Understand the origin and meaning of this knowledge
Watch the gestures filmed by the practitioner
Leave with enough to try it yourself
Avoid the common beginner mistakes
Course content
3 modules - 10 lessons - 2h 30m total length
Introduction - Bamboo and straw craft3 lessons
▷ Welcome and intentionPreview4:12
• Where Bamboo and straw craft comes from8:30
• Materials5:05
Gestures step by step4 lessons
▷ First gesturePreview12:40
• Second gesture10:15
• Mistakes to avoid7:50
• Guided practice15:20
Going further3 lessons
• Regional variants9:00
• Care and keeping6:30
• Closing words3:10
Requirements
No prerequisite, this knowledge is open to all
Curiosity and a little patience
Basic materials are listed in the first lesson
Description
Weaving of baskets, mats and hats from bamboo, straw and thatch by rural artisans.
Who this is for
Anyone curious about other cultures and crafts
People who want to pass on or revive a tradition
Travellers and lovers of the territory
Course notes
PDF sheet of the key steps
Materials and suppliers list
Glossary of the territory's terms
Your transmitter
Ama Kone
Jamaica
Ama Kone passes on bamboo and straw craft from their own territory (Jamaica). This knowledge is shared in their own words and gestures, with no middleman.