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Natural cordage can be made from a variety of materials:

roots [1] [2] [3]
basswood [1] [2] [3]
withies — strong and semi-flexible tree branches
- "Withies" or "withy" just means a semi-flexible willow stem that's used for weaving or lashing. Although "withies" refers to willow, flexible hazel and ash are used as well. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
- general — [1] [2]
- weaving with them — [1] [2]
- how to find and harvest willow branches — [1] [2] [3]
  - plant identification — [1] [2]