At long last, it's finished! I've been meaning to make this video for the past five years, and now here it is. Instructions on how to safely collect Himalayan blackberry (Rubis armeniacus) vines and peel the bark for use in flat weave basketry. Other large-stemmed brambles could probably also be used here as well. Between this technique and the round weave method shown in my Pacific blackberry basketry video, the sky is the limit! My original blackberry basketry video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpF9Wu8IuZc Fun fact: I went back a week later and made a second basket to reshoot a couple of scenes that weren't clear enough. See if you can spot the difference!