[Nfb-krafters-korner] Pine needle weaving

Wed Jan 26 03:34:22 UTC 2011

Awe, that made me smile.  Hurray for adopting from shelters!

On 1/25/11, Laurie Porter <freespirit1 at tds.net> wrote:
> Kitties like to play with them too much.
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> From: "joseli Walter" <joseli at thezoolady.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 8:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pine needle weaving
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> Ah, then you need a cat. To protect your crafting supplies. You can get one
> of these wonderful craft supply gardians at your local animal shelter.
>
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> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Theresa Taylor
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 3:29 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pine needle weaving
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> Exactly, I have used up my supply, but they are gorgeous. They are a little
> tough to store...because mice and squirrels like them...but anyone living in
> the West might like to try them as a decoration.
> Theresa
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> From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 3:21 PM
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> My grandmother used to have several Christmas decorations made by those pine
> cones.  They were pine cone Christmas trees.
> You just reminded me of them!  They stood on a wooden square base, maybe 3
> inches square and 1/2 inch thick.  They were glued to that base.  Then they
> were painted white and rolled in silver glitter so the ends of the cones had
> glitter stuck to them.  Then little balls made from glass beads were glued
> on the top of the end of several of the pine cone leaves.  These were to be
> the decorations on the tree.
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>  Dixie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Theresa Taylor
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 3:59 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pine needle weaving
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> I know in California they have these huge pincones that stand over 12
> inches. They are great for decorating.
> Theresa
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> From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 11:36 AM
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> She uses the pine needles for the fill of the coil.  She collects them in
> California, they are particularly long needles from a particular type of
> pine.  I would think our White Pine would be similar in length, probably a
> bit shorter though, than  the needles she uses.
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>  Dixie
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Susan Roe
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 11:57 AM
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> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pine needle weaving
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> Joyce,
> I'd have to do a bit of research.  The question would be if they were green
> or dried.
>
> Susan
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> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 1:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] coiled baskets and trivets
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> I wonder how pine needles are used for this?  Susan do you have any  idea?
> Is it made with yarn and pine needles, so you don't use the cclothes  line?
>
> Joyce  Kane
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> In a message dated 1/22/2011 5:34:47 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> blueherons at sbcglobal.net writes:
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> I know  of a blind woman in California who makes them using pine needles.
> She  sells them at her local shop for artisans.
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> Dixie
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Terrence van
> Ettinger
> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 1:16 AM
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> Sure. The ones I make are done using clothesline and yarn. They  can also,
> from what I've heard, be done with reeds of some sort though I've  never
> tried that version. Also, narrow strips of cloth, stitched together, can  be
> used in plaáe of the yarn, but I haven't done that. The yarn is wrapped
> around the clothesline and the clothesline in turn is coiled around  inthe
> process.
>
> Terrence
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> On Jan 21, 2011, at 7:36 PM, "Jean Parker"  <radioforever at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Terance:
>>
>>  This sounds interesting.  Can you tell us more about how they are  made?
>>
>> Jean
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