Pine Needle Basketry: From Forest Floor to Finished Project
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Create picturesque pine needle baskets, miniatures, trays, pencil holders and more. Special sections address dyeing needles, making lids and handles, and gathering and storing materials. “Mallow is an excellent teacher with a gift for keeping the subject entertaining and easy to follow.”—Small Press. “Beginners can create a basket by coiling and stitching together pine needles.”—Country Decorating Ideas. Library Journal Pine needles have become raw materials for baskets because they were a widely available, renewable resource. Mallow (Pine Needle and Nut Crafting, Glover, 1984) is a pine needle basketry artist and teacher. Here she covers materials, tools, basic techniques, and projects. Instead of step-by-step instructions, the projects refer the crafter to the general techniques pages at the beginning of the book. Novices are advised to make the practice basket project, which has detailed instructions, before attempting a more advanced basket. This book may be more suitable for use with classes than as a guide for beginners.
Introduction6Chapter 1Materials and Tools8Chapter 2Making Your First Basket14Chapter 3Pine Needle Transformations24Chapter 4Centers, Stitches, and Embellishments36Chapter 5The Projects49Chapter 6A Gallery83Chapter 7History105Acknowledgements108Pine Species and Needles109Metric Conversion Charts110Sources111Bibliography111Index112
