Fiber Arts
Beginning Basket Coiling with Pine Needles
Learn the basics of pine needle coiling with renowned fiber artist Barbara Osborne.
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Sat, 6/6/2026 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sat, 6/6/2026
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About
Learn how to coil pine needles into a basket. You'll learn coiling, stitching, joining and shaping techniques using prepared Georgia longleaf pine needles, drilled Washington wood slices, and waxed linen. Learn where and when to collect pine needles, and get suggestions about how to drill your own wood rounds, how to position a stitching needle to make different shapes, and how to care for and protect your basket.
Details
- Skill level: All.
- This class satisfies the coiling experience requirement for Barbara Osborne’s Intermediate Pine Needle Basket Coiling: Margarita Stitch Harness class June 19-20.
Materials
A $20 materials fee, included in the close of the class, covers longleaf pine needles, waxed linen thread, prepared round wood bases, stitching needle, and printed directions.
Class Policies
Ages 14 and up are welcome.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Fill out the Accommodation Request Form before any class for which you require an accommodation. Email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org if you have any questions.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
Instructors or Guides
Barbara Osborne
Barbara makes baskets and sculptural shapes with natural materials using traditional basketry techniques and contemporary designs. She collects and treats materials, imagines shapes and figures out ways to engineer them. She loves every part of the process of working with pine needles and rocks — finding them, shaping them, building armatures, painting or dyeing them and teaching these skills to others. She believes in community and making art, and one of her activities over the last eight years has been founding and running an event called The Coiling Convergence, which happens in April. Her work has been juried into over 100 exhibitions nationwide. Her website is www.pineneedlerock.com.
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