, Grasses, Vines, and Bark

Learn to make artful baskets from foraged materials, with this comprehensive guide to identifying, harvesting, and weaving wild plants. 

All kinds of plant parts can be used for basketmaking--including leaves, grasses, stems, vines, and bark. Author and basketmaker Katie Grove offers complete instructions for harvesting and preparing more than 50 plants for basketmaking, along with 14 different projects that teach the nine essential basketry techniques, including cordage, coiling, twining, wickerwork, and more. An illustrated harvest calendar explains when each plant is ready for harvesting, and photos of every step in the process, from harvesting to weaving, demonstrate the techniques.

Katie Grove is an educator, artist, and leader in the field of wild basketry. She teaches classes focused on ethical harvesting and connection to the natural world, both from her studio in Stone Ridge, New York and online. Her work is rooted in inspiring people to build relationships with the plants growing around them and to care for the land.

Review Quotes:

"Katie's work is sublime. What a joy to be able to follow her wise tutorials and make beautiful baskets at home."-- KATRINA RODABAUGH, author of Mending Matters and Make Thrift Mend

" Weaving Wild Baskets is a generous and empowering invitation to collaborate with the natural world--harvesting, processing, and weaving plant materials with care, respect, and a spirit of reciprocity. As one of Katie's students, I can attest to the wisdom she has earned through years of deep listening to the land and her extraordinary gift for teaching with both confidence and sensitivity." -- MELANIE FALICK, author of Making a Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live

"A deeply inspirational introduction to the magical world of foraging and creating from the bounty of nature."-- DEBORAH NEEDLEMAN, basket weaver and writer