I adore this video. Not just for the educational content, but for the 'vibe' this person has. As a child I was in a program where, just about every week, we'd do something in nature (learning to use a bow, carving, building fires, fishing, hiking, foraging, etc..) Besides that, being in the 2010s, "random" was cute. I think the intro & outro segments of this video captures that well. Thank you, Paco, for this nostalgia and education. I hope you're doing well wherever you are.
I think it is an excellent video for these reasons 1) Voice is soothing. You only say the words and instructions that are needed. Not too much, not too little 2) Instructions consistent with what you are demonstrating 3) No annoying or loud music in background that obliterate your verbal instructions 4) Sometimes less is more. Simple, clear and practical. Good Job.
Thanks! I've seen enough instructional videos that break one of those rules, so I try to make the kind of video I'd like to see. With more jumping. And unicycles.
Even if you never actually make a basket, watching someone else do it can be very relaxing. I'm the Bob Ross of basketry! If you really want to go deep, I have a 45-minute basket making video (link in the description), made from Scotch broom leaves. You have been warned . . .
I spent a year in Girl Scouts to learn stuff like this, and never did. Learned more in this video than my entire scouting career….before getting kicked out for losing my cookie orders sheet
You had to be in Boy Scouts for this kind of thing. I begged to be in BS when I was little. I didn't get why girls could only be in GS where you got to learn baking & cooking & knitting & sewing... Blech. I was the neighbourhood tomboy, no question.
@sierratango383 girls can join now! People ask me why I chose to put my daughter in Boy Scouts and not girl scouts. I say, if my daughter wanted to bake cookies we would have joined. But she wants to camp and make fires and use a knife. So we joined Biy Scouts.
@tristamalcome5477 Love it! I'm so thankful I had 4 boys across the rd to play with, + their dad was in forestry, & my dad was a Queen Scout (Eagle Scout equivalent). I also had several mostly retired couples around the neighborhood I hung out with who had useful skills. I was similarly lucky in that I grew up in the sticks right on the ocean & there was SO much to explore!
I have no idea why youtube decided to recommend this to me, but I'm sure glad it did. The vibes are immaculate, the basket is Lovely, and you've mixed fun into an informative video seamlessly.
I love when old niche videos suddenly get millions of views for no apparent reason. Warms my heart. Funny enough I might actually use this because I have a big patch of wild blackberries in my backyard that's in need of some thinning.
Good to see an informative video on how to make items that could be useful when SHTF situations. When your lost in the wilderness and a store run is not an option.
That's the only way I know how to do it. After 10+ years on UA-cam, I still feel self-conscious in front of the camera, so if I make a fool of myself on purpose, I don't need to worry about making a fool of myself on accident.
Me scrolling through UA-cam videos and seeing weaving a basket with blackberry brambles: Ooooo, yes please! This was delightful and easy to follow. Can't wait to try it! 🙂
Ah yes 6 years ago, such great timing. Really cool video by the way. I usually don't fully watch videos similar to these but you were really informative and funny too which made me finish the whole vid!
Thank you for this VERY simple and informative tutorial. I also must commend you on the beautiful and gentle way you have handled critics and out and out trolls. It makes me wish I knew you in person. You''d have a very calming effect on me and teach me to not be so hot headed at times.
Thank you! I sometimes do give sarcastic replies to my trolls, but mostly because it's fun to troll them back. For the most part, though, legitimate disagreements are a good opportunity for learning on both sides. I work with international students in my offline life, so there is plenty of difference of beliefs. I feel like it's what makes life interesting!
Was supposed to be spring cleaning the yard but had the urge to make a basket with all the vines on the ground.. followed this video and it was super easy and fun! Thank you for sharing!
Warning: May cause shirking of yard maintenance. I ended up weaving bindweed instead of pulling it one Saturday. The yard didn't look great, but I still have the woven bindweed hanging on my wall!
I watched this single video for our research project, managed to weave an entire basket without even having to finish the video. I love straightforward tutorials💯
@@mariannec.6267 Hooray! I'm glad it helped. People have figured out how to make baskets around the world, so if all you needed was a piece to help you get started, then you did it exactly right.
I was homeschooled, we did this sort of thing for credits. We learned how to make them out of grass, reads, vines and thin wood strips that we steamed or boiled to weave.
You wrote "leaned", but probably meant to write, "learned". There is an "R" sound in "learn". The word "learn" almost rhymes with "stir", "whir", "lure", "burr", "her", "fur" et cetra
Samwise do you have heatstroke? Learn certainty does not rhyme with stir! 😂😂😂 not any other your other crazy words. What is an et cetra!!! Do you know what etcetera means....🤔 😂😂😂Aluminium.....
@@samuelmuldoon4839 Oh my god I missed typing an R! Oh shit I must be stupid! Yes yes type out a whole bunch of shit that doesn’t even apply to a typo of a single letter and I believe you meant “etc.” which stands for “etcetera: a number of other things or persons unspecified.” Mine was a typo. Yours just makes you look stupid. It’s even funnier that you were trying to be smart thinking you were making me look stupid.
The unicycle, the calm attitude, the little basket...this whole thing made my day loads better. UA-cams recommendation are either way off or incredible, this one was definitely one of the great ones. Thanks for adding some laid back nature crafting to my day dude.
