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You'll learn to split raw bamboo into even strips under Peter's eye, then weave them into the sturdy round baskets used across Loutolim for carrying fish, fruit and market produce. It's slower and more physical than it looks, and there's real satisfaction in watching flat strips lock into a shape that can actually hold weight.
Hand-woven bamboo baskets remain essential to daily life in rural Goa — for fishing, farming and markets — and the weavers who supply them are increasingly few as plastic containers take over.
Bamboo basketry is practised by artisan families across Goa's villages, supplying farmers, fisherfolk and market vendors with durable, biodegradable containers using techniques passed down entirely by hand, without written patterns.
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Morning
Splitting and preparing bamboo strips
Afternoon
Weaving the base, walls and rim of your basket
Difficulty
Moderate — requires hand strength and patience
Age suitability
12 and up
Splitting raw bamboo into strips
Weaving the base of a basket
Finished market baskets stacked outside Peter's workshopPhotographs from this experience will replace these panels once available.
Is bamboo splitting dangerous?
Peter handles all the initial splitting himself and only hands you prepared strips once they're safe to work with.
How big is the basket I make?
A small-to-medium sized basket, practical enough for everyday use at home.
“My hands hurt a little the next day but I use that basket every single week now.”
Julia B. · 5/5
“Peter's patience with my wonky first attempts was the highlight — he just kept resetting my strips without judgment.”
Ashok N. · 4/5
Not a sight to see — a practice to enter.