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Covers And Handles For Your Homemade Pine Needle Gift BasketA "" FactsheetThe pine cone may be effectively used in the centre of the basket lid or cover as a handle. The cones may be gathered green and spread out in the sun or shade to dry, or they may be gathered dry in the autumn before they are too widely open.To begin the cover, wrap one strand of raffia very tightly around the larger end of the cone as many times as necessary to form the beginning of the coil, as shown in Fig. 16. Then taking a coil of pine needles the size of that used in the basket, begin to sew this to the raffia coil, passing the sewing needle under the wrapping of raffia, and taking the stitches close together. The sewing is continued until the coil of pine needles has been carried around the cone, then the stitches are taken in the usual way. In making small baskets it is well to count the rows of stitches around the top of the basket and start the cover with the same number; then the radiating lines of sewing form the same number of double curves from the centre of the bottom to the centre of the cover. A drawing of the basket, with cover on, should be made. The size of the cone must be taken into consideration in forming a perfectly harmonious outline of the whole. Another kind of handle is made by plaiting or braiding pine needles and sewing the braid to the cover. The simplest form of cover is one that rests flat on the top of the basket. In making this the cover is made of the proper size, when the coil is allowed to run out as in finishing the basket. This cover may be fastened to the basket by means of the sewing material. Another cover is made to fit over the top of the basket. In this case the form must be taken into consideration. The cover is made one round larger than the top of the basket, and then is turned down. After making three rounds the coil is allowed to run out and the edge finished smoothly. This cover must fit easily over the basket. A third kind of cover is made to fit into the basket, and may be made for any form of basket. In making this cover the work is continued until the cover is about one round smaller than the opening of the basket. The coil is then turned down at a right angle and three rounds made, after which it is ended in the manner described. This part of the cover must fit loosely into the basket. Next, one round of coil is stitched to the cover at the top of these three rounds, the sewing being commenced where the first round turns down. This forms a ledge to keep the cover from slip- ping into the basket. In sewing on this round the stitches are so placed that the radiating lines of sewing -are continued, allowing the cover to present a regular surface from centre to edge. The coil is made to run out and the. edge is finished in the usual manner. ~.~ Teresa Thomas Bohannon |
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