Aww, thanks! I can't really take much credit. I made this over seven years ago -- it was the UA-cam gods that decided now was the time it needed to come into your life.
It brings me joy to come back to this video and see newcomers! Seriously, try basketry. There is something so special and fullfiling about having objets made by yourself at home. Using raw elements from nature boosts it up for me ♡ Excelent video, although I've probably said this before!!
I love using natural materials! I've started experimenting with bone, with the goal of eventually making a bone knife. I want to get to the point where I can make a basket where even the tools I use are homemade and comes from natural materials.
You're very welcome! If you like pine needle baskets, I also have a video on how to use Scotch broom "needles" using the pine needle technique. I'm sure I do it all wrong, but it's how I figured it out using a common invasive species here in the Pacific Northwest.
This is great! Thanks for making this vid! I am so fed up with all the damn berry vines in my yard and now I have a use for them, lol. The little bastards better be afraid, its basket time.
Two things I loved about your video: 1. The comprehensive, straightforward and helpful tutorial on how to make a basket 2. The way you say "Like so..."
Can't wait to play one hour one life in real life bro. Literally building an adobe oven in my parents backyard right now. I learned how to make cordage and now baskets. This is more fun than I thought it would be!
There's a wall of blackberry brambles that grows next to where I live. During summer the long tendrils that reach out become a tripping/tangling/tearing hazard for when it comes time to harvest berries. They tend not to produce as much as the shorter branches (I believe it's because they're part of the expansion efforts of the plant to claim its territory, so that takes energy away from the more fruit-bearing branches.) Now that there's a use I can actually put them to, I'm more excited to trim them back this year and put them to work carrying the very berries they produce! Thanks for sharing a simple how-to guide.
Aww, thanks! I didn't know if any of those things would come through. After all, I am giving a basket weaving tutorial; not something that is inherently interesting. Glad it came together the way I hoped it would.
Thank you so much for this video. I went home yesterday and now Im kicking myself for not getting runner canes from my blackberry line. They would be a perfect gift for my neighbor. I've wanted to learn basket weaving for decades. Your video is great, wonderful explanation with no superfluous content. Thank you.
Wow, thanks! This was also six years ago. Looking back at it, I think of all the ways I could've done it better, so I appreciate your vote of confidence.
Great clip, idea & energy.I have a blackberry bush at the bottom of my garden here in UK 🇬🇧 . You’ve given me a great idea to make miniature pots out out of the vine for seedlings. Then instead of disturbing the roots, I can pop the basket straight into the ground or another plant pot, of which would biodegrade down & act as a slow releasing fertiliser. Voila 😘👌🏾👌🏾 Great recycling & reuse of nature, & less use on plastics. Cheers Paco.
I love that idea! Although if the blackberry bush has larger stems and larger vines, you might want to try the technique I show in my other bramble video (link in the description). I would love to see someone try this and report how it works!
PacoWarabi oh wow. Yes I will have a look at that clip, & also check the thicknesses to choose one of your techniques are best suited. Cheers Paco, n keep up the good works & vibes. 😘
We have SO many blackberries on our property in the PNW. This is a wonderful way to use what we're taking out. Reusable grocery baskets, berry collecting baskets, cherry collecting baskets ... Great idea!!! Thanks for posting!
Every video should start with a jump in! I want to see it everywhere - news casters jumping into their desks, sit com actors jumping into their scenes - I want it everywhere!
reading how this man talks in replys, I really respect him and his video is very satisfying. :) Hope everyone is taking care lately and smiling often ❤️
The unicycle at the beginning really set the tone for the rest of the video, thanks for the pro tips! i've never even seen a huckleberry inrl so i'm sure i'll use this new knowledge often
@@PacoWarabi as long as its not poisonous a rose by any other name is just as sweet. Tbh I thought Huckleberry was just another name for blueberry till this video
I've learned a lot from people's comments from this video as well. Mostly that I should have put the berries in my hat, but also the difference between Salal and huckleberries.
What a fantastic, easy to follow, so well explained, explanation of how to weave a simple basket, ideal for bushcraft foraging purposes over here in the U.K. - thanks so much for your time and effort; I'm using your tutorial approach to deliver a foraging session this Friday with a group of young people, who will be making one each as part of their day. Thanks again
Great! I love the idea of using these techniques to teach the next generation. Traditionally, this would be passed down from master to apprentice or parent to child in a village; in modern times, I learned from a college class, adapted it to the local resources and shared it on UA-cam, and now you will be teaching a new group how to do this. My college teacher would be so proud!
This was a great video. I honestly don't know how I got here, but I love learning about new things especially ones that are fun and have to do with nature and creating things. Thanks for making this video! You have gained a new subscriber.
My wifes uncle was blind and he made this with only feeling he passed away in his sleep and we still have some of his beutiful handy work he made serving trayes etc.
This man is so precious and cute and I am so pumped to make baskets from the ridiculous amount of blackberry vines that are running a muck on my property.
Thanks! I think I'm precious and cute as well! Depending on whether they are the thin-stemmed variety or the thicker, more upright type, I have another basketry video that might fit better. Link in the description. Around here, it's the bigger Himalayan Blackberry vines that run amok.
