Kit Beginners Coiled Basket Wrap Stitch
This kit has the beginner in mind! Learn the technique of coiled basketry! Coiling is a basketry method where one material is wrapped around another in a spiral. Generally the materials used for wrapping are soft and flexible while the coil can be a bit more rigid. Designs can be created by using multiple colors and textures.
Made in the USA, kit includes: Fiber cord, raffia, tapestry needle and an 8-page full color instructional booklet.
Ages 7+, may require adult assistance.
Kit Coiled Basket Three Rod Expanded
This kit teaches one-rod, two-rod, and three-rod coiled basketry techniques and many designs of traditional Native American tribes from Alaska, California, Great Basin and Southwest. Prepare to spend some time on this project, it could take more than 8 hours over the course of multiple days.
Made in the USA, kit includes; raffia, fiber rush, tapestry needles and a 16-page full color instructional booklet.
Ages 12+, may require adult assistance.
Kit Coiled Basket Wedding
Learn to weave a coiled basket. This kit teaches one-rod, two-rod and three-rod coiled basketry. Beautiful color step-by-step photos of the basketry process. Wedding Baskets are made by Native Americans in the Southwest and are used in a variety of ceremonies. Prepare to spend some time on this project, it could take more than 8 hours over several days.
Made in the USA, kit includes;fiber rush, raffia, tapestry needles and a 16-page full color instructional booklet. Booklet includes detailed information and history on the Wedding Basket.
Ages 12+, may require adult assistance.
Kit Pottery Pueblo Style
This kit teaches the history, traditional pottery methods and many designs from New Mexico and Arizona. Many beautiful and authentic designs included in booklet. Learn how to form a pinch pot or a few smaller pots. The clay is self-hardening but not waterproof.
Made in the USA, kit includes;clay, dry paint powders, yucca leaves, stone for polishing the pot, and a 12-page full color instructional booklet.
Ages 8+, may require adult assistance.
Kit Wicker Basket Web
Learn to make a wicker basket! This kit teaches how to weave a wickerwork wall plaque in the style of the Hopi in Arizona. The pattern in this kit is the ceremonial Spider Woman design. Many Native American people believe that their ancestral spirit Spider Woman taught the people how to weave, and that she weaves the rain clouds that nourish the people's crops. Spider Woman is very important to both to many cultures in the Southwest. Prepare to spend some time on this project, it could take more than 8 hours over the course of multiple days.
Made in the USA, kit includes; fiber rush, hemp twine, paper raffia, a tapestry needle and a 16-page full color instructional booklet.
Ages 12+, may require adult assistance.
Knit Hat Kit Mesa Verde
The Ancestral Pueblo people who occupied the cliffside communities of Mesa Verde for generations left behind pottery, tools, and other evidence of skilled workers of every kind. This fun-to-knit hat gets its inspiration not from the cliff dwellings themselves, but from the elaborately decorated black-on-white pottery left behind by the people who lived there.
Includes : 2 colors of 100% worsted weight Superwash Merino Wool, approx 100 grams total, and full color pattern with chart.
Kit includes:
- Worsted weight superwash merino wool yarn by Malabrigo (enough to knit one hat)
- Full color pattern with chart
Does not include:
Knitting needles and stitch markers
Knitting the National Parks
Knit unique beanies inspired by the jaw-dropping and unique landscapes from each of the 63 US National Parks.
Beanies range from simple beanie constructions to more challenging stitch patterns such as the two-color crossovers inspired by South Dakota's Badlands or the multiple cable designs inspired by New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns. Clear charts, easy-to-read keys, and thorough instructions help any knitter, whether beginner or experienced, through these gratifying projects. Show your love and appreciation of our national parks with these beautiful and practical beanie projects you can wear any time or any place.
63 KNITTING PATTERNS: Every US National Park is celebrated with a unique beanie design, including the newly designated park New River Gorge in West Virginia
BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED: Each pattern is accompanied by photos of the finished beanie and gorgeous images of the park's landscapes that inspired it
INSPIRED BY NATURE: Learn about each national park's unique fauna, flora, and landscapes that inspired each original beanie, from the Painted Wall in Colorado's Black Canyon of the Gunnison to the Salt Flats in California Death Valley
EASY-TO-FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the 63 beanies knitting patterns have been tested and verified and offer clear charts so that knitters of every skill level can knit a beanie in no time
Mini Blocks Collared Lizard
The Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) will lift its body and tail in flight from predators. As it dashes along on its hind legs, it gives the appearance of a fierce little dinosaur. It is a feisty lizard that readily bites hard.
Mini building blocks: 318 pieces
Assembled size: 4 7/8″ x 3 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ (124 x 96 x 63 mm)
Mini Blocks Mesa Verde Cliff Palace
Commemorate your visit to Mesa Verde National Park with this exclusive mini building blocks kit. Imagine what construction would've been like for the Ancestral Puebloans as you erect this miniature replica of the iconic Cliff Palace. Fun and entertaining for anyone who embarks on the task. Includes 450 individual pieces and assembly instructions.
Ages 7+
Mini Blocks Rattlesnake
Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox) are species of poisonous snakes generally called “pit vipers”.
It can exceed seven feet in length and is the king of twenty-odd species of Southwestern desert rattlers. They are a heavy-bodied snake with a triangular-shaped head.
This snake isn’t too picky about its habitat. It can be found living in deserts, grassy plains, forests, rocky hillsides, and areas along the coast.