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Pine Needle Basket created by Melissa Abbott during the Spring and Summer of 2014. Basket was begun in Merritt Island, FL, sourced with local Pine Needles
gathered there after a wind storm.
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The Very Beginning - Jasper Caboshon |
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Adding some Beads Amber, Red Glass Mariposa, and Carnelian |
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Tools of the Trade |
Work continued on the basket after Melissa
returned to Gloucester, MA
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The Basket starts to create a bowl |
The Basket was finished during July 2014 in Gloucester, MA. The basket's needles were treated with a baked Glycerin bath for preservation which darkened them slightly. Crawford's Irish Linen Beeswaxed Thread was used with a Jasper Center, Amber colored beads, Red Glass Mariposa beads, and
Semi Prescious Carnelian Stone Beads.
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Nearing the End |
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Working on it at Niles Beach in Gloucester, MA |
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Basket was finished July 17, 2014 in Gloucester, MA |