bracken as cordage?

[Man of Tanith]

Hi All
I was watching a bushcraft dvd last night at work to keep myself awake and the presenter used the stem of a bracken plant to produce some cordage to hold some spagnum(spelling?) moss on his arm to make a basic wound dressing,
I was wondering has anyone used braken to produce some more substantial cordage?
if so how did you go about it the same as making nettle cordage?
it just tickled my curiosity and i would be intrigued to hear about peoples experiences or theories.
Cheers
Sam

 

[Ex Member - Sidney Bounty]

I have made some cordage from it it is not very strong but very easy to make cordage from it...

 

[John Fenna]

Bracken and straw have been used to make rope in the past - not very strong for its guage though.....

 

[BOD]

Do you use the whole stem or the inner parts?

 

[timboggle]

Can be done by soaking in water and breaking down or peeling the outer skin as you would with rosebay willowherb, it's not strong, rots quickly and better things in season to use, ie, Junctus/Soft rush, nettles, etc

 

[Man of Tanith]

in the dvd the bloke just stripped it like a nettle so outer layer i am guessing.
just sparked my curiosity, thanks for the feedback
Sam