People have been using flat, ribbonlike materials, such as reed strips, to make woven baskets for thousands of years. This weaving method has reemerged as a technique for engineers to create textile ...

Woven fabric is resilient to stress because it tends to bend more than rigid materials before breaking. Jordan Lye/Moment via Getty Images People have been using flat, ribbonlike materials, such as ...

Basket-making is not an exclusive American art form, but in no other country are antique baskets so revered or collected. American basket collectors spend thousands of dollars each year to own early ...

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