String from Sticks!
Demonstration removing the bark from a stalk of Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) and twisting & plying that fiber into cordage or string.
The art of stringmaking is an essential human skill.
Tamara Wilder has been practicing & teaching Paleotechnics at many locations in N CA since 1989, is coauthor of Buckskin, & is featured on the History Channel, Modern Marvels show Leather.