for synthetic strings i would recommend dacron or nylon. for natural type, hemp [not the shotty twisted craft store kind] or flax are good, though many long fiber plant sources could well be used; yucca or palm fibers for esample, or for the more diy inclined individual; the inner bark fibers from many other trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants such as linden, alder, poplar/cottonwood, dogwood, nettle. there is a whole seperate art to making bowstrings i've never been great at.
for expediation, many premade strings/cords, etc can be used such as a strong bootlace, p-cord [pilot or parachutte].
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