Name: Introduction to Pine Needle Basketry
SKU: PS-BASKET-PNEEDLE
Price: 125.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Description

1 day class

In this class you will learn the basic steps to making a coiled pine needle basket. You will start your basket with a hand-made Texas Mesquite wood base and coil it with locally gathered long-leaf pine needles. Our instructor will guide you as you stitch the pine needle coils together with waxed linen thread. Once completed, you will take home your own pine needle basket. No previous basket making experience is necessary.

This class is from 9 a.m – 5 p.m.

All our classes close 24 hours before the class date with the exception of classes that start on Monday, which will close the Friday before. If there’s a class that closed early that you’d like to attend, please call us at 254-754-9620 to check for availability.

Note: Since our workshops are specifically designed for adults, an individual must be 18 years old to enroll in a class. All students should wear practical work clothes and shoes. For your safety, we ask that you do not wear shorts or sandals to a class you are attending.

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Martha Gingerich

Martha’s shop and gallery are located in the restored 19th century Settler’s Cabin on the Ploughshare campus. With more than 15 years experience making baskets, Martha is adept at working with various types of materials and has mastered numerous basket designs and techniques. Of note are her woven southern pine needle baskets--combining function and beauty--which have been featured in various artisan shows.

Sarah Wiley

Sarah lives on her family’s farm, “Double Yew Family Farm” just north of Waco, where she can often be found in her kitchen preparing their fresh produce or making cheese from their rich, Nubian goat milk and experimenting with lacto-fermentation. She also makes functional baskets and inspires students at The Ploughshare with all of these skills and crafts.