How to make a Gourd bowl with Pine Needle Coiling

This was a project that involved several techniques. I really enjoy working with gourds as you can probably tell by my posts. It's a great hobby or Artistic endeavor.

The Supplies Needed for this Project are:

Proxxon Jig Saw

Proxxon Delta Sander

Proxxon Rotary Tool

Plaid Mod Podge

Napkins

Waxed Linen Thread

Needle

Alcohol Ink (caramel)

Assorted Beads

Sealer

Mark your gourd so that it sets level and cut it open. Clean out the inside "stuff". Your Proxxon Jig Saw will make this job very easy.

Unfortunately the operator of the saw has to stay on the line. Haha! So when something like this happens you then use your Proxxon Delta Sander to sand it down to the marks that you made.

Drill holes around the rim of your gourd, cover the outside of your gourd with alcohol ink and then stitch your pine needles onto the gourd rim with the waxed linen thread. The needles that I used for this project were dyed by me at a different time.

As you can see from this photo, I decopodged the inside of the gourd with napkins that I had. I did the decopodging prior to drilling the holes on the gourd and coiling the pine needles. 

I finished the gourd off by threading some beads onto the gourd and tying them off and then sealing the gourd. The pictures that I take don't have sealer on them so that they don't shine when taking a picture. I have become very fond of decoodging the insides of my gourds because I think it gives it a more finished appearance.

Check out all of the wonderful tools that Proxxon has to offer and maybe purchase some for yourself! The folks at Plaid have many amazing products with Mod Podge being one of them and the Mod Podge line has many different types. 

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Barbara