How to Make Nettle Cordage Clip)

How to Make Nettle Cordage - this clip comes from our online course: Natural Crafts Volume 2:
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I love making cordage (natural rope). It really helps you to appreciate the plant and its biology, and that our ancestors were masters of all these skills.
Different plants have different part of its structure to harvest the fibres. In the case of the nettle (Urtica Dioica), we are using the outer fibre or the ‘outer bark layer’.
Once you have harvested the fibres of any plant you can apply this technique to make cordage. Over time you can experiment making nettle cordage to make bracelets, cloth, nets, and hammocks.