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Do y`know, it wouldn`t be a bad idea to list our skills we think might be barter-able here
A kind of skills bank. Or trading post.
Trade...I have surplus eggs to trade, and will be growing veg this year but am not sure there`d be any to spare (don`t worry, I`m not going on the EOTW this year! *touches wood*) just `playing`...
I usually have spare meat by way of hens and rabbits and the occasional sheep.
Skills...I tan leather, fur and can make many things out of hide, from clothing to bedding to rugs to insoles to boots and bags etc.
Um, that`s probably about it as skills go. I`m a basic cook and baker.
Oh....I can shoot bows, crossbows and can actually throw axes. (don`t ask
)My reenactment skills might come in handy....I can create bone needles, both for sewing and knitting, plus bone and horn buttons, buckles and various sundries.
I can card wool, spin and weave and do very basic knitting.
I can do naalbinding and sprang (kind of Viking knitting) for the fashionable post apocalyptic survivor.
Um..what else...*thinks*
OH! I can kill, skin, butcher just about any beast or bird or fish, come to that, for lunch.
I need to learn preserving though so will happily trade any of the above for someone to show me how.
Would also like to learn decent knitting ...especially cable!
I can also make herbal simples, tinctures and lotions for very basic medicine, and can happily stitch wounds.
How`s that?
Anyone wanna trade archery for rifle shooting?
