Making Nettle Cordage- Tara & the Lost Peatlands Project

[@olofjansson9356]

Best nettle cordage tutorial on YT. Explains aspects not covered by others!

[@jayday1463]

Thank you, I'll try this today as i need natural cord for tying sticks together for a project. I really like your sheep and sheepdog hat too.

[@freshoil1]

Yours is the 4th tutorial I have watched and is the clearest and best one I've seen. Thanks so much.

[@cheshirebowman4465]

My god what a beautiful knowledgeable lady. Subscribed.

[@Bushcraft_de_carrasca]

Can't be better explained! It's clear you love what you do. Congratulations!!

[@karenferris149]

Brilliant! We will try it this weekend 😍 you make it sound and look so easy, Tara! 👏🏻

[@michaelmaguire4555]

What I've been waiting for, thank you

[@MeetTheSmythes]

Thank you for uploading this video of "The Lost Peatlands Project"

[@maozedung7270]

Real beautyful young woman. Good skills.

[@YuliSomme]

So helpful. Thank you Tara.

[@outdoorwoodchipps3107]

Excellent description of the different stepps.

[@stacywilliams1710]

Good job Tara.

[@serenereadings271]

Really interesting! Thank you for sharing!

[@withnature250]

That was a great tip. Thanks for the share.

[@ledacedar6253]

Yes, I'm collecting DIY knowledge as this planet implodes into overheated & overly cold, yoyo-ing across Canada this bloody winter of 2021-22. Your video is So well done, with no annoying music; a lovely cheery personality in your teaching ways. I love Nettles, always drink the tea & put it in soups. Haida Gwaii, where I got hooked on foraging nettles in particular has a week of Nettle recipes, cook offs & more. Cheers.

[@rpm1796]

Lovely Tara.

[@kayden5238]

Wow more i learn more im amazed by nettles , for those who didn't know nettle leafs can be cooked and eaten and are rich in iron. you'll want to pick them though at the right time of year when there young and fresh (probbely best to keep away from pathways and roads if eating)

[@ledacedar6253]

AND MORE: The leaves have hair-like structures that sting and also produce itching, redness and swelling, but once it is processed into a supplement, dried, freeze-dried or cooked, stinging nettle can be safely consumed. Studies link it to a number of potential health benefits. 6 evidence-based benefits: 1. Many Nutrients Stinging nettle’s leaves and root provide a wide variety of nutrients, including Vitamins A, C and K, as well as several B vitamins Minerals: Calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium Fats: Linoleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid Amino acids: All of the essential amino acids Polyphenols: Kaempferol, quercetin, caffeic acid, coumarins and other flavonoids Pigments: Beta-carotene, lutein, luteoxanthin and other carotenoids What’s more, many of these nutrients act as antioxidants inside your body. Antioxidants are molecules that help defend your cells against damage from free radicals. Damage caused by free radicals is linked to aging, as well as cancer and other harmful diseases Studies indicate that stinging nettle extract can raise blood antioxidants...

[@rollingnome]

Cool. You could take the leaves home to make tea, or soup!

[@rollingnome]

@@joecostner1246 I love them. I'm a bee!

[@sandyblack9698]

Awww lovely video..blessings to you..🖤

[@carlJoa]

so cool:)

[@patwoods6487]

Absolutely fantastic.

[@SocialShortcuts]

Great video

[@iantaylor2271]

Great video, thank you

[@kevinoutdoors4861]

thank you Tara good skills thanks for sharing

[@GrizzlyGroundswell]

great vid!

[@nigecheshire9854]

You can also make nettle beer , delicious.

[@johnsmith-sn1bs]

You should try welding gloves, or the heavy leather gloves for doing barb wire they come up almost to your elbows

[@kencope1984]

brilliant

[@levisweet979]

Really helpful for what I'm doing.

[@bacillusrex]

If you want a stronger cord, is it best to roll more fiber into each strand, or to plait finished cords?

[@saielady]

The leaves can be saved for nettle tea, it’s high in nutrients

[@son_of_ptolemais]

You suggest the harvest time between June 'til the end of summer. I've heard from another source that harvest time is from the beginning of summer (August). Could you tell me why you suggest this harvest time and what changes occur in the nettle after summer time? would be much appreciated x

[@hetrodoxly1203]

They die back at the end of summer and aren't generally long enough until late spring, but you can make cordage when ever you can find nettles.

[@oldbatwit5102]

The noise when you split the stem comes from the Nettle-Soup Dragon.

[@countsmyth]

Made cordage from bark before, tried this for the first time today. The fibers didn't come off the nettles as easily as it did for you. Not sure what i was doing wrong.

[@hetrodoxly1203]

There's many different verities, if it won't peel, put it on a log and tap it with a stout stick.

[@RichWoods23]

@@hetrodoxly1203 And by tap you mean whack the bugger. There are indeed many varieties. The thing to look out for is the set of parallel fibres. Once your nettle (or indeed any cordage staple, like willow phloem, or blackberry) breaks down then you can twist and counter-twist it into good cordage.

[@baddudecornpop7328]

She said it’s June and she’s wearing a tabogan and a sweater lol damn

[@contessa.adella]

Genuine survival techniques for when you are stranded in a wilderness with nothing. Most ‘survival’ channels are just outdoor camping with a limited, but chosen inventory, such as ferrite rods, para cord, folding saws and the like…they are all BS and won’t help a jot when you wash up on a beach with nothing but what you are wearing huh! Making cordage is a fundamental necessity to bind sticks, stone knives, spear and arrow heads, fishing line and throw nets etc. Literally stone age natural survival skills.

[@cymro6537]

9:17-9:22 ' *Ruckshubundan* ' What culture does that come from ? - it doesn't sound as if it's from Welsh...🤔

[@MisterBurtonshaw]

Hindu. It's Raksha Bandhan

[@TheGodlessGuitarist]

whatever you do oil it otherwise it becomes brittle and breaks

[@wozacardoza1093]

When you buy Dora & the lost city of gold on wish

[@cheshirebowman4465]

This the way we make bow strings for longbows. It's called the flemish twist. Mind you, you are Welsh. Lots of people do believe the Welsh invented the longbow.