Pine Needle Basketry

Create a basket made from the long-needled Coulter pines which grow in the Santa Lucia Mountains of Los Padres.

Learn how to begin a coil using raffia and pine needles to create a unique design with one of four distinctive stitches.

Students will complete a unique and fragrant vessel and have the skills and knowledge to continue exploring this art form.

Raffia, pine needles and darning needles are provided by the instructor. Advanced students will be able to design their own basket and explore more complex stitches.

Students must bring a small pair of cuticle scissors.

$25 Material Fee payable to instructor on the first morning of the class

Carolyn Zeitler

Carolyn Zeitler graduated from San Jose State in 1976 with a degree in ceramics and weaving.

Three years later, while working as a fire lookout in the Los Padres National Forest, she began what has become a lifelong pursuit of basketmaking.

Carolyn’s basketry combines the traditional approach of working with pine needles often using the shapes and designs of ceramics.