{"product_id":"pine-needle-basketry-for-beginners-master-coiling-stitching-finishing-with-12-projects-for-bowls-trays-coasters-and-natural-home-decor-9798195401672","title":"Pine Needle Basketry for Beginners: Master Coiling, Stitching \u0026 Finishing with 12+ Projects for Bowls, Trays, Coasters, and Natural Home Décor","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Annabeth Cortez\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Baskets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery basket starts with a smell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the first coil is placed, before a single needle bends, there is the moment the hot water hits and the pine oil rises. That smell is your introduction to a craft that has been practiced across cultures for centuries, and this book is your guide to joining it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePine Needle Basketry for Beginners teaches you the whole process, from choosing and preparing your needles to finishing a lidded basket you will actually want to keep. Twelve structured projects build on each other in sequence, coasters first, then bowls, trays, wall baskets, and a rectangular storage basket, so by the time you reach the final project, you have earned every technique you are using.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight core stitches explained from first principles: plain, wheat, figure-eight, lace, fern, backstitch, buttonhole, and locking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA regional field guide to North American basketry pines, with honest guidance on both foraging and buying commercially harvested longleaf needles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete shaping system built on one principle and four positions, covering every form your basket will ever need\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinishing options including beeswax, shellac, and matte sealers, with straightforward guidance on when each is appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA troubleshooting index that addresses the most common problems by symptom, not by chapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are sitting at a kitchen table in a city apartment or a front porch surrounded by longleaf pines, the process is the same: patient, tactile, and genuinely satisfying. This book will not rush you through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePick up the needles. The rest follows from there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47882834182295,"sku":"9798195401672","price":1729.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798195401672.webp?v=1781097390","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pine-needle-basketry-for-beginners-master-coiling-stitching-finishing-with-12-projects-for-bowls-trays-coasters-and-natural-home-decor-9798195401672","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}