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Wales Summer meet 2022 - Chatter and banter.

I quite fancy learning about natural fibres/cordage. We have nettles that will be at their optimum for cordage (poor man’s linen) by late August, early September. We have hybrid lime trees that can also provide bark for cordage (up to 6” diameter limbs from pruning, not felling)
The problem with lime bark cordage is that the bark has to be retted for about 6 weeks after removal. This is done by throwing it in a river and just leaving it to....ermm.....rot! It stinks when it comes out. Nettles and willow cordage can be made without retting. That's why I only mentioned them in my post.
 
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The problem with lime bark cordage is that the bark has to be retted for about 6 weeks after removal. This is done by throwing it a river and just leaving it to....ermm.....rot! It stinks when it comes out. Nettles and willow cordage can be made without retting. That's why I only mentioned them in my post.
We have plenty of willow as well. Is any particular type/species better for cordage?
 
We have plenty of willow as well. Is any particular type/species better for cordage?
I've always done it with goat willow, it's common and works well. The best time of year, from an ease of preparation point of view, seems to be early sping, when the sap starts to rise. However, September will be fine, it's just a bit more hard work.
 
We have a small goat willow next to the path that is destined to be taken down, is it best fresh felled for cordage?
 
Its a little early to tell mate, it’s usually quite settled over summer but there is no way to give you a solid forecast.

Same here on the hard to tell front , tho I can say for certain that after August it’s anyones guess up this way , 4 season in one day lol,,,I’ll pack shorts and a thong 👍🏻
 
Same here on the hard to tell front , tho I can say for certain that after August it’s anyones guess up this way , 4 season in one day lol,,,I’ll pack shorts and a thong 👍🏻
No, no, please don’t….really, please don’t….🫣
 
@Ystranc what’s the Welsh weather like in September mate ? Is it as volatile as scoterland ?
Silli cwestion! Yn Septembre the waether in Cymru ys very variabl, sew yew cood be lluccy and get sunnshyn or unlluccy and get ththundre and lliytning. Mayk shor yew bryng sum clothys for wett waether and sum clothys for sunnshyn.......... Hav a nyss day!
 
Silli cwestion! Yn Septembre the waether in Cymru ys very variabl, sew yew cood be lluccy and get sunnshyn or unlluccy and get ththundre and lliytning. Mayk shor yew bryng sum clothys for wett waether and sum clothys for sunnshyn.......... Hav a nyss day!

See 🙄 see 🤔 when people write like this I completely understand 😁 nowt wrong with my grammar 😂
 
so whats the plan are we all cool with chucking in a few quid each for a BBQ of the thursday evening ?

Obviously @Ark79 will be cooking :rofl: as it seems he BBQ,S everything :whistle::cool:
 
so whats the plan are we all cool with chucking in a few quid each for a BBQ of the thursday evening ?

Obviously @Ark79 will be cooking :rofl: as it seems he BBQ,S everything :whistle::cool:

Am happy to throw in a few quid 😁 I’ll cook too, I’m no chef so what you get is what you get 😂😂
 
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