Articles related to "Cordage"
Native American Cordage Technology
Here is a wonderful summary article on how to produce cordage by using authentic Native American Techniques. A list of possible cordage plants is included.
native american • cordage • textiles • basketry • textile crafts
Here is a wonderful summary article on how to produce cordage by using authentic Native American Techniques. A list of possible cordage plants is included.
native american • cordage • textiles • basketry • textile crafts
Cordage Plants
Twig bark is available year-round, but fall is the time to harvest the stems of fibrous plants for making cordage, otherwise known as string.
cordage • string from plants • dogbane • milkweed • slippery elm
Twig bark is available year-round, but fall is the time to harvest the stems of fibrous plants for making cordage, otherwise known as string.
cordage • string from plants • dogbane • milkweed • slippery elm
How to Make Cordage
Once you have collected stalks of milkweed or dogbane, or twigs of basswood or elm, you must detach the bark, since the fibrous inner bark will be used to make string.
cordage • string from plants • dogbane • milkweed • slippery elm
Once you have collected stalks of milkweed or dogbane, or twigs of basswood or elm, you must detach the bark, since the fibrous inner bark will be used to make string.
cordage • string from plants • dogbane • milkweed • slippery elm
Care of Marine Lines and Ropes
Boaters use line in a number of different ways on their vessels. Proper care will extend its lifespan and improve boating safety.
line • rope • cordage • line care • rope storage
Boaters use line in a number of different ways on their vessels. Proper care will extend its lifespan and improve boating safety.
line • rope • cordage • line care • rope storage
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Gorgeous, fragrant flowers, edible pods, food and habitat for monarch butterfly and other insects, a source of material for string: the virtues of milkweed go on and on.
milkweed • pods • milky sap • cordage • monarch butterfly
Gorgeous, fragrant flowers, edible pods, food and habitat for monarch butterfly and other insects, a source of material for string: the virtues of milkweed go on and on.
milkweed • pods • milky sap • cordage • monarch butterfly
Types of Rope Constructions
Knowledge of the way different ropes are constructed is an important skill boaters need in order to make the best and safest use of what's available to them.
types of rope • rope construction • braided rope • plaited rope • laid rope
Knowledge of the way different ropes are constructed is an important skill boaters need in order to make the best and safest use of what's available to them.
types of rope • rope construction • braided rope • plaited rope • laid rope
Plant Fibers – Stuff of Paper, Ropes, and Cloth
"Half the world does not know the joy of wearing cotton underwear." (Phil Gramm)
plant fibers • textile fibers • cordage fibers • filling fibers • ginning retting
"Half the world does not know the joy of wearing cotton underwear." (Phil Gramm)
plant fibers • textile fibers • cordage fibers • filling fibers • ginning retting
Scrapbooking for Less: Found Item Freebies, and Trash to Treasure
Want to save money on your scrapbooking supplies? Who doesn’t! Going along with October’s theme of saving money, this article outlines ways to incorporate items you already at home into your scrapbooking. Then, find out more cost effective places to shop that you may not have thought to look for scrapbook supplies!
adhesives • album • ball chain • book store • books
Want to save money on your scrapbooking supplies? Who doesn’t! Going along with October’s theme of saving money, this article outlines ways to incorporate items you already at home into your scrapbooking. Then, find out more cost effective places to shop that you may not have thought to look for scrapbook supplies!
adhesives • album • ball chain • book store • books
Hemp Fiber
Hemp is a very ancient fiber used prior to flax in many cultures for textiles and cordage. Fiber hemps unfortunate association to the medical variety has lead to the lack of production in the USA. Recently Canada has started non-medical hemp growing for fiber, paper pulp, and oil production. Hobby spinners can now easily access this fiber for hobby use. And no you CANNOT smoke it!
