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Pine Needle Basket Making Class to be offered ! .

 

Melanie Walter, pine needle basket artist in the Wilmington, NC  area, will offers pine needle basket making classes serveral times during the year. Class is usually held at the RDG Glass Blowing Center located at 612 Castle Street on Saturday afternoons from 1pm to 5pm. Classes can be scheduled for alternate times if there is sufficient interest. Please call or email Melanie for dates of future clases.

 

During this class, students will complete a small rice bowl, and have the basic skills to make many other baskets. Students will learn how to locate long leaf pine needles, prepare them for use, anRice Bowld will learn how to seal the finished basket.

 

Cost per student, payable at the beginning of class is $60. All supplies needed for this project will be provided. Students are asked to bring a towel to use as a work surface, as well as sharp scissors for cutting thread. Participants will need to be able to see well enough to thread a needle and distinguish individual stitches.

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To register, please call the

RDG Glassblowing Center at

772-2090 or  call Melanie.

If you have any questions,

call Melanie Walter at 799-8363 or

e mail her at

pgb@pinegardenbaskets.com

I  hope to see you at the class!