Weird and Embarassing Question.

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Well, as some other things in life, I know how to crochet and knit. I also know how to make junco baskets, and how to make clay pots with a turntable. I just don't have the patience to do it on a regular basis.

On a similar note, and funnily related, in a conversation with some friends the idea of being stranded in a desert island came around, and I realized that it'd probably be a good idea to know how to do stuff with coconut fiber (since the usual thing in this scenario is a deserted but big enough island with plenty of palm trees). Clothes and ropes and all that stuff. I'll probably look for info and practice a bit until I learn how :)

Never been a fan of wire wrapping myself, as I don't hold any particular interest in jewelry and similar body decorations.
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Somebody that went on vacation brought me back a basket hat made out of coconut fibres. I have to keep it conditioned with coconut oil of all things once ever so often or it dries out and becomes brittle.

The hat is actually quite comfortable. It looks like somebody took a couple of strands of fibre, twisted them in to a section of twine, took several cords and did a four knot weave, and then wove the resulting spiral cord in to a basket.

I like to wear it while out gardening. Airflow is nice and it is so light and airy. Meh, it may have been tourist junk, but I really do love the hat.

If you were out on some island, it shouldn't be to hard to do the same thing your self, if you knew how. Make a simple skirt to cover your bum... You DO NOT want a sunburned wiener and buns. And then make a hat to keep you from getting sun stroke.

Your clothing, such as your pants and your shirt have better uses in survival than you wearing them.

Also, crocheting monofiliment wire is not at all easy. But the resulting fabric if one could call it that is even better than regular chainmail. Stronger, with more flexibility and give. With a double, triple, or even a quadruple weave, you can make an incredibly strong coat of mail. Also, it is considerably lighter than chainmail. This process can also take longer than looping links to make regular mail. So it's not entirely practical. However, if you are in the SCA or some such thing, and you did make a crocheted mail shirt from monofiliment wire, you would be the envy of every soul at the gathering.

Back in the day, we used fireplace mesh for armor. Yikes.