I literally didn't even notice that this video was that old until I read your comment lol. When you watch these videos you assume they are something new lol. I'm asking questions like he made it last week lol. Good observation
@@averyroseshow1015 When it comes to blackberry vines, six years doesn't really make that much difference. My camera is better and I have less hair, but the technique still works. I still respond because I get notifications on my phone when someone comments. Gives me the chance to talk to random strangers without having to look for them. Works great during the shutdown (even though the video is timeless, this will be a dated reference)!
Ah I am so happy to have found this. I wondered if I could use the invasive blackberry vines and massive stems for basketry. Using something physically invasive and certainly mentally invasive (to all of our yards in the PNW) would be a good use for basketry.
Short answer is yes, you can use Himalayan blackberries to make baskets, but it takes a different technique. For a longer answer, watch my basket video where I use large-stemmed blackberry vines. As a bonus, I show how to eliminate the thorns!
@@zzzzzz3708 I have a video on making Scotch broom baskets. It's a completely different technique, based on pine needle coil baskets, but it definitely works. You could use this technique on English Ivy - I've just never gotten around to it.
I’ve been binge watching naked and afraid and really wanted to try some primitive crafting. Luckily for me I have blackberry bushes in my back yard!! This should be a fun quarantine project. I’ll let you know how it goes. Okay so it turns out the blackberry bushes in my back yard were too woody to weave with. But, I did make a basket out of paper ribbon and string using this method and it’s gorgeous!
Thank you so much. You are so beautiful, so natural and funny. Just love the way you explain how To do a little basket. It is very clear. You give me a lot of calming. Thank you. Have a nice day.
Thank you. This helps a lot. I have a lot of Muscatine vines that need to be cut back. Instead of throwing them away, I am going to try to make baskets.
In New Jersey, there are honey suckle vines. I found it best to put them while they are green in a barrel in a circle. Let them dry. Then, when I want to weave, I fill the barrel with water, let them soak overnight, then pull them out one by one. They become like rubber and make a perfect basket!
I just stumbled on your video. Aside from the clear quick instructions, I'm loving your vibe (the tigger pounces, heel kicks and thumbs up) yay! thanks for the smile today.
Yay! Glad you like the vibe. Some people (mostly men, to be honest) think I'm not being serious enough. But this is my channel, and I'm gonna make the videos I want to watch!
Thanks! I either get "that's great!' or "that's stupid!" responses to my jumping. Some people just can't stand a grown man making a fool out of himself.
What vine did you end up using? I'm curious about the vines I can use. I have woods by my but not sure if my vines are woody enough and will disenagrat
That was pretty awesome. And I like your method for collecting berries. One of the basket, one for me, two for the basket, one for me... very good video. Thanks for sharing it
Thanks! I've done better, but it's hard to make a basket while holding it exactly a certain distance from me to keep it in focus, and keeping it in frame. It doesn't feel natural at all.
I didn't have the slightest idea of making a basket but somehow this video popped up in my suggestions and absolutely enjoyed watching it. Gonna try weaving my first basket.. 🤞Love from India
I'm glad this inspired you! Who knows why UA-cam recommended this - maybe they decided that you needed more baskets in your life. I know a little about European and native American basketry. It would be interesting to see what techniques have been developed in India over thousands of years.
I didn't ask for this and I don't think 1.6 million others did either. But I believe when I say I was not disappointed, no one was. Thank you UA-cam algorithm for recommending this as of now, 7 year old video.
Been working with willow before, but that smart twist was new to me. Definitely gonna try it. Enjoyed your enthusiasm most, it's contagious! :-) Thanx for brightening up my day!
This is a skill I've always wanted to learn, but I never thought to use my native blackberry vines! That's so cool! I'll have to go hiking with my dad (when quarantine lifts) and see about trying it out with him 🤔😅 Thank you!
The magical thing about making a basket using techniques you learned as a kid, is it's a form of time travel. It will bring up memories and emotions that you haven't thought about in years. Go retry it!
I don’t have a basket, but I always carry a piece of canvas and a pair of garden shears, just in case I need a basket. Great video, I am going to try this.
@@scoobydoo7220 if you bought your gear "knowing" and not based on ads, you can most likely substitute. the backpack i use rn (for quite some time, turned out pretty sturdy :D ) has cordage (idk in english, you know, all the ropes and stuff to close pockets etc) that you can use instead of canvas, just wrap it around 3-4 times and you're good to go. And well, you can substitute the cutter with scissors or knives (my gf always has one of those in her backpack, i usually have a knife somewhere), and while i do have always gloves in my pockets, i wouldn't use them for that, since they are wool, but i wear almost always jeans, so i can just use excess fabric on my leg to hold onto vines with not too big thorns :)
Thank you for sharing how to make a basket, I have figured out how to do most of it through trial and error, but I couldn't figure out what to do to make the bowl take shape ...so I would always wind up with coasters! Now I'm off to go harvest some vines to try this again:)
suddenly youtube is recommending me survival skill videos and i feel like considering we're in the middle of a pandemic this is trying to tell me something
@@jasonblanton7185 your previous comment was deleted for spreading COVID and other conspiracy misinformation. This is off topic and unwelcome on my channel.
