Hello all,
I'm new to the forum, but have been consulting it for years (thanks!). I did a quick search and didn't see any posts for basket quivers made from cattail, so here are a few pics of mine. Both the ribs and weavers are made from the cattail stalk, not the leaves. For the weavers, I split the stalks open with a knife and scraped out the pith. Each stalk produces two weavers, of approx. 4-5 feet. The rim of the basket is reinforced with a blackberry bramble, which is lashed on with thin spruce roots. The carry strap is made of braided spruce roots, which isn't the most comfortable, as it's fairly stiff. I later swapped that strap for one of simple 2-ply basswood bark cordage, which is much more flexible. Many hours involved in making this, though it was fun and free.
