Uses

• Dry thorns make rather resistant nails with a minimal effort, and it's easy to make their shape perfect if needed. I use thorns for someof my coat_hangers , some of my brooms, or to nail on themselves sticks to make loops for baskets.
• For my sombrero , a needle did increase my productivity.
  A needle made with a fresh thorn, just split (no loose hole), so that the thread is blocked into the needle. 
  Be careful : if you can, split before you cut the thorn from the stem.
• A thorn also makes a punch. For my pine needle basket I used one … or rather two … because after a while I lost the first one.