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Basketry Coiling

Starting a coiled basket:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ze6d9-VZ7Y&feature=related

This is what pine needles look like:

pine needles 1:

pine needles 2:

pine needles 3:

Remember to collect brown ones on the ground. Do not tear them off the tree. They need to be at least 3 to 4 inches long.

Check out these URLs for more pictures and instructions:

http://www.nativetech.org/basketry/coiltech.html

http://www.squidoo.com/pineneedlebaskets

Good luck and try to have fun!

First Coil: This is what the first coil should look like

Coiled basket start 3 turns:

DOWNLOAD FROM THIS FILE THE GRADING SHEET:
Art Projects' Grading Sheets
Choose the basketry grading sheet IF YOU DON'T DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THE GRADING SHEET--THIS MEANS NO HANDWRITTEN GRADING SHEETS--YOUR PROJECT WILL AUTOMATICALLY HAVE 1/2 OF IT POINTS DEDUCTED.

 Updated Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 3:48:09 PM by Gerri Parker - parkergerri@fhda.edu
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