The Magic of Wild Crafting

A jumbled pile of vines transformed into works of art! Working with Maya Ittah from TerraVie Wellness, LLC, our girls created beautiful handmade baskets using ONLY kudzu vines. Maya, who is experienced in wild crafting, taught us how to “process” these invasive plants to create flexible tendrils that can be woven. We started by creating a base and then inserted stick “spokes” to weave around and create the body of our baskets.

Wild crafting takes a lot of patience and focus, which makes it a wonderful opportunity to practice mindfulness. This project challenged our girls, but the end result made them all proud. We hope that they’ll remember this lesson in resourcefulness and mindfulness whenever they use their baskets.

Make sure to check out all of amazing practices that Maya offers for both children and adults at TerraVie Wellness, LLC!