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Cordage

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

Preparing nettles to make cordage | Stinging nettle cordage — Cordage is everywhere in our normal lives to the extent that we take it for granted, but in […]

Preparing nettles to make cordage

This entry was posted in Cordage Plants and tagged natural cordage on 28/05/2020 by Gary (updated 221 days ago)

spruce roots for cordage | making 2 ply reverse twist cordage from lime bast — Check out this short video of Bob making 2 ply reverse twist cordage from lime bast. I’ve written […]

Making 2 ply reverse twist cordage from lime bast

This entry was posted in Cordage Trees and tagged lime bast cordage natural cordage on 02/10/2019 by Gary (updated 221 days ago)

a plaited bark strap | bushcraft | Kent | London | south east — We make woven and folded containers on our Cordage & Containers day and sometimes we have a little […]

A plaited bark strap

This entry was posted in Cordage Trees and tagged bark weaving bushcraft camp plaited bark strap woodland on 23/09/2019 by Gary (updated 221 days ago)

bramble cordage | bushcraft | south east | Kent | London — I’ve written posts previously on making cordage from nettles, lime bark and sweet chestnut. This time it’s brambles. […]

Bramble Cordage

This entry was posted in Cordage Plants and tagged natural cordage on 05/06/2018 by Gary (updated 220 days ago)

lime bark cordage | bushcraft | Kent | south east | London — Back in early June Nicola and I spent an awesome day with Will Lord working on natural cordage. […]

Lime bark cordage

This entry was posted in Cordage Trees and tagged cordage on 18/07/2017 by Gary (updated 220 days ago)

natural cordage | Kent | London | Essex | south east — I’ve written previously about preparing nettles and sweet chestnut inner bark for making natural cordage but haven’t shown […]

Making simple 2-ply natural cordage

This entry was posted in Cordage on 29/05/2017 by Gary (updated 220 days ago)