*Pam,* *Smudging can be done in your house to get rid of negative energies...like when you open the windows & let in fresh air after a long winter. When you ...
I have not smudged my baskets but I got smudged last July when I was at a Pow Wow in NH. They needed another person to participate in the morning opening ...
Hello everyone, One other thing you might be interested in with the Raffia. Soaking Raffia in COLD COFFE (left over from breakfast) and COLD TEA (use tea...
HI, Does anyone here Smudge their Baskets before selling them? Besides me? Smudging...is the Native American way of getting rid of Negative energies and...
You can always write a disclaimer to add to your Baskets Tags(when you sell them in Craft shows or on-line)....that any Basket you make with dyed Pine Needles...
That's VERY thoughtful of you Lynn. I guess I have a lot to learn about ingestible poisons. I never think about people using my baskets for food and I really...
I choose not to dye my Pine Needles, the dyes involved are Poison if ingested directly or thru transfer. Since I make Bread Baskets, I would be afraid of...
Have you tried RITZ dye with a tablespoon of laundry soap? That works great! ________________________________ From: pineweaver09 <baskets202@...> To:...
Thank you for letting me join this group!!! I LIKE Color as you can tell. Gloria, does this group have any Etsy members? I have a PineWeaver Shop on Etsy as...
Pam, I've been doing the Kool-aid dyed Raffia for a number of years and I have had no fading problems of the Raffia. I think the secrete is NOT to rinse the...
Lynn; Welcome to the group, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I wonder if the kool aid would work on pine needles also? I started on sinew and have never...
Lynn,    I have heard that KoolAde dye fades in the sunlight. I ve been told it does with other natural fibers (wool etc). Have you tested its fade...
... Wende, I also live in the FL Panhandle...try both. Raffia Can be dampened and then stretched out straight...then you can separate it into how wide or...
... Gloria....you can find small spools of Sinew in black, white & natural at Wal-Mart. Hobby Lobby also carries the smaller spools and sometimes they have the...
I just dropped in and joined up. I also make Pine Needle Baskets, it is great to find this Group. I was just reading some of the messages left by different...
Wende: I started with raffia, but found I could not consistantly get quality materials, even within the same brand. I switched to artifical sinew, and have...
Wedne, Welcome! I hope you will enjoy making baskets. I think most basketmakers start with raffia, which is easily purchased in the craft section at Walmart...
Hi, thanks for letting me join your group. I live in FL and have a backyard full of pine needles. I've always been crafty so would like to try my hand at...
Was wondering if anyone knew of a basketry, pine needles and/or gourd supply stores in the Nashville TN area. No pressure! I need to know TODAY, Saturday,...
Thank you Becky, I an really very interested in the teneriffe. I also think I will try your idea on using the scroll saw!! I like to create my own stuff a lot...
Welcome Toni! Another lurker here, that enjoys the conversations and the new photos. Last year I posted on Craigslist that I was wanting black walnuts; and I...
Toni, Welcome to the group. The "airy" spaces you're refering to at the center of baskets and sometimes between coils are created by doing something called...
Hello, I am very new to this awsome art form and would love to learn from y'all. I have made several baskets and a cup but i have MUCH to learn. A few...
Good morning and thank you for the warm welcome. I checked the pine needles here and you are all right, they are too short. I will post again if and when i...
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