Hi all,
My name is Bushra and I'm currently doing a PhD in Archaeology that has experimental elements. I am a complete city girl through and through, never been camping, or even glamping, and the most I spend outdoors is excavations or the occasional hike. I'm particularly interested in making strings and rope from natural sources like sinew, different animal hairs, and a range of plant materal e.g. trees, sedge, grass, etc. I know about the common favourites like lime bast, nettle, flax, elm, bramble in some cases etc. but I'm interested in maybe even some obsure or uncommon ways people have managed to make cordage from different plants.
Recently I managed to make some bone needles from reindeer leg but they're not quite so good. Still angular and I found it difficult to flake off the length I needed.
Looking forward to some great conversation
My name is Bushra and I'm currently doing a PhD in Archaeology that has experimental elements. I am a complete city girl through and through, never been camping, or even glamping, and the most I spend outdoors is excavations or the occasional hike. I'm particularly interested in making strings and rope from natural sources like sinew, different animal hairs, and a range of plant materal e.g. trees, sedge, grass, etc. I know about the common favourites like lime bast, nettle, flax, elm, bramble in some cases etc. but I'm interested in maybe even some obsure or uncommon ways people have managed to make cordage from different plants.
Recently I managed to make some bone needles from reindeer leg but they're not quite so good. Still angular and I found it difficult to flake off the length I needed.
Looking forward to some great conversation
If you've not already done so, I suggest talking to Prof Linda Hurcombe, aside from running the Msc at Exeter she has an interest in prehistoric fibres.
