Hello, I am Shan. I bounce between many different hobbies. Most recently, I have been making cordage from natural fibers and arranging barbershop music. I also like making chainmail jewelry, spirographs,

If you missed part one, click here. To make the cordage, you need to buff the bark off of the fibers. This can be easily be done by rolling the strand on you leg. The outer bark breaks and flakes off leaving

Here's part one of a series on how to make cordage with Dogbane. One of the most valuable skills to have in the wild is making string from natural materials. Before there was metal to make hammers and