Some years ago, my daughter, Melanie bought me a "Sweetgrass Basket" from Charleston, South Carolina. With that basket
I fell in love with the idea of making coiled baskets. For the past 6 years I have collected pine needles and made baskets
from them. The best help I received was from a book by Judy Mallow called "From Forest Floors to Finished Product" There is
a link to her website on my links page.
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PineNeedle Basket with artificial sinew, agate set in resin center, dyed needles and polyacrylic spray finish.
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PineNeedle Basket with artificial sinew, Jobs Tears, Sea Shells, and Beeswax finish.
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PineNeedle Basket with artificial sinew, and Beeswax finish. (Inspired by Judy Wilson)
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PineNeedle Basket with artificial sinew, seashell center, dyed needles and polyacrylic spray finish
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PineNeedle Basket with dyed raffia, purple agate, set in resin, and Beeswax finish. (inspired by Pamela Zimmerman)
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PineNeedle Basket with artificial sinew, twelve Black Walnut slices and Beeswax finish. (Inspired by Judy
M. Mallow)
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PineNeedle Basket with artificial sinew, Fir Burl center, and Polyacrylic spray finish.
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Pine Needle Basket with artificial sinew, petrified limb center, and Beeswax finish.
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PineNeedle Basket with artificial sinew, dyed needles, black walnut center, tea dyed hand carved bone beads, and Beeswax
finish.
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PineNeedle Basket with artificial sinew, decorated with caps left on in the center part of the basket. (Inspired by Ethel
S. Clifford)
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PineNeedle Basket with artificial sinew, blue agate, set in resin, center, and Beeswax finish.
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PineNeedle Basket with artificial sinew, dyed needles, Oregon agate set in resin, and Beeswax finish.
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