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Hand-Spun Three-Ply Hemp Cord
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Hand-Spun Three-Ply Hemp Cord

Hemp's long, strong bast fibre spins into a hard, hard-wearing cord. Three singles spun one way and plied together the other way lock each other's twist, so the cord does not untwist under load. It starts from hackled hemp fibre; the nested step shows how the stalks become that fibre.
Kati
Several evenings

Maagizo

1

From stalk to fibre

Retting, breaking, scutching and hackling the stalks.
2

Dress the fibre

Hold a strick of hackled hemp loosely and draw a few fibres at a time from its tip; work from a small bundle so the fibre does not tangle.

Vifaa kwa hatua hii:

Nyuzi za kataniNyuzi za katani200 g
3

Spin three singles

Spin the drop spindle clockwise and draft the fibre into a firm single about 1–2 mm thick. Keep a bowl of water by you: damp fingers smooth the bast fibre as it twists. Spin three equal lengths.

Vifaa kwa hatua hii:

MajiMaji0.2 lita

Zana zinazohitajika:

Kisokota cha mkonoKisokota cha mkono
BakuliBakuli
4

Ply the three

Tie the three singles to the spindle and spin it anticlockwise, the other way, letting the singles twist round each other until the cord hangs straight without kinking.

Zana zinazohitajika:

Kisokota cha mkonoKisokota cha mkono
5

Set the twist

Wind the cord into a hank, soak it in water, and hang it to dry with a weight on the bottom to keep it straight.

Vifaa kwa hatua hii:

MajiMaji1 lita

Zana zinazohitajika:

UzaniUzani
Kamba ya kuanikia nguoKamba ya kuanikia nguo
6

Weigh and measure

Measure the length and weigh it: metres per 100 g tells you how thick and even your cord is.

Zana zinazohitajika:

Tepi ya kupimiaTepi ya kupimia
Mizani ya dijitali ya jikoniMizani ya dijitali ya jikoni
MkasiMkasi
7

Troubleshooting

Hemp cord troubleshooting.

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Vifaa

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  • Kishikilia Nafasi
  • 1.2 lita
    Kishikilia Nafasi

Zana Zinazohitajika

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