This is the method I use to make cordage from plant fibers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OEdfiqfGsE
Here's how I extract the fibers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p42Zvk20lPI
It's hard to explain by simply using words or pics, so hopefully you have a good link to the WWW.
I first learned this method at primitiveways.com.
If you want to double the cordage over to increase it's strength and abrasion resistance here's a simple way to do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsK-rjlIRao
...along with some tips on harvest. These methods can be used for other materials too; strands from socks, shirts, leather, etc.




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