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Title: 3 Antique Basket 1 Coiled Need Help ID
Post by: susiecat on May 03, 2018, 12:04:20 AM

Can anyone give me some information on this set of baskets,or where I can look online.

Title: Re: 3 Antique Basket 1 Coiled Need Help ID
Post by: mart on May 03, 2018, 08:45:12 AM

https://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/weave-a-pine-needle-basket-zmaz97aszgoe

Third pic !!

Title: Re: 3 Antique Basket 1 Coiled Need Help ID
Post by: susiecat on May 03, 2018, 12:09:27 PM

Thanks Mart! so it's an old pine needle basket.There were several old basket in storage.

Title: Re: 3 Antique Basket 1 Coiled Need Help ID
Post by: mart on May 03, 2018, 02:24:45 PM

The bottom one is tacked so I doubt its that old !!

Title: Re: 3 Antique Basket 1 Coiled Need Help ID
Post by: KC on May 03, 2018, 10:42:36 PM

Wow...haven't seen a pine needle basket in forever!  Enjoyed seeing this!

Title: Re: 3 Antique Basket 1 Coiled Need Help ID
Post by: susiecat on May 04, 2018, 02:28:31 PM

Thanks KC!

Title: Re: 3 Antique Basket 1 Coiled Need Help ID
Post by: mart on May 04, 2018, 06:44:28 PM

Quote from: KC on May 03, 2018, 10:42:36 PM

Wow...haven't seen a pine needle basket in forever!  Enjoyed seeing this!

Back in the 90`s when I was teaching art in the next town,, they gave classes on making pine needle baskets !!  I tried picking up my own pine needles and making one !!  It was not difficult to make one but it sure was boring !!  Some of the hobby magazines had instructions !!

Title: Re: 3 Antique Basket 1 Coiled Need Help ID
Post by: KC on May 08, 2018, 09:15:55 PM

Look what was for sale at the Heritage Village in Waco!

Title: Re: 3 Antique Basket 1 Coiled Need Help ID
Post by: mart on May 09, 2018, 06:53:05 AM

Yes,, you can find some beauties online and at places like that !!  Can you guess that mine did not look like that !!  ;D