Making Nettle Cordage- Tara & the Lost Peatlands Project
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- How to make natural cordage from nettles, by Tara, Coed Lleol & the Lost Peatlands Project.
This is a recording from one of our free online sessions, in June 2020.
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Thank you, I'll try this today as i need natural cord for tying sticks together for a project.
I really like your sheep and sheepdog hat too.
Brilliant! We will try it this weekend 😍 you make it sound and look so easy, Tara! 👏🏻
Genuine survival techniques for when you are stranded in a wilderness with nothing. Most ‘survival’ channels are just outdoor camping with a limited, but chosen inventory, such as ferrite rods, para cord, folding saws and the like…they are all BS and won’t help a jot when you wash up on a beach with nothing but what you are wearing huh! Making cordage is a fundamental necessity to bind sticks, stone knives, spear and arrow heads, fishing line and throw nets etc. Literally stone age natural survival skills.
You should try welding gloves, or the heavy leather gloves for doing barb wire they come up almost to your elbows
My god what a beautiful knowledgeable lady. Subscribed.
Wow more i learn more im amazed by nettles , for those who didn't know nettle leafs can be cooked and eaten and are rich in iron. you'll want to pick them though at the right time of year when there young and fresh (probbely best to keep away from pathways and roads if eating)
AND MORE:
The leaves have hair-like structures that sting and also produce itching, redness and swelling, but once it is processed into a supplement, dried, freeze-dried or cooked, stinging nettle can be safely consumed. Studies link it to a number of potential health benefits.
6 evidence-based benefits:
1. Many Nutrients
Stinging nettle’s leaves and root provide a wide variety of nutrients, including
Vitamins A, C
and K, as well as several B vitamins
Minerals: Calcium, iron,
magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium
Fats: Linoleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid
Amino acids: All of the essential amino acids
Polyphenols: Kaempferol,
quercetin, caffeic acid, coumarins and other flavonoids
Pigments: Beta-carotene, lutein,
luteoxanthin and other carotenoids
What’s more, many of these nutrients act as antioxidants inside your body.
Antioxidants are molecules that help defend your cells against damage from free radicals. Damage caused by free radicals is linked to aging, as well as cancer and other harmful diseases
Studies indicate that stinging nettle extract can raise blood antioxidants...
You suggest the harvest time between June 'til the end of summer. I've heard from another source that harvest time is from the beginning of summer (August). Could you tell me why you suggest this harvest time and what changes occur in the nettle after summer time? would be much appreciated x
They die back at the end of summer and aren't generally long enough until late spring, but you can make cordage when ever you can find nettles.
If you want a stronger cord, is it best to roll more fiber into each strand, or to plait finished cords?
Really interesting! Thank you for sharing!
whatever you do oil it otherwise it becomes brittle and breaks
She said it’s June and she’s wearing a tabogan and a sweater lol damn
9:17-9:22 ' *Ruckshubundan* ' What culture does that come from ? - it doesn't sound as if it's from Welsh...🤔
Hindu. It's Raksha Bandhan
Best nettle cordage tutorial on YT. Explains aspects not covered by others!
When you buy Dora & the lost city of gold on wish
Cool. You could take the leaves home to make tea, or soup!
@@joecostner1246 I love them. I'm a bee!
brilliant
Can't be better explained! It's clear you love what you do. Congratulations!!
Thank you for uploading this video of "The Lost Peatlands Project"
That was a great tip. Thanks for the share.
Yes, I'm collecting DIY knowledge as this planet implodes into overheated & overly cold, yoyo-ing across Canada this bloody winter of 2021-22.
Your video is So well done, with no annoying music; a lovely cheery personality in your teaching ways. I love Nettles, always drink the tea & put it in soups. Haida Gwaii, where I got hooked on foraging nettles in particular has a week of Nettle recipes, cook offs & more. Cheers.
Yours is the 4th tutorial I have watched and is the clearest and best one I've seen. Thanks so much.
Real beautyful young woman. Good skills.
The noise when you split the stem comes from the Nettle-Soup Dragon.
Really helpful for what I'm doing.
What I've been waiting for, thank you
Awww lovely video..blessings to you..🖤
You can also make nettle beer , delicious.
Excellent description of the different stepps.
So helpful. Thank you Tara.
Great video
thank you Tara good skills thanks for sharing
Great video, thank you
Lovely Tara.
Absolutely fantastic.
Good job Tara.
Made cordage from bark before, tried this for the first time today. The fibers didn't come off the nettles as easily as it did for you. Not sure what i was doing wrong.
There's many different verities, if it won't peel, put it on a log and tap it with a stout stick.
@@hetrodoxly1203 And by tap you mean whack the bugger. There are indeed many varieties.
The thing to look out for is the set of parallel fibres. Once your nettle (or indeed any cordage staple, like willow phloem, or blackberry) breaks down then you can twist and counter-twist it into good cordage.
so cool:)
great vid!
This the way we make bow strings for longbows. It's called the flemish twist. Mind you, you are Welsh. Lots of people do believe the Welsh invented the longbow.