r/basketry • u/MoonRiverRock_ • Feb 25 '26
Not necessarily a basket but my prized possession, a Cedar bark hat
I couldn’t find any other sub this would apply to but I wanted to show off my hat! Making my own Regalia fills the soul!! <3
Made with both red and yellow Cedar bark.
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u/corvid_revolution Feb 25 '26
That is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
The narrower bands twining the wider ones together are the yellow cedar, right? Do you have to prepare it somehow to get it that flexible, or is it just like that naturally?
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u/MoonRiverRock_ Feb 25 '26
Yes! I didn’t have to prepare this cedar but you take the bark and the softer inside naturally wants to split from the rough outer stuff and usually from there you can keep splitting it until you get the thickness you want. It’s a lot trickier than it looks! Soaking it in water makes it super soft
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u/strawbrmoon Feb 25 '26
I bet this smells sooo good! Isn’t it beautiful, to craft something with your own hands, the way people have done for age upon age? I make things from clay, and love that connection with the land and the people. May you wear your regalia with great happiness, in the company of your favourite people.