philaw said:I've just had a second go at producing nettle cordage, and I'm finding it difficult to get long fibres off the plant. They often peter-out or break when I go past a knot. I used fairly big ones, but not the biggest. Does that matter? Was Inot pounding it enough?
cheers
How did you break down the fibres? I got better results by rolling the stem flat, rather than beating which seemed to weken the knot area.
P@ul