Pine Needle Basket Class with Janice – 7/30

Pine Needle Basketry is an old skill that has again become popular with fine crafters in recent years. South Carolina is a great place for pine needle basketry, as we are right in the middle of the Southeast’s belt of long-needle pines.

Janice Phillips has been making pine needle baskets for nearly 5 years, adding artistic vision and whimsy to her skilled work. She will be teaching a 5-hour basic pine needle basketry class 10a-4p at the Camden Art Shoppes at 1011 Broad Street, Camden, SC.  Time will be provided for students to get their own lunch.  $75/person includes all supplies needed to make your basket.

Janice will discuss
· History
· Harvesting needles
· Drying needles
· Needle prep: washing, glycerin and dying
· Wet v. dry
· Pre-made vs. coil centers
· Stitches: whip, split whip, v-stitch
· Embellishments
· Finishing off
· Beeswax
· Using and storing

Supplies
· Janice will provide all the supplies required for this class.