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If you usually discard the stringy peel when preparing rhubarb, think again. It makes a very nice cordage material. I now have a ... I'm at the Weald and Downland Living Museum demonstrating aspects of soap making through the ages with a particular focus on ... Horse chestnut conkers can be used to create an effective soap substitute, and the spiky husks make an attractive natural dye. Brambles are excellent for cord making or as bindings for basketry, prepare them now and you can use them for cordage later in ... As the season ends for eating Burdock shoots, it is still well worth foraging for the long, coarse fibres that can be used in basketry ... After you have harvested your lavender for the fragrant flower buds, why not make use of the stalks by using them as the core in ...

Hurst Lecture Series – Featuring Secretary of the Interior and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Recreation ... Harvesting Lime bast at Froe Wood Coppice. The bark is stripped from felled trunks and branches then retted to release the ... There are several ways to handle rope and cordage made out of four plies or strands. Laid cord and cabled cord are compared in ...

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Sally Pointer in Conversation
Making String from Rhubarb!
Making Soap Washballs, 16th-18th century style at the Weald and Downland Museum
Horse Chestnut, natural 'soap' & natural dye
Preparing bramble fibres for cordage.
Preparing Burdock for use in Basketry
‘Conversations with Friends’ author Sally Rooney answers your questions
Lime Bast Experience Days 2026
Make a Lavender Stalk Basket
A Conversation with Secretary Sally Jewell
Harvesting Lime Bast for Cordage and Basketry
Making 4-ply Cordage: Laid Cord vs Cabled Cord
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Making String from Rhubarb!

Making String from Rhubarb!

If you usually discard the stringy peel when preparing rhubarb, think again. It makes a very nice cordage material. I now have a ...

Making Soap Washballs, 16th-18th century style at the Weald and Downland Museum

Making Soap Washballs, 16th-18th century style at the Weald and Downland Museum

I'm at the Weald and Downland Living Museum demonstrating aspects of soap making through the ages with a particular focus on ...

Horse Chestnut, natural 'soap' & natural dye

Horse Chestnut, natural 'soap' & natural dye

Horse chestnut conkers can be used to create an effective soap substitute, and the spiky husks make an attractive natural dye.

Preparing bramble fibres for cordage.

Preparing bramble fibres for cordage.

Brambles are excellent for cord making or as bindings for basketry, prepare them now and you can use them for cordage later in ...

Preparing Burdock for use in Basketry

Preparing Burdock for use in Basketry

As the season ends for eating Burdock shoots, it is still well worth foraging for the long, coarse fibres that can be used in basketry ...

‘Conversations with Friends’ author Sally Rooney answers your questions

‘Conversations with Friends’ author Sally Rooney answers your questions

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Lime Bast Experience Days 2026

Lime Bast Experience Days 2026

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Make a Lavender Stalk Basket

Make a Lavender Stalk Basket

After you have harvested your lavender for the fragrant flower buds, why not make use of the stalks by using them as the core in ...

A Conversation with Secretary Sally Jewell

A Conversation with Secretary Sally Jewell

Hurst Lecture Series – Featuring Secretary of the Interior and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Recreation ...

Harvesting Lime Bast for Cordage and Basketry

Harvesting Lime Bast for Cordage and Basketry

Harvesting Lime bast at Froe Wood Coppice. The bark is stripped from felled trunks and branches then retted to release the ...

Making 4-ply Cordage: Laid Cord vs Cabled Cord

Making 4-ply Cordage: Laid Cord vs Cabled Cord

There are several ways to handle rope and cordage made out of four plies or strands. Laid cord and cabled cord are compared in ...

Palaeolithic Crafts at Creswell Crags

Palaeolithic Crafts at Creswell Crags

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