Want to lure your cat away from the sofa and curtains? Why not make a DIY cat scratching post? Unfortunately, you can’t stop a cat from scratching. It’s in their nature; something they do to stretch their bodies and maintain their claws. But a simple scratching post can help to protect your soft furnishings. They’re […]

Natural ropes. Aren’t they just great? Soft-to-touch, with a traditional sandy-brown appearance. Strong, yet biodegradable and kind to the environment. They can be used for a wide range of practical and decorative purposes and it’s easy to understand why they’ve become one of our most popular products, here at Ropes Direct. But do you know […]

After an absence of a coupe of weeks we’ve had a delivery of our popular children’s pinewood swings. Childrens treated wooden swing with 12mm adjustable synthetic hemp rope. Ideal for outdoor garden swings when hung from a tree or a timber swing set. The length of the wooden swing is 2.00m (reducing to 1.20m when shortened)  and the treated […]

Thank you to Paula for sending these images of her chair project in which she usd a full reel of our 6mm synthetic hemp rope.

NEW SEASON, NEW LINES by Russell Hurst from Ropes Direct Getting ready for the new season and thinking of replacing those worn out lines? Here’s a quick summary of the main rope types available and their uses. 3-strand Multifilament Polypropylene – A low-cost floating rope for mooring lines and fender ropes. It is a flexible […]

The Excelsior Trust, Lowestoft. With many thanks to John from The Excelsior trust for sending through this image of their newly built replica ship’s boat – both fantastic looking and award winning! We have been able to supply them with a range of ropes and fenders and look forward to being able to help them […]

Thank you to Steve for his kind email copied below and for sending us these images of his stair handrail project. Hello I thought you might be interested to see what we did with our stair handrail in France with the 6mm rope we bought from you. Very similar to the application I saw on […]

Ropes Direct will be closed for the Christmas Holidays from the 23rd December 2019, re-opening on Friday 3rd January 2020. Orders placed on-line during this period will be dispatched upon our return. The Last day for placing an order for delivery to a mainland England or Wales address before Christmas is Friday 20th December. We […]

Few adults in today’s work-centric society have hobbies outside of their jobs. With so many other commitments in our lives from family and friends, trying to progress in our jobs and get regular exercise, trying to develop a new hobby can seem impossible. However, we live in a society where 1 in 4 people struggle […]

We have just taken a delivery of several pallets of braided rope reels ends from one of our European manufacturers. These are all production overruns made from nylon, polyester and polypropylene and are new, not seconds. We have just added the first batch to our clearance section with heavily reduced prices. The material, lengths and […]