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Cordage

Posts about natural cordage including how to prepare various tree and plant fibres

sweet chestnut bark cordage | bushcraft | Kent | south east | London — I wrote a post several years ago on how to ret lime bark to make cordage. I’ve had […]

Sweet chestnut bark cordage Recently updated!

This entry was posted in Cordage Trees and tagged cordage trees on 02/07/2024 by Gary (updated 25 days ago)

Preparing rosebay willowherb to make cordage | downy flower heads | tinders | bushcraft | fire lighting | Kent | south east | London — For me cordage is an incredibly important but often overlooked element of bushcraft. In this video I show […]

Preparing rosebay willowherb to make cordage Recently updated!

This entry was posted in Cordage Plants and tagged cordage wild flowers on 27/09/2023 by Gary (updated 25 days ago)

Preparing cow parsley to make cordage | bushcraft | survival | Kent | south east | London — I’ve said in previous posts that the ability to make cordage is really important in a wilderness environment. […]

Preparing cow parsley to make cordage Recently updated!

This entry was posted in Cordage Plants and tagged cordage foraging wild flowers on 21/06/2023 by Gary (updated 27 days ago)

2 ply reverse twist cordage | lime bark cordage | bushcraft | Kent | south east | London — Cordage is an incredibly important resource in a bushcraft setting. In this video I show you how to […]

How to make 2 ply reverse twist cordage Recently updated!

This entry was posted in Cordage Plants and tagged cordage natural cordage on 02/11/2022 by Gary (updated 25 days ago)

cordage from brambles | bramble cordage | bushcraft | south east | Kent | London — Now is a great time of year to process fibres from brambles for making cordage. Take a look […]

Making cordage from brambles Recently updated!

This entry was posted in Cordage Plants and tagged bushcraft cordage survival wild flowers on 15/06/2022 by Gary (updated 25 days ago)

spruce roots for cordage | making 2 ply reverse twist cordage from lime bast — On our recent Primitive Fishing Kits course, we used spruce roots for cordage so that we could splice […]

Spruce roots for cordage Recently updated!

This entry was posted in Cordage Trees and tagged cordage spruce root cordage on 17/03/2022 by Gary (updated 27 days ago)