Hand-burned. Rooted in NC.
Made for the wild at heart.
Custom designs burned by hand onto suede hats, bags, and shoes. One piece at a time, from Millers Creek, North Carolina.
You want a hat that’s actually yours, not one more thing off a shelf that everybody else already has.
That’s the whole idea here. Every design is drawn and burned into the suede by hand, so the highland cow, the wildflowers, the name, the little bit of wild you’re after ends up on your hat and nobody else’s. Pick a ready-made piece, or tell us what you’re dreaming up and we’ll make it real.
- Burned by hand
- Real pyrography. No prints, no stickers, no two exactly alike.
- Made to order
- Your style, your colors, your design, drawn up before we start.
- Shipped from the mountains
- Mailed from Millers Creek, NC, or grab it local. Nationwide shipping.
Three steps to your piece
Pick your style & color
Choose a hat, bag, or pair of shoes and the color that feels like you.
Tell us your design
Florals, a highland cow, a name, a scene. Describe it, or send a picture for reference.
We burn it by hand
Heather draws it up, burns it into the suede, and ships it to your door.
Hats made to burn
Soft suede and cork styles in a range of colors. Perfect as they are, or the canvas for a custom design.
Bring your own idea
Highland cows and horses. Wildflowers and feathers. Names, dates, and a few words that mean something. If you can picture it, there’s a good chance it can be burned into suede. Build your piece, right down to the hat band, and we’ll take it from there.
Start your designA look at what we’ve burned
Heather, at the pen
NC Rooted is Heather Houser: one person, one wood-burning pen, and a booth full of ribbon and dried flowers. She hand-burns every piece herself right here in the North Carolina mountains.
Read Heather’s story