Pine Needle Basket Making—Step by Step Instructions

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  @Papadoxwife · 3 years ago

  The number of people I see complaining about a person who has voluntarily given her time, advice, education, and knowledge to give a FREE tutorial, is simply MIND-BOGGLING! Such ingratitude!

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  @susanp.collins7834 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Tell you what. A few weeks ago I made a spoon. Carved wooden spoon. Big enough to eat with and for my long travel mug. Love it. Apart from my cat I think its one of the most beautiful things I own. This is where the problem started. I am slowly developing serious disfavour towards A. Mass Produced Shit. B. Stuff made from plastic. Videos about making stuff from wood, leather, birch bark - oh, and pine needless, are fast becoming my preferred viewing. I saw another channel about pine needle pots. And I thought 'I could put tea bags in that...'

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  @pamwest3519 · 1 year ago

  I really love how you go step by step and make everything extremely clear. Thank you so very much.

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  @thegardenladyandmrgnome8002 · 2 years ago

  So happy I found your video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm 70 and try to learn 3 new things a day in my early mornings.

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  @Rowengreenleif · 3 weeks ago

  Thank you for making this. My grandmother used to make them and i always wanted to learn she passed a year ago at 94 and couldnt remember herself how to make them in the end and ive been trying to learn for awhile to honor her

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  @dennaneff3261 · 2 years ago

  Very thorough.  Thank you for sharing YOUR trials & errors so we don't make same mistakes.

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  @susanmatthews5901 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I watched my best friend in high school make these over 50 years ago! I still have a beautiful basket she gave me in our senior year of high school. The basket looks the same as the day she gave it to me! <br>I am now beginning to make pine needle baskets with my daughter in the hope of helping supplement our household incomes. She has a ton of pine trees on her property, so very small cost to make pine needle crafts. Her husband even thinks these baskets are cool!<br>Great reminder tutorial, even though 50 years ago the way of doing things was very simple. No gauge back then, trying to remember what she used, maybe it was a straw as you showed, &nbsp;perhaps just perfect teenage vision! <br>Hopefully my memory will kick in so that I remember all of her &quot;tricks&quot; and methods. <br>Nice video, thank you, it triggered some wonderful memories of teenage girl talk while she worked! No social media or cell phones back then, we actually communicated. What great times! <br>Thanks again, glad i found your channel.

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  @corpowpow · 2 years ago

  This is a great tutorial. I can’t wait to start ! Thank you for sharing your skills and talent❤

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  @doreestone4487 · 2 years ago

  I lived in Flagstaff for a number of years and worked at Gore. I now live in Tennessee. I also have made pine needle baskets. Have you ever used Rit dye to color the needles? &nbsp;You can make some gorgeous color patterns in your baskets that way. I have also used flat agate rocks with holes drilled around the edge as the center of the bottom of the basket instead of that center coil. This was a very good video with lots of good beginner tips. If you go to La Fonda’s for dinner, think of me. That’s one thing I truly miss about Flag. ❤

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  @astorybookfinish5055 · 2 years ago

  Love this idea! Great tutorial. Thank you 🙏🏻 I have long pine needles in my yard, six tall trees. Can’t wait to give this a go. I’ll be re-watching when I can focus on the details.

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  @guyertwoyou · 5 years ago

  I made a small pine needle basket once when I was like 13. I STILL have it for small odds and ends on my desk next to me and it&apos;s held up very well over the years and I am currently 30 lol. I want to try getting into it sometime.

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  @Mr.McGojo · 1 year ago

  This was SO helpful! Thank you so much for sharing your skills with us!

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