Knitting with Knotweed

[bilmo-p5]

Not quite; but a catchy title and an intersting vid...

[video]http://tvcast.naver.com/v/1171350[/video]


Lots more interesting stuff on this page ...

 

[Mesquite]

Interesting video, gives us a new plant to try masking cordage from

 

[Bishop]

The quality of the finished product is truly impressive and the loom deserves a closer look as well.

 

[redneck]

are you absolutely sure that was knotweed????

 

[Tony]

I fit is knotweed that could cause some environmental issues and I'm fairly sure you can get done if you don't destroy it after cutting it down... Although that probably depends on where you live...

 

[bilmo-p5]

are you absolutely sure that was knotweed????

No, not sure at all. It made for convenient alliteration in the title, although the fleeting glimpse of the foliage that the video gave us, reminded me of Japanese Knotweed straight away.

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I fit is knotweed that could cause some environmental issues and I'm fairly sure you can get done if you don't destroy it after cutting it down... Although that probably depends on where you live...

I'm not so sure about the foliage; destroying it doesn't get anywhere close to killing the thing. There are certainly strict controls on what you can & can't do with the roots and soil which may contain them.
When we had it, I treated the area concerned with regular and generous applications of chlorate weedkiller ( it was still allowed then) until it stopped growing back.

 

[Tony]

Ha ha, I did forget to say it's cool as well Thanks for posting it up

 

[Sloany]

Here in the New England, knotweed looks like bamboo, but in a bush form. Highly invasive. If you cut the root into 20 pieces, you will get 20 new plants. The dead stalks can be processed for fire making.
Looking at the vid, that plant they were using did not have any nodes like knot weed has, plus knot weed stalks are hollow and have a very thin wall structure. At first I thought it looked like nettles ?

 

[nitrambur]

The plant is ramie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramie