My goal on this site is to help people achieve one hundred percent self-sufficiency. In that vein, I searched for ways to make natural string or rope.
I found the following video, which shows you how to make string out of stinging nettles. It's a lot easier to make cordage out of stinging nettle fibers than you may think, and you can use it for a variety of purposes.
For example, stinging nettle cordage is purportedly excellent for bowstrings. In a SHTF situation, you may have a supply of bowstrings stocked up, but if civilization truly fell apart, or if for whatever reason you needed to make a bow and bowstring in the wilderness, knowing how to make one out of the ubiquitious stinging nettle is a skill you may be eager to have.
The video is produced by the website www.ancient-arts.org. Go check them out for more useful ancient arts you may be forced to learn when society collapses!
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