basket weavers
They interlace fibers
Basket weavers are people who make baskets by interlacing flexible materials like reeds, willow, or grass.
The term sometimes appears as a dismissive example of impractical or obscure pursuits: a degree in underwater basket weaving.
This mocking usage treats the craft as the epitome of useless skills, though actual basket weaving requires considerable technique.
- artisansSkilled manual workers
- craftsmenSkilled manual trade workers
- reedsHollow-stemmed marsh plants
- willowNarrow-leaved waterside tree
- rattanTropical palm for weaving
handmade · coiled · indigenous · traditional · folk · straw · natural fibers · fiber · twining · folk art · patterns · handles · gathering · rushes · splints · Native American · pottery · settlers
basket weaverspotters
Clay vessel craftspeople
blacksmiths · stonemasons · metalworkers · glassblowers · ceramicists
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