Greatings from Norway and thank you for a greate interesting video. How long do you have it in water before you start a project? Can you dry the cattail for a while, and then have it in water before using? Is it posible to make the basket to fit an old used food container, to make it look nicer for other uses? do this plant have other uses? I belive you can eat the root?
Glad you enjoyed it. If you go to my channel I have an in depth video all about processing cattail and rushes for basketry. It should answer most questions you might have. You can make baskets of any shape and size, it just takes some practice.
Yes that is how I'd go about it with this particular basket. It depends on your preference but I might just make a coaster like lid and attach it with some leather straps or you could use some much thicker material to twine that would allow the lid to securely fit into the inner diameter of the basket. Id then finish the rest of the lid with the same thickness of material being used before.
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Greatings from Norway and thank you for a greate interesting video. How long do you have it in water before you start a project? Can you dry the cattail for a while, and then have it in water before using? Is it posible to make the basket to fit an old used food container, to make it look nicer for other uses? do this plant have other uses? I belive you can eat the root?
Glad you enjoyed it. If you go to my channel I have an in depth video all about processing cattail and rushes for basketry. It should answer most questions you might have. You can make baskets of any shape and size, it just takes some practice.
If you want a lid would you repeat the beginning, the bottom of the basket? Or would you make it different?
Yes that is how I'd go about it with this particular basket. It depends on your preference but I might just make a coaster like lid and attach it with some leather straps or you could use some much thicker material to twine that would allow the lid to securely fit into the inner diameter of the basket. Id then finish the rest of the lid with the same thickness of material being used before.