Basket making

Baskets are usually made from local natural materials. Willow is a common material in the UK, while rushes and grasses are also common materials in North America. Long strips of rushes, bamboo vines, or wild grass can be woven together to make baskets, but with a slight change in technique, various beautiful baskets can be woven, and the materials can also be dyed to create colorful patterns.
Another way to make a basket is to turn the rush or wild grass into braids, wind them into a certain shape, and then sew them together. Native Americans in North America love to use this method the most.
Baskets made by winding and weaving methods have been found under the sand and stones of the Nile Delta, with the oldest basket being woven around 3000 BC. These baskets are well preserved, proving that the Egyptians were skilled at weaving baskets..