A classy 'polysilk' mooring rope!
We sell a lot of boat rope - from rigging and mooring to crab pot lines! So we were delighted when customer Ann Louise kindly sent us some shots of...
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A classy 'polysilk' mooring rope!
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Climbing Knots - The Beginners' Guide
If you’re looking to get into climbing or mountaineering, you’ll need some good rope and will need to know how to tie a range of knots depending upon the specific...
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The Beginners’ Guide To Sailing Knots
If you’re looking to take up sailing, two of the things you will need is some good rope for mooring and rigging, among other things, and the ability to tie...
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Rope for a Coffee Table
Many thanks to Ray for sending through this image of a coffee table he made from on old cable drum and some of our 20mm sisal rope
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Stairhead Barrier Ropes
Many thanks for Howard for sending us this picture of his stairhead barrier rope project. The ropes are just intended as a visible barrier and we think they have come...
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Garden Swing Rope
With many thanks to Anthony for sending through this image. For this project Anthony already had a seat he wanted to use and just wanted a pair of swing ropes...
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Rope Handrail on Spiral Staircase
With many thanks to Elizabeth for supplying the pictures and below is a copy of the email she sent us after finishing the project; Hi, Some months ago you helped...
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A Brief History of Rope
Over the years, rope has played a vital part in helping to achieve some wonderful and memorable things. In this blog post, we run down some amazing (and some fun)...
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Bespoke Garden Swing Ropes
Many thanks to David for the following pictures. We supplied him with some metal J Hooks (set into the top beam) and lengths of synthetic hemp rope with both soft...
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How to Make a DIY Rope Playground
As far as kids’ playgrounds go, the trend definitely seems to head in the direction of rope-based games and props. Given the fast and easily-accessible technology we now have at...
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Custom Rope for Wooden Swing
Ropes Direct are able to make bespoke ropes for your own wooden swing seats as seen in this picture.For this particular project we used 12mm synthetic hemp rope with soft...
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Jute Rope at Stonehenge
Here's a photo taken of some of our 24mm and 36mm jute rope supplied to www.aivaf.com for use in an exhibition they created for Stonehenge. We did the hard work...
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Setting up a home gym without breaking the bank
5 things you can buy to create your very home gym without spending a fortune
