Pineneedle Coiled Baskets Stitch Glossary

Welcome to my "Stitch Glossary" for coiled pineneedle basketry. The illustrations are also available for purchase in "Coiled Art with Pine Needles and Raffia" and include much more explanatory text. Ordering information is posted HERE.

I stitch from front to back--think it's much easier. Most of these illustrations, unless otherwise noted, depict the stitches in that way. About the only difference is that the stitch "arms" slant in the opposite direction. If you are a left handed coiler working from back to front, your "arms" will slant the same as these. Back to front stitchers probably pay a bit more attention to the "wrong" side of their work, thus making it more reversible. However, a front to back person can either learn to pay attention to their side-to-side stitch slant, or watch where the point comes out on the wrong side in order to be more disciplined about this (what I've done).

I've avoided trying to name these stitches, as there tend to be many names for many of them. Call them what you want. I've also avoided illustrating how they are done. An experienced stitcher has probably already grasped the properties of the process and thus understands how to achieve each variation. To those who are new, I suggest you begin playing with the more basic stitches and you will probably find yourself quickly seeing how slanted and vertical stitches are achieved, how piercing affects a stitch, etc. Any stitch with two or more arms has been worked at least twice into same hole.

I've also included the basic teneriffe weave, which is a simple in and out weave, and some filler stitches for between the teneriffe pieces.

Have fun. This glossary will probably continue to grow.

Most Basic Stitches

Stitch 1	Stitch 2	Stitch 3
easiest	front-back V	back-front V

Side By Side Stitches

Stitch 1	Stitch 4	Stitch 2	Stitch 3
ahead of corresponding stitch below	ahead of entire V below	between arms of V below	between arms of V (back-front)

Pierced Stitches

Stitch 5	Stitch 6	Stitch 7	Stitch 8
like Stitch 1 but pierced	pierce vertical arm of V	pierce vertical arm, row 1 front-back, row 2 back-front	pierce slanted arm of V

Back-Stitched Stitches

Stitch 9	Stitch 10
back-stitch Stitch 5
back-stitch Stitch 6

Miscellaneous Stitches

Stitch 11	Stitch 12	Stitch 13
work 3 vertical arms, spread, back stitch	over 2 coils twice, over stitches between coils	wrapping

Stitch 14 - Contributed by Pamela Zimmerman of the Pine Needle Group.

actual appearance of stitch.
working view from top of coil	needle placement in coil below

This very useful stitch provides vertical alignment, vs. spiraling, with a straight stitch much like Stitch 1. This presentation is front-to-back, but it can easily be worked from back-to-front. Remember that the insertion point must be before the corresponding stitch below, the needle is angled forward and exited after the next stitch below. Thus, the resulting loop wraps perpendicular to the coil.

Stitch 15 - Reversible Stitch

Back Side	Facing Side	Stitching
stitches align	staggered stitches	how to insert needle

Basic Teneriffe Weave

weave in and out with needle and around edge spokes

Caning	Faggot	Fish Net	Satin
fill large areas, ref McFarland Advanced book	fill small areas	fill large areas, ref M. Behrman	fill large areas, ref M. Behrman

Rev.4Apr07

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