{"product_id":"pine-needle-basketry-for-beginners-annabeth-cortez-9798195401672","title":"Pine Needle Basketry for Beginners: Master Coiling, Stitching \u0026 Finishing with 12+ Projects for Bowls, Trays, Coasters, and Natural Home Décor","description":"Every basket starts with a smell.\u003cp\u003eBefore the first coil is placed, before a single needle bends, there is the moment the hot water hits and the pine oil rises. That smell is your introduction to a craft that has been practiced across cultures for centuries, and this book is your guide to joining it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePine Needle Basketry for Beginners teaches you the whole process, from choosing and preparing your needles to finishing a lidded basket you will actually want to keep. Twelve structured projects build on each other in sequence, coasters first, then bowls, trays, wall baskets, and a rectangular storage basket, so by the time you reach the final project, you have earned every technique you are using.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight core stitches explained from first principles: plain, wheat, figure-eight, lace, fern, backstitch, buttonhole, and locking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA regional field guide to North American basketry pines, with honest guidance on both foraging and buying commercially harvested longleaf needles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete shaping system built on one principle and four positions, covering every form your basket will ever need\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinishing options including beeswax, shellac, and matte sealers, with straightforward guidance on when each is appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA troubleshooting index that addresses the most common problems by symptom, not by chapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are sitting at a kitchen table in a city apartment or a front porch surrounded by longleaf pines, the process is the same: patient, tactile, and genuinely satisfying. This book will not rush you through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePick up the needles. The rest follows from there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annabeth Cortez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798195401672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.23d","brand":"Annabeth Cortez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997654692095,"sku":"9798195401672","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pine-needle-basketry-for-beginners-annabeth-cortez-9798195401672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}