How To Make
Cordage For Basketmaking
Some plants used for
cordage:
Agave (Agavaceae ) dead leaves
cut, beaten. Basswood (Tilia americana ) inner
bark peeled and retted. Cedar (Cupressaceae )bark Cattail (Typha ) leaves,
shredded Dogbane or Indian Hemp(Apocynaceae ) root,
bark, inner fiber, or vines, with leaves removed, pounded Day Lily (Hemerocallis ) leaves
dryed, soaked, mellowed. Elm Bark (Ulmus americana ) inner
bark. Flax (Linum Usitatissimum) bast fiber,
retted and scutched. Iris (Iridaceae ) leaves,
harvest green or browned, dried, soaked, mellowed. Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae ) stem
fiber or decayed stem fiber, bark. Nettles (Laportea canadensis) stem
fiber Red Osier Dogwood (Cornaceae )
bark Sagebrush (Asteraceae ) bark Sedge (Cyperaceae ) roots,
leaves Spider Plant (Chlorophytum )dry
leaves soaked, mellowed Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata )
leaves, dried, soaked, mellowed Tule (Scirpus ) leaves, dried,
soaked, mellowed Willow (Salix) bark Yucca (Yucca ) harvest green,
pound and wash, or ret and wash
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