I was lucky and got to take a basketry class in college. It helps when someone can teach you! But don't worry - there will still be plenty of error. It's just productive errors now.
I’m so impressed that you’re replying to every comment even though UA-cam decided you should be known six YEARS after you published this video. That alone is worth subbing for... although I suspect you may live around the Greater Vancouver area because these are insanely overgrown there, which would make this even more awesome.
I wish I lived in the Greater Vancouver area. I love it up there! I actually live in Oregon, but definitely similar plants. I enjoy talking to strangers on here. I don't get paid for any of this, but it's just fun to chat with people who appreciate the work I do.
Love me a man who forgets a bag but remembers his tools for basket weaving. Always be prepared
Oh, I had my bag. Didn't you see the backpack I had on while riding my unicycle? I just didn't want to squish the berries.
@@PacoWarabi you've ruined my beautiful fantasy
@@SelaciousCrumb Ruining beautiful fantasies - isn't that what love is all about?
@@PacoWarabi I love your spirit
@@PacoWarabi hear, hear. Sadly, you are correct. However, making a basket can help with a broken heart.
videos like these are just convincing me more and more to run away into the woods and become a forest goblin
Some days, I dream of that too.
Amen.
Let me know when you're ready to go...I can be your forest friend too. Different huts but fireside buddies? BTW...I make a mean stone soup!!
Gobble goblin
This is exactly what UA-cam exists for. Thank you.
I adore this video. Not just for the educational content, but for the 'vibe' this person has. As a child I was in a program where, just about every week, we'd do something in nature (learning to use a bow, carving, building fires, fishing, hiking, foraging, etc..) Besides that, being in the 2010s, "random" was cute. I think the intro & outro segments of this video captures that well. Thank you, Paco, for this nostalgia and education. I hope you're doing well wherever you are.
I think it is an excellent video for these reasons 1) Voice is soothing. You only say the words and instructions that are needed. Not too much, not too little 2) Instructions consistent with what you are demonstrating 3) No annoying or loud music in background that obliterate your verbal instructions 4) Sometimes less is more. Simple, clear and practical. Good Job.
Thanks! I've seen enough instructional videos that break one of those rules, so I try to make the kind of video I'd like to see. With more jumping. And unicycles.
“It won’t win any beauty contest.”
I think it’s lovely and useful. It’s just perfect.
I got recommended a pine needle basket weaving tutorial and now yt recommends me this lol
Not gonna complain though these are pretty cool
Even if you never actually make a basket, watching someone else do it can be very relaxing. I'm the Bob Ross of basketry!
If you really want to go deep, I have a 45-minute basket making video (link in the description), made from Scotch broom leaves. You have been warned . . .
hehe I’ll definitely watch it these are really quite relaxing, and it’s making me want to try it myself!
Same! lol
same
Dude sameeee
dang, 9 years later and youtube finally recommanded something interesting!
Love how he jumps in like a badass, then talks like a sweetheart. That is just gorgeous, imo.
I spent a year in Girl Scouts to learn stuff like this, and never did. Learned more in this video than my entire scouting career….before getting kicked out for losing my cookie orders sheet
You had to be in Boy Scouts for this kind of thing. I begged to be in BS when I was little. I didn't get why girls could only be in GS where you got to learn baking & cooking & knitting & sewing... Blech. I was the neighbourhood tomboy, no question.
@sierratango383 girls can join now! People ask me why I chose to put my daughter in Boy Scouts and not girl scouts. I say, if my daughter wanted to bake cookies we would have joined. But she wants to camp and make fires and use a knife. So we joined Biy Scouts.
@tristamalcome5477 Love it! I'm so thankful I had 4 boys across the rd to play with, + their dad was in forestry, & my dad was a Queen Scout (Eagle Scout equivalent). I also had several mostly retired couples around the neighborhood I hung out with who had useful skills. I was similarly lucky in that I grew up in the sticks right on the ocean & there was SO much to explore!
lol girl, don’t I know it! I’ve been in girl scouts for like…. 3 years and all we do is talk about money management
What an awesome video! I am 65 years old. My entire life I have wanted to know how baskets are made. In 14 minutes, now I know. Thank you!
The disarming goofiness is awesome and I'm definitely gonna make a blackberry vine basket on my next camping trip, now.
I have no idea why youtube decided to recommend this to me, but I'm sure glad it did. The vibes are immaculate, the basket is Lovely, and you've mixed fun into an informative video seamlessly.
Thanks! I don't know why this video gets recommended either (or why people choose to click on it), but I'm glad you watched.
i love that i saw this ages ago and yet youtube decided to show it to everyone again at the same time lol
I love when old niche videos suddenly get millions of views for no apparent reason. Warms my heart.
Funny enough I might actually use this because I have a big patch of wild blackberries in my backyard that's in need of some thinning.
Huckleberries, because the basket is tiny!
Wow i never thought I'd ever find basket weaving so entertaining.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Appreciate you!
Good to see an informative video on how to make items that could be useful when SHTF situations. When your lost in the wilderness and a store run is not an option.
