With the help of multiple YouTube videos and some supplies I had on hand I'm learning the technique. The orange piece is a plastic drinking straw being used as a gauge. I'm using weaving cotton in place of rattan or sinew. It's just a first, learning piece.
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It appears that you are doing really good with it.
Need some more needles? Neighbors tree has the long long needles for making pine needle baskets. My friend Mary uses them.... LOL!! Very nice work as usual and I have three pine needle baskets... Louise
Thanks Gene. From what I've read online I think the structural integrity of my basket is excellent so far. It's shaping up to be a very sturdy little basket bottom! But the rounds of stitches should be lining up one on top of the other most of the time (except for increases in stitch count) and mine are not. Mind you I did read another source that said that all the increases in the basket bottom make that difficult and to relax and just use the bottom to practice forming the stitches. The sides are what will be visible when the basket is in use and I've got a ways to go before I start climbing upwards to form the sides.
I don't need more needles yet Louise. It took Kaylen and I only a minute or so to gather a couple of large buckets worth. The time for needle gathering has passed for this year too. They are best picked up very early in the fall when the needles first start falling so that they don't have a chance to get mildewy. If this pine needle basketry ends up being more than just a passing fancy I'll certainly keep your kind offer in mind for next year.
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