Hemp Rope - What Can You Do With It

[JoeC]

I have been given 10 metres of 10mm hemp rope made in The Ropery at Chatham Dockyards. I don't need to use it as rope as I have spares already and was wondering what I could make out of it to keep as a souvenir or something. Any suggestions - I have not worked with rope before.

I don't need a clothes line or somewhere to hang Christmas cards from though!

 

Joe

[MPR]

A side fender?  Maybe not, a bell rope perhaps.

[BEngo]

10m is not a lot- not enough for a side fender probably..  You might make an ocean plait mat or something similar.

A set of coasters perhaps.  Or a selection of common  knots on a board, labelled and framed?

If it is real natural fibre hemp it is susceptible to rot so needs not to be continuously damp.

 

N

[BoatinglifeupNorth]

Line something with it, maybe a porthole?

[Naughty Cal]

Coil it up and use it as a table mat? 

[rusty69]

Smoke it? 

[mrsmelly]

7 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Smoke it? 

 

 

[rusty69]

Suggested Uses

• Shibari (Japanese Rope Bondage)
• Garden Decking Rope
• Traditional Sailing Rope
• Drawstring/clothing ties
• Macrame Crafts
• Natural Jewellery Making
• Nautical Theming
• Edging and Framing
• Rope Vases, Pots, Bowls, Baskets
• Rope Lampshades
• Rope Table Decorations
• Rope Rugs
• General Arts and Crafts
• Natural Gift Wrapping Ties or Packaging Ties
• Gardening Twine / Natural Garden Ties
• Hanging Plant Holders
• Natural Pet/Parrot Toys
• Cat Scratching Posts / Scratching Mats
• ...and whatever your imagination can come up with! Let us know what you plan on using your hemp rope for.

[Tony Brooks]

I thought rope used to be sized in circumference and if so 10mm is not much more than CaRT blue string, but I expect it is dimeter as most rope seems to be sized in these days.

[ditchcrawler]

1 hour ago, BEngo said:

10m is not a lot- not enough for a side fender probably..  You might make an ocean plait mat or something similar.

A set of coasters perhaps.  Or a selection of common  knots on a board, labelled and framed?

If it is real natural fibre hemp it is susceptible to rot so needs not to be continuously damp.

 

N

I would go for the mat 

 

[Rob-M]

10m would be a fairly small mat.

[ditchcrawler]

1 hour ago, Tony Brooks said:

I thought rope used to be sized in circumference and if so 10mm is not much more than CaRT blue string, but I expect it is dimeter as most rope seems to be sized in these days.

I thought that was the difference between metric and imperial measurements, it caught me out in my younger days 

[magnetman]

Carrick mats are always nice. 

 

Is it a 4 strand? I had some hemp rope and it was 4 strand with a central core. 

 

I would put a lighter to it to make sure its not a synthetic version as they seem similar.

 

Monkeys fists. If it is 10mm it might cover a golf ball. Good for throwing lines. 

4 turns can look tidier than 3. 

Using it to make crosspointed fenders which are then kept indoors as decoration is another option. Lay it over a piece of garden 'ose. 

 

Crosspointing is really easy you unlay the strands from each end of a length then tuck them over each other round and round a core made of 'ose or a length of rope. 

 

Whips are good. 

 

You could make a captain's daughter with it. 

 

What shall we do with the drunken sailor......? 

 

Put him in a bunk with the captain's daughter. 

 

Sounds nice ? No it isn't !! 

 

 

[MtB]

12 minutes ago, magnetman said:

Carrick mats are always nice. 

 

Is it a 4 strand? I had some hemp rope and it was 4 strand with a central core. 

 

I would put a lighter to it to make sure its not a synthetic version as they seem similar.

 

Monkeys fists. If it is 10mm it might cover a golf ball. Good for throwing lines. 

 

 

I'll raise you a smaller one!!

 

🤣

 

 

 

 

[magnetman]

9 minutes ago, MtB said:

 

 

I'll raise you a smaller one!!

 

🤣

 

 

 

 

A bigger one for doing actual throwing. 

 

[MtB]

Nice cross screen filter effect! 

 

 

[magnetman]

Its just my phone. No idea what happened there was a light of some sort. 

 

I think its one of the security lights for the royal mail sorting orifice. 

 

 

Just below is the shrine to the dangerous dogs the police shot on the towpath in 2023. 

 

 

Crikey on a bikey am I looking forward to getting away from this place ! 

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

how about handles for bell rope?

not church bells, 

pub bell/boat bell size?

 

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[JoeC]

Thanks for your suggestions. A lot of them don't mean anything to me, I am fairly new to boating, but will look them up.

[Sea Dog]

Flog it - apparently you can get money for old.... Oh never mind.