Fiber Art with Erickson - Pine Needle Basket Designs

Make a Pine Needle Basket with Kathryn Erickson at the Visual Arts Center (VAC).

Design a pine needle or Muhly Grass basket adding decorative elements to the base and the sides. Learn how to add beads, develop spaces, create thread patterns using 2 ply waxed linen thread.

Experience in pine needle coiling needed

      $20 paid to instructor plus cost of base, beads and thread colors.

Many Fiber Arts classes and workshops will be held in our off-site location in the Quednau-Hindman House (Yellow Building) at History Park.  Please check each class to see if it is located at the VAC or in History Park.  The History Park facility is a classroom space only. All administrative functions, including registrations, payments and refunds are all handled at the VAC.  Registration online is available for all Fiber Art Classes and Workshops. History Park is located at 502 Shreve Street, next to the new Punta Gorda Library.  Parking is available in front of History Park or in the back of the Library.

Pine Needle Designs: $120 ($96 VAC Member)

• Saturday 11:00 am - 2:30 pm 

Kathryn Erickson, Instructor

Session: Class meets once each week for 3 hours and is offered in 4-week sessions for $120 (VAC Members $96).  

All class dates and times are subject to change. Classes with a start date within 30 days require payment in full to reserve a place. Prepaid class fees (paid more than 30 days in advance) are refundable less a non-refundable reservation deposit of $25 (VAC Members $20) up until 30 days prior to a class start date at which time all class fees become non-refundable unless the class is cancelled by the VAC.  

Please register early. Classes with less than five registered students may be cancelled up to 24 hours in advance of the start date.  Cancellation notifications are made by email and/or telephone (including voice messages) to the email address and telephone number on file. Please check your voice mail and email prior to leaving for class.