Pine Needle Sweetgrass Basket at Jennifer Desrochers blog

Pine Needle Sweetgrass Basket. Basket, seminole, sweetgrass, pine needles, cotton thread, palmetto fiber, ca. The baskets are created by bundling dried sweetgrass, which tends to grow in the sandy soils found near the ocean, and coiling it into unique circular designs, a weaving technique unique to west africa. Palmetto fronds secure the coils, and pine needles and bulrush are used to both fortify and decorate the baskets. Rather than plaiting or twisting, two techniques used in standard basket making, sweetgrass weavers coil dried sweetgrass and bundle them together in circles, often using palmetto. Palm leaves or pine needles provide structure and stability to the basket’s base. Palm leaves or pine needles: In the 1700s when slaves were brought from west africa to tend to rice fields they brought with them the knowledge and tradition. These materials are typically used as a foundation for the basket. You’ll need long, sturdy needles to weave the sweetgrass strands together. Sweetgrass baskets are a lowcountry tradition that spans back more than 300 years and extends across the atlantic to africa. And now, these incredible designs—made entirely with locally harvested sweetgrass, pine needles, bulrush, and palmetto—are available for purchase on etsy.

And now, these incredible designs—made entirely with locally harvested sweetgrass, pine needles, bulrush, and palmetto—are available for purchase on etsy. Sweetgrass baskets are a lowcountry tradition that spans back more than 300 years and extends across the atlantic to africa. These materials are typically used as a foundation for the basket. In the 1700s when slaves were brought from west africa to tend to rice fields they brought with them the knowledge and tradition. The baskets are created by bundling dried sweetgrass, which tends to grow in the sandy soils found near the ocean, and coiling it into unique circular designs, a weaving technique unique to west africa. Basket, seminole, sweetgrass, pine needles, cotton thread, palmetto fiber, ca. Palm leaves or pine needles provide structure and stability to the basket’s base. Palm leaves or pine needles: Palmetto fronds secure the coils, and pine needles and bulrush are used to both fortify and decorate the baskets. You’ll need long, sturdy needles to weave the sweetgrass strands together.

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Pine Needle Sweetgrass Basket And now, these incredible designs—made entirely with locally harvested sweetgrass, pine needles, bulrush, and palmetto—are available for purchase on etsy. Palm leaves or pine needles: In the 1700s when slaves were brought from west africa to tend to rice fields they brought with them the knowledge and tradition. Palmetto fronds secure the coils, and pine needles and bulrush are used to both fortify and decorate the baskets. You’ll need long, sturdy needles to weave the sweetgrass strands together. The baskets are created by bundling dried sweetgrass, which tends to grow in the sandy soils found near the ocean, and coiling it into unique circular designs, a weaving technique unique to west africa. And now, these incredible designs—made entirely with locally harvested sweetgrass, pine needles, bulrush, and palmetto—are available for purchase on etsy. These materials are typically used as a foundation for the basket. Palm leaves or pine needles provide structure and stability to the basket’s base. Rather than plaiting or twisting, two techniques used in standard basket making, sweetgrass weavers coil dried sweetgrass and bundle them together in circles, often using palmetto. Sweetgrass baskets are a lowcountry tradition that spans back more than 300 years and extends across the atlantic to africa. Basket, seminole, sweetgrass, pine needles, cotton thread, palmetto fiber, ca.