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mitchman:
HOW MANY DIFFERENT THINGS CAN YOU MAKE STRING OUT OF. WHAT KIND OF PLANTS OR ANTHING ELSE THAT YOU FOUND THAT WORKS. I HAVE USED MILKWEED WITH AWESOME RESULTS.

Hillbilly:
 A few that I've used with good results are milkweed, dogbane, stinging nettles, wood nettles, evening primrose, cattail, blue star (Amsonia), yucca, wild flax, inner bark of basswood, hickory, tulip poplar, locust, slippery elm, and mulberry. There are probably a lot more out there that work, you just have to experiment.

Coo-wah-chobee:
       A few more ta add ta Hillbilly's list er; coconut husk, bannana, agave..............bob

Justin Snyder:

--- Quote from: mitchman on October 07, 2007, 02:09:05 pm ---HOW MANY DIFFERENT THINGS CAN YOU MAKE STRING OUT OF.
--- End quote ---
And that only touches the surface.  They didn't even start on animal parts.  Justin

jamie:
daylilly, iris, simple cordage from the roots of conifers, grass, cedar bark a whole bunch of tropical stuff i got my hands on but dont know the name, and my favorite, straw wrappers. i get bored at the restauraunt and undo all the straw covers and make string :P like justin said, sinew rawhide gut and hair from animals

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