fiber • hemp • textile • cloth • canabis sativa
Hemp is a very ancient fiber used prior to flax in many cultures for textiles and cordage. Fiber hemps unfortunate association to the medical variety has lead to the lack of production in the USA. Recently Canada has started non-medical hemp growing for fiber, paper pulp, and oil production. Hobby spinners can now easily access this fiber for hobby use. And no you CANNOT smoke it!
fiber • hemp • textile • cloth • canabis sativa
Top Pakistani Exports & Imports
Over 80% of Pakistani exports to the United States are cotton products, while Pakistan's fastest growing imports from the U.S. include military guns, tanks & missiles.
top pakistani exports & imports • most popular products • america’s trade deficit • highest percentage sales increases • cotton products
Over 80% of Pakistani exports to the United States are cotton products, while Pakistan's fastest growing imports from the U.S. include military guns, tanks & missiles.
top pakistani exports & imports • most popular products • america’s trade deficit • highest percentage sales increases • cotton products
Weaving Isn't Just Yarn
Weaving isn't done just using wool or cotton. Many techniques exist using materials ar varied as metal or found materials like old recording tape! Check out this article for some ideas.
weaving • tapestry • found art • found materials • rauschenberg
Weaving isn't done just using wool or cotton. Many techniques exist using materials ar varied as metal or found materials like old recording tape! Check out this article for some ideas.
weaving • tapestry • found art • found materials • rauschenberg
What the Heck is a Bast Fiber?
Many fiber artists have never been sure just what a bast fiber is. Here is some basic information on common bast fibers like flax and their production.
fiber • linen • flax • hemp • ramie
Many fiber artists have never been sure just what a bast fiber is. Here is some basic information on common bast fibers like flax and their production.
fiber • linen • flax • hemp • ramie
Inexpensive Outdoor Gifts for $20 and Under
It's still possible to find a gift without breaking the bank.
inexpensive outdoor gifts • inexpensive outdoor gifts for $20 and under • headlamps as gifts • inexpensive headlamps as gifts • cheap headlamps
It's still possible to find a gift without breaking the bank.
inexpensive outdoor gifts • inexpensive outdoor gifts for $20 and under • headlamps as gifts • inexpensive headlamps as gifts • cheap headlamps
Book Review – Practical and Ornamental Knots
For good all-around coverage of knots in natural fibers (jute, hemp, cotton etc.), you can't beat Shaw's charming 1924 hand-drawn classic.
how to tie a knot • what's a good knot • good knots for natural rope • knot projects • projects using knots
For good all-around coverage of knots in natural fibers (jute, hemp, cotton etc.), you can't beat Shaw's charming 1924 hand-drawn classic.
how to tie a knot • what's a good knot • good knots for natural rope • knot projects • projects using knots
How to Protect Food in Bear Country
By taking some simple steps, backcountry hikers and campers can protect their food from bears.
how to protect food in bear country • how to protect food when camping in bear country • what are smellables • smellables • using bear bags to protect food and smellables fro
By taking some simple steps, backcountry hikers and campers can protect their food from bears.
how to protect food in bear country • how to protect food when camping in bear country • what are smellables • smellables • using bear bags to protect food and smellables fro
Marijuana: Medicine for the Planet
Cannabis Sativa is medicine and hope for a dying planet. Presidents benefit while others are imprisoned. The truth about Marijuana"s healing properties.
marijuana • cannabis sativa • hemp • pot • grass
Cannabis Sativa is medicine and hope for a dying planet. Presidents benefit while others are imprisoned. The truth about Marijuana"s healing properties.
marijuana • cannabis sativa • hemp • pot • grass
Native American Pirates of New England
For more than two years in the 1720s members the Abenaki, Micmac and Beothuk tribes of northern New England out witted and out fought the Colonists.
pirates • piracy • native american • massachusetts • ransom
For more than two years in the 1720s members the Abenaki, Micmac and Beothuk tribes of northern New England out witted and out fought the Colonists.
pirates • piracy • native american • massachusetts • ransom
The Lei - Hawaii's Symbol of Aloha
Although multi-ethnic Hawaii's residents come from dozens of ancestral backgrounds, their best-known clultural symbol, the lei, speaks in a universal language.
