Imagine that for some reason you find yourself on a desert island. Only you, and one and a half thousand kilometers of uncharted space. You immediately realized that it was necessary to organize a shelter. Gathered tree branches, found large leaves of strange plants and were going to make a hut. But you don't have a rope to tie the tree branches together. It turns out that the rope can be tied from the plants that will be under your feet.
Necessary
Tall nettle bushes
Instructions
Step 1
Rope of any thickness can be made from nettle trunks; it can be made from threads to thick ropes. Nettle contains strong cell connections, so it has a high strength. Moreover, nettle has many purposes: you can make fishing line, threads. With a bunch of this herb, you can kindle a fire.
Pick a tall nettle, cut it off, lay it down and start cleaning it. We tear off the leaves and make an incision along the trunk of the plant. It is best to cut along the grooves, the integrity of the future rope will be high.
Step 2
We made a cut - we are starting to clean the wood of the trunk. Remove any remaining wood from the trunk, we only need the soft skin of the plant. Next, you need to hang our blanks to dry them. After they dry, you need to rub them in your hands, so you get rid of the pectin in the skin of the nettle.
Step 3
If you need a large rope, then you shouldn't knead our blanks too much. Start braiding the rope in a girl's pigtail fashion. For a long rope, the following blanks must be overlapped with an overlap of about 10 cm.
If you need a thin rope, it will take longer to grind the trunks of the nettles. After the pectin is completely removed from the trunks, the grass becomes very soft and silky. After that, start making a thin rope.
