Questions about making cordage

[andyBruce]

I'm looking at making natural cordage, I'm aware of using such materials as lime bark and nettle fibres. What i would like to know if any body can help is, would Bracken fibres work?

I know they contain many fibres but would they be too brittle when they dry out?

Thanks,
Andy

 

[lannyman8]

dont know but that is a very good thought mate, im sure they would work, you would need to get them in the summer though, you need the sap in the firbres so they dont break when you twist them etc etc etc.....

if you try it let us know how you get on mate.....

regards...

chris.

 

[Norton]

I did a Bushcraft for practitioners course last year and the instructor told us he'd tried it but had never really had much success with bracken.

 

[BOD]

The interior of the Indo Pacific species is used to obtain a brown fibre for decorative lashings