Invasive Vine Basket Making at Mt. Cuba Center

We gathered in the super-fabulous wet lab at Mt. Cuba Center on friday to create beautiful and functional baskets, made of invasive vines.

Margaret Shillingford introduced the vines that the staff had collected from the grounds at Mt Cuba. Honeysuckle, Bittersweet, Virginia Creeper- these were among the many clingy, twining, vines that we used to weave around willow spokes to create 15 completely unique baskets.

Who ever said basket making was easy? Even though hands got tired of maneuvering the sometimes tenacious vines, everyone forged ahead and the results were astounding! Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming basket making workshops at Mt Cuba Center.