By Elsie Eubank
To The Haldimand Press
HALDIMAND—Marilyn Sutor has been interested in Pine Needle Basketry for about 12 years. It was her daughter in Atikokan that got her interested in it. Pine needle basketry is a pioneer craft done by coiling pine needles to form a beautiful basket. Marilyn feels it is very important to keep the craft alive and that is why she does it. It is time consuming and requires a lot of patience.
Marilyn is a member of Haldimand Horticultural Society (HHS) and at our last meeting in January she demonstrated to our members her technique for doing this craft. She also brought many of her beautiful creations to show. Marilyn said it takes about 40 hours to create a basket. She uses Austrian pine needles as they are the longest one available in Ontario. She adds different embellishments to add beauty and character to her creations, such as sliced walnuts, glass beads, wooden plates, etc.
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