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Jute Twine and Hand-Laid Jute Rope
Jute's long golden bast fibre spins into a rough, cheap twine and, laid three strands together, into rope. Each step twists the other way from the one before: singles one way, twine the other, and rope strands back again, so the twists lock and nothing unwinds.
It starts from retted, dried jute fibre (the nested step).
Intermediate
Two days
Instructions
1
1
From stalk to fibre
From stalk to fibre
Harvesting and retting jute to get the fibre.
2
2
Spin singles
Spin singles
Spin the jute clockwise on the drop spindle into firm singles about 2 mm thick, damping your fingers in a bowl of water to smooth the fibre.
Materials for this step:
Jute Fibre500 g
Water0.2 literTools needed:
Drop Spindle
Bowl3
3
Ply into twine
Ply into twine
Ply two singles anticlockwise until the twine hangs straight. That is jute twine.
Tools needed:
Drop Spindle4
4
Make three strands
Make three strands
For rope, ply three equal lengths of strand, each three twines twisted clockwise together, about a third longer than the rope you want.
Tools needed:
Drop Spindle
Tape Measure5
5
Lay the rope
Lay the rope
Tie the three strands to an eye bolt at one end. Put the rope top's grooves between them at the far end, twist each strand tighter the way it was made, and let the rope top walk toward the eye bolt as the strands lay round each other the other way.
Tools needed:
Rope Top (wooden separator)
Eye Bolt6
6
Whip the ends
Whip the ends
Bind each end tightly with twine so it cannot unlay, and trim. Weigh and measure the rope.
Tools needed:
ScissorsTape Measure
Digital Kitchen Scale7
7
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Jute twine and rope troubleshooting.
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