kui lei-making technique • lei wili lei-making technique • humu-humu technique • haku technique • hili technique
Although multi-ethnic Hawaii's residents come from dozens of ancestral backgrounds, their best-known clultural symbol, the lei, speaks in a universal language.
kui lei-making technique • lei wili lei-making technique • humu-humu technique • haku technique • hili technique
Using Tarps and Flies for Backcountry Camping
A tarp or fly is a lightweight and cheap option for a backcountry camp shelter.
using tarps for backcountry camping • alternatives to tents as shelters • plastic tarps vs. nylon flies • setting up tarps and flies • when and where tarps and flies can be used
A tarp or fly is a lightweight and cheap option for a backcountry camp shelter.
using tarps for backcountry camping • alternatives to tents as shelters • plastic tarps vs. nylon flies • setting up tarps and flies • when and where tarps and flies can be used
Catching Dreams
Updated with corrected links and more legends: History and legends of Ojibwe/Chippewa dream catchers
ojibwe • chippewe • dream catchers • native american • indian
Updated with corrected links and more legends: History and legends of Ojibwe/Chippewa dream catchers
ojibwe • chippewe • dream catchers • native american • indian
Punishing Their Own and Hunting Prey
Although often seen as lawless, pirates sailed under agreements that included methods of punishment should they disregard the oaths they signed. They also inflicted various forms of punishment and torture on their victims. Some of these accounts appear brutal in the extreme, but people of the past lived in a harsh and violent world. Torturing and maiming people to extract information was a common practice, perhaps best illustrated by the Spanish Inquisition. Men and women who refused to enter a plea in English courts found themselves stretched on their backs in Newgate Prison's Press Yard where the jailer placed weights on their chests until they acquiesced. If they didn't, they were crushed to death. (WARNING: This article contains graphic accounts of violence.)
pirates • punishment • keelhauling • towing • flogging
Although often seen as lawless, pirates sailed under agreements that included methods of punishment should they disregard the oaths they signed. They also inflicted various forms of punishment and torture on their victims. Some of these accounts appear brutal in the extreme, but people of the past lived in a harsh and violent world. Torturing and maiming people to extract information was a common practice, perhaps best illustrated by the Spanish Inquisition. Men and women who refused to enter a plea in English courts found themselves stretched on their backs in Newgate Prison's Press Yard where the jailer placed weights on their chests until they acquiesced. If they didn't, they were crushed to death. (WARNING: This article contains graphic accounts of violence.)
pirates • punishment • keelhauling • towing • flogging
Top Kenyan Exports & Imports
Chaos reigns in Kenya after President Mwai Kibaki's controversial election win over Raila Odinga, yet Kenya's international trade statistics show promise.
top kenyan exports & imports • coffee and tea shipments • international trade statistics • president mwai kibaki • raila odinga
Chaos reigns in Kenya after President Mwai Kibaki's controversial election win over Raila Odinga, yet Kenya's international trade statistics show promise.
top kenyan exports & imports • coffee and tea shipments • international trade statistics • president mwai kibaki • raila odinga
US Cotton Trade Statistics
China is the big winner as the USA runs up close to a US$50 billion trade deficit in the global market for raw cotton and cotton products during 2007.
us cotton trade statistics • imports and exports of cotton by country • world’s leading cotton exporter • u.s. raw cotton exports by country • raw cotton importing country
China is the big winner as the USA runs up close to a US$50 billion trade deficit in the global market for raw cotton and cotton products during 2007.
us cotton trade statistics • imports and exports of cotton by country • world’s leading cotton exporter • u.s. raw cotton exports by country • raw cotton importing country
Mud and Muddle
Bitterly cold wet weather and administrative breakdown threaten the existence of the ragged army helplessly exposed on the plateau.
Bitterly cold wet weather and administrative breakdown threaten the existence of the ragged army helplessly exposed on the plateau.
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