Learn some useful skills on weaving, too. Here is a simple tool you can make
to weave "cloth" in strips that can be attached into larger pieces.


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There are other videos out there that, after watching, you should be able to remember how to do it if the need arises. Various plant fibers can be made into threads to weave, as well. One that may be easy to find in North America is good old hemp. Also, you can buy seeds to grow your own useful fibers such as flax.

The following you really should learn to do.
It will be a valuable skill in any SHTF scenario.


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And a "traditional" way...

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