Are you wondering how to authentically string your beads when the stringing material has not survived?

How to make different handles or arrowheads?

What to string in your Viking tagelharp?

How to sew beads onto Indian clothing?

How to substitute fishing line (when you don't have horsehair and other fibers that don't mind water)?

Don't trust thread when it's supposed to hold all your fragile jewelry?

Have moths ever eaten your fabric strings and quilting came to naught?

The solution is this synthetic sinew!

What are its advantages?

✔️ It can be split lengthwise, just like real sinew - so you can split it into many thin threads.

✔️ It is very strong and, because it is made of polypropylene, it lasts much longer than a natural tendon.

✔️ It is sticky and greasy, so you can shape, twist and braid it without any extra effort.

✔️ Its creamy colour does not spoil the appearance of authentic products and its water resistance means that it does not stretch when soaked.

If you want to experience a bit of that living history adventure, make a real tendon yourself!

A tendon from the back of a bull (sirloin), deer or bison would be ideal. Such specialties can be found at various slaughterhouses or from hunters with a little effort and self-persuasion.

You will have to soften the raw tough tendon from the animal, cleaned and deblanched. And here comes the real living history! You get a round stone and a solid backing (like an anvil or flat stone) and you hammer the stone nicely into each spot. The slate will get lighter and lighter, and it will split itself into weaker pieces.

You then separate these and further break them up to the desired thinness. Remember that the tendon is cut from the middle of the desired length, not from the ends. It is then separated along the entire length.

The tendon is then great for sewing and other creations. It can be worked like wire and, when soaked and dry, will pull together, for example, an obsidian dagger blade or bead embroidery.

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