Silk.
Baring that, I use both jute and sisal for general tieing and building of practice shelters. I've found them to be largely interchangeable in most respects, although I do prefer sisal- I think it makes a better tinder.
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-IronRaven
When a man dare not speak without malice for fear of giving insult, that is when truth starts to die. Truth is the truest freedom.