A few tips for your base block of wood . First, remove the bark . As the wood loses moisture, it will shrink, and the bark will loosen and so will to initial coil . Next , sand it and seal it with either an oil and wax polish or sanding sealer like Zinser Seal Coat . It will give you a nice smooth , golden finish that you can add either a painted detail , or before you apply finish , you can do either pen style pyrography , or laser , then apply finish
Excellent video! I studied with a lady in the 80s who I would consider the master of coil pine needle Basketry. You have met all the points that she stressed in this video. Lucky people to have videos to watch as they learn now. Personally, I love waxed linen.
This is a fantastic tutorial! I've done pine needle basket weaving. I wish I'd had this excellent teaching. Especially the clear description of how to start the sides. You are a treasure! Thank you!
Thank you Ma'am, I stumbled across your tutorial by accident and I am amazed at what can be done with pine needles 😁. I'm off to cut and drill a wooden base and watch more of your videos. Again many thanks for the clear instructions and the inspiration 🙏😁
Hi friend! I did a pine needle basket series awhile back and people complained that they couldn't see the stitching in my tutorial because there wasn't enough contrast. This video replaced that tutorial. I'm working on a pine needle basket online workshop though😁
A few tips for your base block of wood . First, remove the bark . As the wood loses moisture, it will shrink, and the bark will loosen and so will to initial coil . Next , sand it and seal it with either an oil and wax polish or sanding sealer like Zinser Seal Coat . It will give you a nice smooth , golden finish that you can add either a painted detail , or before you apply finish , you can do either pen style pyrography , or laser , then apply finish
Thank you! Those are great tips, I appreciate it.
Excellent video! I studied with a lady in the 80s who I would consider the master of coil pine needle Basketry. You have met all the points that she stressed in this video. Lucky people to have videos to watch as they learn now. Personally, I love waxed linen.
Your support makes all the difference! Thanks so much for watching!
This is a fantastic tutorial! I've done pine needle basket weaving. I wish I'd had this excellent teaching. Especially the clear description of how to start the sides. You are a treasure! Thank you!
Absolutely awesome tutorial! Thank you for sharing your talent and skills with us! ❤
Thank you so much!
Thank you!
Thank you so much! This has been the best tutorial for me! ❤
Thank you for the love! I appreciate it more than you know!
Thank you Ma'am, I stumbled across your tutorial by accident and I am amazed at what can be done with pine needles 😁. I'm off to cut and drill a wooden base and watch more of your videos. Again many thanks for the clear instructions and the inspiration 🙏😁
I love to hear how your project turned out. Happy weaving!
You are so talented and inspiring to me and I sure other people.thank you
Your feedback is so encouraging! Thank you for being here!
A very clean tutorial video . I don't know if using a surgeons knot when you splice in more thread would be a stronger knot
Good idea, I'll give that a try!
Very good detailed descriptions. Thanks!
Thank you for the kind words!
Have you considered or tried an agate base?
Ooh, agate base sounds cool! I haven't tried it yet, but I'm totally down to check it out!
How do you conplete it at the end?
Hi friend! I did a pine needle basket series awhile back and people complained that they couldn't see the stitching in my tutorial because there wasn't enough contrast. This video replaced that tutorial. I'm working on a pine needle basket online workshop though😁