ropemaking
Crafting twisted lines
Ropemaking is the craft or industry of manufacturing rope, traditionally by twisting or braiding fibers together.
Before industrial machinery, ropemaking was done in long narrow buildings called ropewalks, where workers could lay out and twist strands over considerable distances.
The craft persists in specialized contexts: She learned traditional ropemaking at the maritime museum.
Thick nautical tethering rope
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- marlinspikePointed tool for splicing
- cordageRopes and twines collectively
mooring · anchor line · tarred · splicing · whipping · seizing · capstan · sheet
Thin fiber piece
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- filamentVery thin thread
- coreCentral essential portion
sheath · ply · twist · lay · bight · braided · twisted · three-strand
Industrial fiber crop
- flaxFiber and oil crop
- sisalAgave-derived rope fiber
- jutePlant fiber for sacking
- coirPalm-fruit husk fiber
manila · abaca · cotton · nylon · polyester · polypropylene · coconut fiber · plant fiber
Fiber-twisting manufacturing lane
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
- spoolCylinder for winding material
- winderCoiling device or person
traveler · jack · crank · swivel · hook · reel · twister · marlinspike
Connecting by interweaving ends
- whippingRepeated striking blows
- seizingTaking forcible possession
- servingMeasured food portion
- knottingForming fixed interlacements
tapering · heat-sealing · coating · tarring · oiling · treating
hawser
Thick nautical tethering rope
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- marlinspikePointed tool for splicing
cordage · mooring · anchor line · tarred · splicing · whipping · seizing · capstan · sheet · halyard
strand
Thin fiber piece
core · sheath · ply · twist · lay · bight · braided · twisted · three-strand
hemp
Industrial fiber crop
coir · manila · abaca · cotton · nylon · polyester · polypropylene · coconut fiber · plant fiber · synthetic fiber
ropewalk
Fiber-twisting manufacturing lane
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
- spoolCylinder for winding material
winder · traveler · jack · crank · swivel · hook · reel · twister · marlinspike
splicing
Connecting by interweaving ends
knotting · tapering · heat-sealing · coating · tarring · oiling · treating
spinning
Revolving around an axis
plying · coiling · winding · stranding · closing · forming · extrusion · hand-spun · machine-made · ropewalk
lariat
Noosed catching rope
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- handicraftssewing, knitting, pottery, weaving, embroidery
- old industriesblacksmithing, ironworks, sawmills, gristmills, tanneries
- old tradesblacksmith, blacksmithing, cooper, carpentry, cobbler
- fiber craftsyarn, wool, cotton, silk, linen
- medieval craftsblacksmith, blacksmithing, goldsmith, silversmith, goldwork
ropemakingweaving
Interlacing strands into fabric
knitting · lacemaking · crocheting · felting · netting