Kudzu vines like the ones Matt harvests for his baskets.
Vines: Harvest in the winter, allow to dry and then rehydrate in boiling water until flexible for weaving.
Kudzu
Grapevine
Japanese Honeysuckle
Bittersweet
Porcelain Berry
Virginia Creeper
English Ivy
Wisteria
Bark: Harvest in late spring/early summer when tree has fully leafed out. Peel, roll loosely and sun dry. Rehydrate in boiling water until flexible for weaving.
poplar
cedar
black willow
cultivated willow
white pine
Elm
White Birch
Mulberry
Mimosa
Locust
Matt carrying Poplar bark he's harvested.
Iris flowers like the ones Matt has in his garden. The leaves are great for weaving!
Foliage: Harvest when green, dry and then rehydrate with hot water until flexible for weaving.