Pull off the bark from a Wych-elm. It comes off easiest during spring and summer.

Separate the inner from the outer bark; it’s the inner bark we’ll use.

The outer bark being separated from the inner.

Material:
Hemp - Wych-elm bark – Moose sinew – Bast

Hand twined cord :

Sinew – Flax – Nettles

Bast – Wych-elm bark – Rawhide

Technique for cutting strips from rawhide