Cedar Basket Weaving with Brenda Crabtree - Urban Access Project

URBAN ACCESS TO ABORIGINAL ART (URBAN ACCESS) began in 2014 and is a four-week intensive art and design program that blends studio instruction with cultural studies modules and field trips. Fifteen aboriginal participants are selected each summer to learn traditional forms of art: Carving, Drum Making, Cedar Basketry, Beadwork, Moose Hair Tufting, and Form Line design. The program includes cultural studies, visual communication, guest artist talks, and field trips to galleries and museums. Please visit for more information about this project. Cedar Basket Weaving Video Chapters Prepping: Gathering and preparing materials and tools Base: The foundation for a basket always begins here Twining: A basketry technique in which two horizontal strands, or one stand folded in half, cross over each other in between the vertical strands Up-Setting the Spokes: The spokes are the foundation or base of the basket. They also continue vertically up t