Fiber sources for rope making

[DeanF]

Using vines to make coils of rope is a bit... contrived?  We can certainly come up with better ways.  So, just limiting myself to sources used in great quantity:

How about hemp?  Yes, there will be jokes, but it's a great fiber for making rope and cloth.  And you can press oil from the seeds, so now that we have linseed and olive oil this could be added.  (This is not the same as hash oil, which is made from the flowers.)

Add abaca for warmer regions.  This is actually a species of banana plant, which is broken for it's fibers.  It is often called Manila hemp.  It can also be used to make lustrous textiles.

Finally jute, also for warm regions.  This is a plant from South Asia- principally Bangladesh- that needs a lot of water, and makes great rope.  Clothing has been made from it, but was always considered very crude.

As an option for early stone-age gameplay, nettle has long been used for it's fibers, and makes excellent cordage.  I don't think that it was ever mass manufactured, though.

[coolAlias]

Palm leaves are also used to make primitive cordage - they can be dried, split into strips, then soaked and braided together. These are also used for weaving mats, baskets, hats, etc. This is common in e.g. sub-Saharan Africa.

[Facethief]

Yucca would probably work for this, I think.