I'm not sure how this came up in my feed, but I'm so happy that it did. I've learned a new skill today!
Correction, my young grasshopper - you haven't learned the skill until you've made your first basket.
I like how you add little flourishes of silly to your chill and informative videos.
That's the only way I know how to do it. After 10+ years on UA-cam, I still feel self-conscious in front of the camera, so if I make a fool of myself on purpose, I don't need to worry about making a fool of myself on accident.
Me scrolling through UA-cam videos and seeing weaving a basket with blackberry brambles:
Ooooo, yes please!
This was delightful and easy to follow. Can't wait to try it! 🙂
Ah yes 6 years ago, such great timing.
Really cool video by the way. I usually don't fully watch videos similar to these but you were really informative and funny too which made me finish the whole vid!
Thank you for this VERY simple and informative tutorial. I also must commend you on the beautiful and gentle way you have handled critics and out and out trolls. It makes me wish I knew you in person. You''d have a very calming effect on me and teach me to not be so hot headed at times.
Thank you! I sometimes do give sarcastic replies to my trolls, but mostly because it's fun to troll them back. For the most part, though, legitimate disagreements are a good opportunity for learning on both sides. I work with international students in my offline life, so there is plenty of difference of beliefs. I feel like it's what makes life interesting!
Was supposed to be spring cleaning the yard but had the urge to make a basket with all the vines on the ground.. followed this video and it was super easy and fun! Thank you for sharing!
Warning: May cause shirking of yard maintenance. I ended up weaving bindweed instead of pulling it one Saturday. The yard didn't look great, but I still have the woven bindweed hanging on my wall!
this is probably one of the best videos on youtube....nice guy, forest, an actual good tutorial...life is great
this is probably one of the best comments on youtube....nice person, positive comment, actually good spelling...thanks!
I watched this single video for our research project, managed to weave an entire basket without even having to finish the video. I love straightforward tutorials💯
@@mariannec.6267 Hooray! I'm glad it helped. People have figured out how to make baskets around the world, so if all you needed was a piece to help you get started, then you did it exactly right.
I was homeschooled, we did this sort of thing for credits. We learned how to make them out of grass, reads, vines and thin wood strips that we steamed or boiled to weave.
You wrote "leaned", but probably meant to write, "learned". There is an "R" sound in "learn". The word "learn" almost rhymes with "stir", "whir", "lure", "burr", "her", "fur" et cetra
Samwise do you have heatstroke? Learn certainty does not rhyme with stir! 😂😂😂 not any other your other crazy words. What is an et cetra!!! Do you know what etcetera means....🤔 😂😂😂Aluminium.....
@@samuelmuldoon4839 Oh my god I missed typing an R! Oh shit I must be stupid! Yes yes type out a whole bunch of shit that doesn’t even apply to a typo of a single letter and I believe you meant “etc.” which stands for “etcetera: a number of other things or persons unspecified.” Mine was a typo. Yours just makes you look stupid. It’s even funnier that you were trying to be smart thinking you were making me look stupid.
@@teddyapproved unfortunately samuel has a sad life and he lives for these moments to get his kicks. haha!
@@MoeSlislack 😂
The unicycle, the calm attitude, the little basket...this whole thing made my day loads better. UA-cams recommendation are either way off or incredible, this one was definitely one of the great ones. Thanks for adding some laid back nature crafting to my day dude.
Aww, thanks! I can't really take much credit. I made this over seven years ago -- it was the UA-cam gods that decided now was the time it needed to come into your life.
Green honeysuckle vines work real well too, and the end product is beautiful, as well as useful.
It brings me joy to come back to this video and see newcomers! Seriously, try basketry. There is something so special and fullfiling about having objets made by yourself at home. Using raw elements from nature boosts it up for me ♡
Excelent video, although I've probably said this before!!
I love using natural materials! I've started experimenting with bone, with the goal of eventually making a bone knife. I want to get to the point where I can make a basket where even the tools I use are homemade and comes from natural materials.
I've spent my entire life outdoors, and I've never seen anything like this. Great video, great lesson. I cannot wait to try it.
Glad you liked it! Just wait for my next basketry video. Even more opportunities . . .
Holy crap! You've never been indoors! Unbelievable!
I spend part of my life indoors, part of it outdoors, like most people. Your life fascinates me!
I've made many pine needle baskets, but I never thought of this! I love it ! Thank you for taking the time to teach us this! I appreciate that!
You're very welcome! If you like pine needle baskets, I also have a video on how to use Scotch broom "needles" using the pine needle technique. I'm sure I do it all wrong, but it's how I figured it out using a common invasive species here in the Pacific Northwest.
This is great! Thanks for making this vid! I am so fed up with all the damn berry vines in my yard and now I have a use for them, lol. The little bastards better be afraid, its basket time.
"The little bastards better be afraid, its basket time!"
I would pay money to see an action/horror movie that worked that in that line of dialog!
Two things I loved about your video:
1. The comprehensive, straightforward and helpful tutorial on how to make a basket
2. The way you say "Like so..."
Can't wait to play one hour one life in real life bro. Literally building an adobe oven in my parents backyard right now. I learned how to make cordage and now baskets. This is more fun than I thought it would be!
