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This wonderful site from the state of South Carolina celebrates the natural world around us by sharing the work of talented artists specializing in art from natural materials and provides students and teachers with a number of excellent step-by-step tutorials to make your own craft projects. Their pine needle basket making tutorial is one of our favorites.

Basket Making Crafty Tip
A small length of a straw or other tube-like guide will help to ensure that your coils remain a consistent length. Just insert an existing pine needle bundle into your guide and slide it along as you add new pine needles. Insert the new needles into the tube and you'll be assured that each coil of your basket is of a consistent thickness.