Milk Weed..

June 27, 2012, 2:37 am

I know Milkweed has been discussed some, but I have a few questions I could not find an answer to. I have recently built a hickory longbow, and I am wanting to make a natural fiber string. I am in...

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Re: Milk Weed..

June 27, 2012, 3:21 am

I am in northern NJ and up here it is at its strongest for fiber once the leaves drop and before the stalk dries out. After this it degrades pretty steadily. The fiber separates willingly and is...

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Re: Milk Weed..

July 5, 2014, 4:06 pm

Rhyfelwr wrote:I know Milkweed has been discussed some, but I have a few questions I could not find an answer to. I have recently built a hickory longbow, and I am wanting to make a natural fiber...

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I don't have a great deal of experience here and I'm not making bowstrings, so the seasonal differentiations in fibre strength may be beyond what I'm aware of. However, I have simply harvested swamp...

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Re: Milk Weed..

July 20, 2014, 6:51 pm

Your point about getting fiber when you need it is valid. Cordage was a vital ingredient to our ancestors on every continent. After personally gathering and processing marterial for over a decade I...

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Re: Milk Weed..

August 1, 2014, 8:51 am

Swamp Monkey, I do the exact same thing, I bundle nettles and milkweed, and I also keep basswood bark and spruce roots, and soak and use them when I need them

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Re: Milk Weed..

August 1, 2014, 4:54 pm

Can the swamp milk weed be harvested before it drops its leaves ....??? Like green and dried and still get decent fibers.....around here its much easier to find when its still green as its mixed in...

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