There's something really satisfying about creating things with your hands with just basic tools.
There's a wall of blackberry brambles that grows next to where I live. During summer the long tendrils that reach out become a tripping/tangling/tearing hazard for when it comes time to harvest berries. They tend not to produce as much as the shorter branches (I believe it's because they're part of the expansion efforts of the plant to claim its territory, so that takes energy away from the more fruit-bearing branches.) Now that there's a use I can actually put them to, I'm more excited to trim them back this year and put them to work carrying the very berries they produce! Thanks for sharing a simple how-to guide.
I'm glad this showed up on my recommendations again. I love everything about this video (clear instructions, pops of hilarity, engaging pace).
Aww, thanks! I didn't know if any of those things would come through. After all, I am giving a basket weaving tutorial; not something that is inherently interesting. Glad it came together the way I hoped it would.
Thank you so much for this video. I went home yesterday and now Im kicking myself for not getting runner canes from my blackberry line. They would be a perfect gift for my neighbor. I've wanted to learn basket weaving for decades. Your video is great, wonderful explanation with no superfluous content. Thank you.
This is some of the best, clear, easy to follow instructions for any project/craft I've come across on UA-cam
Wow, thanks! This was also six years ago. Looking back at it, I think of all the ways I could've done it better, so I appreciate your vote of confidence.
Great clip, idea & energy.I have a blackberry bush at the bottom of my garden here in UK 🇬🇧 . You’ve given me a great idea to make miniature pots out out of the vine for seedlings. Then instead of disturbing the roots, I can pop the basket straight into the ground or another plant pot, of which would biodegrade down & act as a slow releasing fertiliser. Voila 😘👌🏾👌🏾
Great recycling & reuse of nature, & less use on plastics.
Cheers Paco.
I love that idea! Although if the blackberry bush has larger stems and larger vines, you might want to try the technique I show in my other bramble video (link in the description). I would love to see someone try this and report how it works!
PacoWarabi oh wow. Yes I will have a look at that clip, & also check the thicknesses to choose one of your techniques are best suited.
Cheers Paco, n keep up the good works & vibes. 😘
@@mbrown2776 Thanks! I really want to see the end results of the experiment!
I've just grown a real appreciation for wicker baskets. And while I'm at it... all handmade items, ever.
We have SO many blackberries on our property in the PNW. This is a wonderful way to use what we're taking out. Reusable grocery baskets, berry collecting baskets, cherry collecting baskets ... Great idea!!! Thanks for posting!
I love that you are still responding to comments 7 years later. Hope you all the best!
Thanks! I get less than 10 comments a day, so it's manageable. I'd rather talk to people on here than other forms of social media.
Word. 😂😅same dude. Bigtime.
Every video should start with a jump in! I want to see it everywhere - news casters jumping into their desks, sit com actors jumping into their scenes - I want it everywhere!
I would love it if that became a fad!
Who needs a bag when you can weave a basket? If I get stranded on an island, I want this guy as my survival kit😁
reading how this man talks in replys, I really respect him and his video is very satisfying. :) Hope everyone is taking care lately and smiling often ❤️
Now, a guy who knows how to weave a basket is truly a gem!
You have no idea how well that works in bars -- "Excuse me, I know how to weave a basket!"
The unicycle at the beginning really set the tone for the rest of the video, thanks for the pro tips! i've never even seen a huckleberry inrl so i'm sure i'll use this new knowledge often
Apparently you still haven't. As many people have informed me throughout the years, those are actually Salal berries, not huckleberries.
@@PacoWarabi as long as its not poisonous a rose by any other name is just as sweet. Tbh I thought Huckleberry was just another name for blueberry till this video
I've learned a lot from people's comments from this video as well. Mostly that I should have put the berries in my hat, but also the difference between Salal and huckleberries.
Cheers mate. That was a great demonstration. Been watching them do it with bamboo too. Old skills will be come useful soon again
this is my favorite video on youtube, and has been for 6 or so years. i keep it in my "watch later" to come back and watch
@@arlo-otter Aww, that's lovely! I never meant it to be that enjoyable - I just meant it to be instructive. Glad it can be both!
What a fantastic, easy to follow, so well explained, explanation of how to weave a simple basket, ideal for bushcraft foraging purposes over here in the U.K. - thanks so much for your time and effort; I'm using your tutorial approach to deliver a foraging session this Friday with a group of young people, who will be making one each as part of their day. Thanks again
Great! I love the idea of using these techniques to teach the next generation. Traditionally, this would be passed down from master to apprentice or parent to child in a village; in modern times, I learned from a college class, adapted it to the local resources and shared it on UA-cam, and now you will be teaching a new group how to do this. My college teacher would be so proud!
This heartfelt compliment makes me feel good about people
Thank you. I plan to do this with birch tomorrow. Bless you and your gentle touch with teaching.
This was a great video. I honestly don't know how I got here, but I love learning about new things especially ones that are fun and have to do with nature and creating things. Thanks for making this video! You have gained a new subscriber.
Your enthusiasm and chill together is adorable! Thank you for the video from Portland
I have to pause the video and comment on how much I’m enjoying this video. Thanks for the info
You're quite welcome!
