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| pine needle harvesting for basketmaking | 3/6/2009 | Renee Aun |
Q: I'm new to basketmaking, and have just begun pine needle basketmaking!! I would love some info. on ...
A: Since pine needles come from an evergreen, harvesting can be done year round! I like to harvest from ...
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| Crushing | 11/10/2008 | Renee Aun |
Q: As very much an amateur, I am trying to help some girls who want to learn about basketry and ...
A: The only crushing I'm familiar with is what happens to fruit if carried in a basket that has been ...
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| softening vines for weaving | 9/18/2008 | Renee Aun |
Q: I found some really good vines that I want to use for a basket. I feel like the vines might need to ...
A: Sorry for the delay. My daughter got her Navy orders and I've been busy packing and moving her ...
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| What to do after weaving is finished | 8/7/2007 | Renee Aun |
Q: Renee Aun! I have been doing BasketWeaving for only the past year, so I am still a novice! I have ...
A: 1. As far as edibles, read the label on your product or call the 800# listed on the label. 2. You ...
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| What to do after weaving is finished | 8/3/2007 | Renee Aun |
Q: Renee Aun! I have been doing BasketWeaving for only the past year, so I am still a novice! I have ...
A: The Helmsman Spar Varnish sounds like the way to go. You may want to take four or five lengths of ...
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| basketry | 6/9/2007 | Renee Aun |
Q: I'm making an Elizabethan farthingale and want to use willow for the hoops. A neighbour has a HUGE ...
A: What an awesome project! From what I've found, willow doesn't need any processing if it is fresh. If ...
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| ideas for food baskets | 3/4/2007 | Renee Aun |
Q: How else can i decorate these baskets?, right now i'm getting money donations and also making a list ...
A: Depending on the size of your baskets, you may first want to fill them 3/4 of the way with crumpled ...
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| ideas for food baskets | 3/1/2007 | Renee Aun |
Q: My Name is Victoria. I'm working on a school project that entails giving needy families food ...
A: What a wonderful idea! The wrapping paper would work. You could also use some type of see through ...
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| Natural Cordage | 1/8/2007 | Renee Aun |
Q: I am currently researching Native American lifestyle and how they can contribute to modern outdoors ...
A: Well Chris, I've taken a few days to research what you may be looking for. I know it's technically ...
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| wild vine use | 12/17/2006 | Renee Aun |
Q: i want to know if it is possible to use a wild vine that is proliferating madly in our farm to ...
A: Eva, Don't touch that vine! The fact that you don't mention what type of vine it is makes me think ...
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| basketry fibers | 6/17/2006 | Carol Antrim |
Q: How do I harvest and prepare Yucca for weaving in traditional Southwest style coiled baskets. I ...
A: I'm sorry, I have never harvested the yucca and worked with it traditionally....fun to experiment ...
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| basketry weaves | 5/20/2006 | Carol Antrim |
Q: I am trying to figure out if "triple twining" is the same as "triple weave" and "3-rod wale". Are ...
A: Sounds like you aren't nearly as confused as you think you are...you have triple twining/three rod ...
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| Finishing top of basket | 5/13/2006 | Carol Antrim |
Q: I have a basket that i made-all exceopt for the finishing off several years ago. How do I finish ...
A: I'm not quite sure what you mean by finishing it off....did you follow a pattern, do it in class, or ...
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| soaking rattan native materials | 10/21/2005 | Carol Antrim |
Q: I took one class and made a door basket - am now trying to make another. I can't remember what we ...
A: Reed only needs to be soaked long enough to make it pliable...and if it's dyed, I just swish it in ...
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| Reed | 8/16/2004 | Carol Antrim |
Q: I have lots of old reed, 7 or 8 years old. Even when I soak it it is very brittle. Any ideas? It ...
A: I've never had reed around long enough to go brittle so can't comment from experience, but I have ...
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| pine needles | 4/22/2004 | Carol Antrim |
Q: Do you have any information where I can find a business that sells pine needles. I did have a place ...
A: The Pine Needle Group at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Trail/9114/index.html has a number of ...
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| preparation of rushes for basket weaving | 10/1/2002 | Carol Antrim |
Q: since I have many rushes on my piece of land I wonder if you could tell me how to prepare rushes for ...
A: Welcome to the fun world of basket weaving...I'm always happy to hear of someone who wants to use ...
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| vine baskets | 9/11/2002 | Carol Antrim |
Q: I have begun to make vine baskets. I'm in a section with hardy vines that do not break. I'm copying ...
A: I love making baskets from natural materials growing in gardens and roadsides. I was very fortunate ...
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| pampas grass | 6/5/2002 | Carol Antrim |
Q: I am a beginner. I use the materials I can gather in the yard, etc. I notice that there are huge ...
A: You would probably enjoy the book "Natural Baskets" editied by Maryanne Gillooly. It includes ...
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| Basket Finishing | 7/10/2001 | Carol Antrim |
Q: First, thanks for being available to answer my question. I have just finished making a picnic ...
A: Welcome to the wonderful world of basket weaving...I hope you are planning to make many more baskets ...
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| basket | 7/5/2001 | Carol Antrim |
Q: do you have any Information on weaving basket out of Ponderosa pine needles
A: Coiling is the technique of choice for making pine needle baskets.You will be pleased to find a very ...
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| pine needle basket finishing | 6/8/2001 | Carol Antrim |
Q: How long should I let my baskets dry before spraying them with polyurethane and how many coats of ...
A: The reason you hear such wide ranges in many basketry instructions is because the whole range works, ...
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| Rib Baskets | 4/28/2001 | Carol Antrim |
Q: I have been doing Basketweaving for two years. My question is, How do you determine how many ribs ...
A: My rule of thumb for Rib Baskets is "No more than a thumb width apart." My object is to have the ...
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| softening and preserving philodendron spaths | 3/21/2001 | Carol Antrim |
Q: I'm a beginner in combining gourds and basketweaving. I recently collected some rather large ...
A: I've just soaked the dried philo sheath briefly in warm water and then mellowed it in a towel until ...
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| BASKETS IN KENYA | 3/13/2001 | Carol Antrim |
Q: In Kenya, people used to go fruit and vegetable shopping with their own baskets. I would like to ...
A: I'm afraid my knowledge of African basketry is limited to what little I have read. I have seen ...
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| Flattening a wobbly basket-bottom | 2/8/2001 | Carol Antrim |
Q: Carol. I am a brand new beginner to basketry, and I am having a great time. Easy to learn, but ...
A: Welcome to the world of addictive basketmaking...It's wonderful! I've been at it for many years and ...
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| how and when to do step ups when triple twining | 2/2/2001 | Carol Antrim |
Q: I started making baskets about a year ago and love it. I have found a few books, but they don't ...
A: I think you have it but just to be sure, here is how I teach it in class to right handers...If you ...
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| basket materials/BSA project | 12/12/2000 | Carol Antrim |
Q: I'm not making a basket but perhaps you can recommend a material and source for me... I'm working on ...
A: What an interesting project! One of my favorite suppliers, Royalwood, carries Horsehair ...
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