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Extracting the outer fibres from a bramble stem
To obtain strong fibres from bramble, you need to remove both the outermost layer of the stem and the inner pithy layer.
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Inspired by A Year of Forest School, p. 27-31; The Children’s Forest; Forest School Adventure. All sources →
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