Well done. I love this. I live in the High plains. We don’t have blackberries, but we do have tall grass! Thank you.
My wifes uncle was blind and he made this with only feeling he passed away in his sleep and we still have some of his beutiful handy work he made serving trayes etc.
This man is so precious and cute and I am so pumped to make baskets from the ridiculous amount of blackberry vines that are running a muck on my property.
Thanks! I think I'm precious and cute as well!
Depending on whether they are the thin-stemmed variety or the thicker, more upright type, I have another basketry video that might fit better. Link in the description. Around here, it's the bigger Himalayan Blackberry vines that run amok.
I love how this dude is still active six years later, responding to all the people that correct him
It's a hobby . . .
I literally didn't even notice that this video was that old until I read your comment lol. When you watch these videos you assume they are something new lol. I'm asking questions like he made it last week lol. Good observation
@@averyroseshow1015 When it comes to blackberry vines, six years doesn't really make that much difference. My camera is better and I have less hair, but the technique still works.
I still respond because I get notifications on my phone when someone comments. Gives me the chance to talk to random strangers without having to look for them. Works great during the shutdown (even though the video is timeless, this will be a dated reference)!
People like you give me hope for this planet!
Ah I am so happy to have found this. I wondered if I could use the invasive blackberry vines and massive stems for basketry. Using something physically invasive and certainly mentally invasive (to all of our yards in the PNW) would be a good use for basketry.
Short answer is yes, you can use Himalayan blackberries to make baskets, but it takes a different technique. For a longer answer, watch my basket video where I use large-stemmed blackberry vines. As a bonus, I show how to eliminate the thorns!
Ya I'm in Oregon I was thinking that you could probably use other invasive things like English ivy or scotchbroom
@@zzzzzz3708 I have a video on making Scotch broom baskets. It's a completely different technique, based on pine needle coil baskets, but it definitely works. You could use this technique on English Ivy - I've just never gotten around to it.
@@PacoWarabi Thank you. Right now I'm soaking it all in and really plan on getting serious about it. I'll check out all your stuff. Much appreciated
Wonderful video showing clearly how it is done with perfect filming !!! Thank you very much for this superb tutorial !!!
I’ve been binge watching naked and afraid and really wanted to try some primitive crafting. Luckily for me I have blackberry bushes in my back yard!! This should be a fun quarantine project. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Okay so it turns out the blackberry bushes in my back yard were too woody to weave with. But, I did make a basket out of paper ribbon and string using this method and it’s gorgeous!
Dude, I knocked one of these out with a nice handle. So quick and fun. Gave it to my wife for Easter.
Way to go! Much better present than a bunch of store-bought flowers.
Thank you so much. You are so beautiful, so natural and funny. Just love the way you explain how To do a little basket. It is very clear. You give me a lot of calming. Thank you. Have a nice day.
Thank you. This helps a lot. I have a lot of Muscatine vines that need to be cut back. Instead of throwing them away, I am going to try to make baskets.
In New Jersey, there are honey suckle vines. I found it best to put them while they are green in a barrel in a circle. Let them dry. Then, when I want to weave, I fill the barrel with water, let them soak overnight, then pull them out one by one. They become like rubber and make a perfect basket!
Long Island ,NY.....definitely honeysuckle vines ! Will give it a try with grandkids! Summer project ! Love nature crafts!
Great idea!
That was amazing and I love the delivery, plain clear and clean. Perfect , absolutely perfect.
Thanks! I've got another basketry video in the works . . .
I just stumbled on your video. Aside from the clear quick instructions, I'm loving your vibe (the tigger pounces, heel kicks and thumbs up) yay! thanks for the smile today.
Yay! Glad you like the vibe. Some people (mostly men, to be honest) think I'm not being serious enough. But this is my channel, and I'm gonna make the videos I want to watch!
I'm watching this so if one day I get stuck in forest with my friends I can impress everyone with my basket making skills
So interesting that 23K people in the year 2020 would want to know how to make a bramble basket. :) And me as well!
To be fair, they've been watching and commenting on this video for the past seven years. Not all of them have been in 2020.
You instantly sold me by jumping into frame. That amount of thespianism needs to be appreciated
Thanks! I either get "that's great!' or "that's stupid!" responses to my jumping. Some people just can't stand a grown man making a fool out of himself.
PacoWarabi it's called living and loving life and more people should do it. Everyone should be a big kid!
ok, you got a new sub, 6 seconds in and a unicycle goes through the scene. im sold!
I don't incorporate unicycling into enough of my videos, but I am going to a mountain unicycle gathering this week, so stay tuned . . .
I loved this easy-to-follow demonstration. You are a wonderful teacher.
Thank you! This is a great tutorial. I’ve made 2 baskets while in quarantine.
Yay! I'm glad I've given you something to do. I almost got out this weekend to make a basket as well.
What vine did you end up using? I'm curious about the vines I can use. I have woods by my but not sure if my vines are woody enough and will disenagrat
whoa 10 years and i just found this. Great video!
@@Snowbelllove I love people finding this for the first time - it's like the gift that keeps on giving!
Thanks for the idea. I am going to try this. Also, loved your entrance😂! I wish I had your energy. Probably from all those berries.
