Baskets are wonderful things! Baskets come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. They can be made of just about any material, from the natural straw, wicker and rattan usually associated with basket making to the more hi-tech kinds of things like metal or plastic. But baskets made from natural products seem most appealing. Such a basket conveys a certain warmth and charm,

having been crafted from organic materials by human hands. It.s true; never has a basket been made that wasn't woven by a living person. Considered in those terms, baskets connect us to each other and our ancestors. The history of making and using baskets is as old as civilization itself. Traces of baskets have been found in the Egyptian pyramids. The earliest dates for baskets are older than any yet established by archeologists for pottery.