Welcome to Taproot Video!
Taproot Video is different from some of the other craft
instruction websites you may have seen. We are a co-operative
of national instructors, banding together to make our skills
available to a wider audience. You will find many of your
favorite teachers here, from guild programs or from
conferences. And you will most probably discover a new
favorite instructor as well! That’s what we are about; as a
co-operative, we can introduce the students who follow us to
the other instructors — and the students who follow
them. A Crafting Community is born.
Taproot Video facilitates students communicating
directly with the instructor, and with other students who
have purchased the same class, book, or travelogue.
The Taproot Video website features many of our member’s
most popular classes via video-streaming and/or DVD. The
streaming classes can be viewed on most computers and
tablets. This gives students the flexibility they want: the
ability to take their device to their equipment (loom,
marudai, etc.) to view the class right where they want it. We
also offer some content as physical books and e-books
(downloadable pdfs), as well as some documentary content and
travelogues. A wealth of things to learn, all at your
Traditional skills, folk art, production from the
Maker’s Hand; many terms to describe the universal delight
that comes from creating art – something so individual, so
personal, with your very own hands. Pride of Craftsmanship.
Creating your own art has many tangible benefits
- Reducing stress, it can help lower the body's
concentration of the stress hormone cortisol and increase
that of the pleasure hormone dopamine.
- Building self-esteem, with a feeling of
connectedness and accomplishment
- Building community and friendships, it promotes
natural conversation and curiosity about other people's
- Teaching creative-thinking.
- Improving dexterity, including better hand-eye and
spatial coordination thanks to the detailed work.
- Real Life experiences — getting us off our
Art therapy activities are meditative, quiet, and
calming, which helps soothe symptoms of stress, nervousness,
and irritability. And crafting is a lot cheaper than