That was a few years ago. Not sure if I'd have the energy now!
I love the green color and the size! Thank you for teaching how to make those useful baskets.
That was pretty awesome. And I like your method for collecting berries. One of the basket, one for me, two for the basket, one for me... very good video. Thanks for sharing it
If you eat them now, you don't have to worry about spilling them later.
Thanks. Did this in Michigan with wild raspberries vines that grew in the meadow
I bet they taste at least three times better being brought home in that basket🤘
For being created in mere minutes...it's the prettiest basket I've ever seen
Thanks! I've done better, but it's hard to make a basket while holding it exactly a certain distance from me to keep it in focus, and keeping it in frame. It doesn't feel natural at all.
That intro sure got my attention😂👏👏👏 Thanks for uploading!
I didn't have the slightest idea of making a basket but somehow this video popped up in my suggestions and absolutely enjoyed watching it. Gonna try weaving my first basket.. 🤞Love from India
I'm glad this inspired you! Who knows why UA-cam recommended this - maybe they decided that you needed more baskets in your life.
I know a little about European and native American basketry. It would be interesting to see what techniques have been developed in India over thousands of years.
Cute little basket! Thanks for sharing!
I didn't ask for this and I don't think 1.6 million others did either.
But I believe when I say I was not disappointed, no one was.
Thank you UA-cam algorithm for recommending this as of now, 7 year old video.
I always wanted to know how to make a basket. Thank you.
Been working with willow before, but that smart twist was new to me. Definitely gonna try it. Enjoyed your enthusiasm most, it's contagious! :-) Thanx for brightening up my day!
This is a skill I've always wanted to learn, but I never thought to use my native blackberry vines! That's so cool! I'll have to go hiking with my dad (when quarantine lifts) and see about trying it out with him 🤔😅 Thank you!
Clicked to watch a basket being made. Was met by a hoptoad of a man on a unicycle and knew I was in a good place. 😂
I love that your so young doing such a down to earth project.
I work with college students - I don't feel that young anymore!
I used to make these at a camp when I was a kid, in the exact format too!
I should retry this out for memories sake
The magical thing about making a basket using techniques you learned as a kid, is it's a form of time travel. It will bring up memories and emotions that you haven't thought about in years.
Go retry it!
I don’t have a basket, but I always carry a piece of canvas and a pair of garden shears, just in case I need a basket. Great video, I am going to try this.
wait really 👁️👄👁️ even the canvas? (don't r/wooosh me I really can't tell if this is a joke lol)
@@scoobydoo7220 if you bought your gear "knowing" and not based on ads, you can most likely substitute. the backpack i use rn (for quite some time, turned out pretty sturdy :D ) has cordage (idk in english, you know, all the ropes and stuff to close pockets etc) that you can use instead of canvas, just wrap it around 3-4 times and you're good to go.
And well, you can substitute the cutter with scissors or knives (my gf always has one of those in her backpack, i usually have a knife somewhere), and while i do have always gloves in my pockets, i wouldn't use them for that, since they are wool, but i wear almost always jeans, so i can just use excess fabric on my leg to hold onto vines with not too big thorns :)
Thank you for sharing how to make a basket, I have figured out how to do most of it through trial and error, but I couldn't figure out what to do to make the bowl take shape ...so I would always wind up with coasters! Now I'm off to go harvest some vines to try this again:)
suddenly youtube is recommending me survival skill videos and i feel like considering we're in the middle of a pandemic this is trying to tell me something
Think of this more of an Arts and Crafts video. They're just trying to help you relax!
Mortal beings not moral ,darn typos lol
@@jasonblanton7185 your previous comment was deleted for spreading COVID and other conspiracy misinformation. This is off topic and unwelcome on my channel.
@@PacoWarabi so much respect
very cool. I've never seen a basket be weaved. it's un-be-weave-able. :)
please stop
walking along the trail!?! dude dont waste ur mad unicycle skills!
Candace Glover Sometimes I walk and sometimes I ride. I'm a maverick like that!
Paco you rock! you should do a video just on your unicycle!
I have - Icycling, Icycling II, Battle Creek Falls, and TraPaco. Check my "Just for Fun" playlist on my channel!
You just taught an old man a new trick. Can't wait for summer.
Warning - it can get addicting!
Cool I've been trying to do this for years by trial and error! You just removed the error part. Thanks!
I was lucky and got to take a basketry class in college. It helps when someone can teach you!
But don't worry - there will still be plenty of error. It's just productive errors now.
Majestic Elf man sharing his Elvish wisdom.
I’m so impressed that you’re replying to every comment even though UA-cam decided you should be known six YEARS after you published this video. That alone is worth subbing for... although I suspect you may live around the Greater Vancouver area because these are insanely overgrown there, which would make this even more awesome.
I wish I lived in the Greater Vancouver area. I love it up there! I actually live in Oregon, but definitely similar plants.
I enjoy talking to strangers on here. I don't get paid for any of this, but it's just fun to chat with people who appreciate the work I do.
wow a simple how to that is easy to understand good job definitely going to try this some time
I love that he jumps around in and out of frame. Cool video, made me smile :)
Not something you usually see in basketry videos. And believe me -- I've watched a lot of them!