Mifuko baskets are all made of local, sustainably sourced materials like sisal, paper, grasses, palm leaves, and upcycled plastic, and my use for them as a kitchen towel receptacle is but one ...

A nondescript, cactus-like plant, sisal is a $75 million crop that is grown on three continents and harvested for its leaves, which produce fibers that can be used to make plastics, textiles and ...

She often sketches new styles on paper before beginning the painstaking process of wrapping strong, durable strands of sisal around dry sweetgrass and carefully coiling and stitching it into bowls and ...

It’s a simple half-moon bucket shape with a pointed lid woven from tightly wrapped sisal, a species of agave plant. While Cesta’s baskets come with drawstring canvas interiors and knotted ...