Assymehric shapes can be made too
Not only baskets, but also vases for dried flowers and dolls came be weaved out
Pine Needle Basket Weaving
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Topic: Pine Needle Basket Weaving
Posted By: Don Quixote
Subject: Pine Needle Basket Weaving
Date Posted: 17-Apr-2012 at 23:04
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I subbed today for an Art teacher, whose students were making pine needle baskets, and as a part of the lesson I skimmed over a book he left there for me, and learned more or less the basics. I was impressed by the variety and sophistication of the projects that were given in the gallery of the book, that was accomplished with such common materials like dry pine needles and raffia or some kind of strong thread. Since I fall for folk crafts, and live on a hill that has nothing but pines, I figure this is one more craft I can add as a hobby. So, here I'm researching the history of pine needle basket weaving. So far what I found is that pine needle weaving is one of the oldest known, possibly dating back to 9000 ago, before pottery http://www.canoscreations.com/ - http://www.canoscreations.com/ .The Seminole Native Americans were noted the first to use it, sowing the needles with fern roots of swamp grasses; those baskets were so tight that women carried water in them. The Lakota Native Americans in South Dakota use pine needle basket weaving, but I didn't find from how long, and what exactly techniques they use. "...Modern pine needle basketry is noted to have begun during the Civil war times (1861-1865). M.J. McAfee of Southern Georgia began using pine needles that she bound together using cotton thread to replace a worn hat for her father. ..." Ibid. Here some examples of pine needle pottery I found on the net:   Some parts of the basket here are done only in thread - weaving in a pattern over a ring - you can see this in the center, and the both half-moons on the left and right side  Here the upper part of the needles are completely covered with yarn or raffia, to make a decorative pattern, and a leather piece is used as a bottom.  Here the needles are painted blue and a pine-cone is sown as a handle  Some kind of wooden disk is used here as a bottom   Here the natural pocket the needles are connected in is used as a decoration, sticking out, and beads are sown on the top of the basket on the left  
An abstract sculpture by Peggy Wyman Assymehric shapes can be made too Not only baskets, but also vases for dried flowers and dolls came be weaved out A lamp and a box, a picnic basket, and a lacy basket were woven here, I'd never guess this is made of needles  Here a gourd was used as a base in this case  A cute eagle  A Cherokee artist made this one  A breadbasket http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.139306555.jpg">  A can go like this like forever, the fantasy is the limit of what one cane make with needles, thread and spare time. |