Preparing Cedar Bark for weaving

Todd DeVries
Todd DeVries
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Published 2018-07-04
In this video: After collecting the bark from the woods and drying for a couple of day, soak it for at least 3 hours before cutting and splitting. First cut before first split. After splitting, then cut into 1/2", 1/4" or 1/8" widths. Use only a few blades with the Table Top Lace cutter, or you will break the cutter. To cut 1" pieces use three blades spaced 1" apart. To cut the 1" wide strip into 1/8" use 9 blades and to cut 1/4" use 5 blades.


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All Comments (21)
  • @nicolepreissl9792
    This was awesome! Thank you so much! I am Coast Salish/Sto:lo and just started using cedar! I learned once but needed a refresher on the basics! This was perfect and I think the only video online done by an actual indigenous dude versus the other ones where they're not native and seems like they have no clue what they are doing. Huy Chewx a!
  • @beadoholic
    Never tire of watching you, Todd, Thank you so much. I got to do this soon!
  • @suseljohnny
    That was amazing to watch. I miss cedar weaving
  • @Overandout777
    Sne kalyegh 🤲, miss you n late Woody Morrison at the Carnegie
  • @lilsnowbumble
    Great video, Todd. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. I think I need ti start rowing and lifting weights to get upper arm strength now!
  • @roxannesprehe5288
    So glad to have come across this video. Please describe how to remove the outer bark of the cedar tree. Is it done from a fresh cut tree or is the bark dried then removed? I have a downed tree which I want to save the bark for basket weaving. I learned some helpful techniques from the video, but don't have the tool to split strips of bark so all will be done with a single blade. Thank you for further helps.
  • @sharonpoitras5427
    Todd is the cedar dry when you cut the bark or split it . Do you split it first?