A rope is a very necessary product for many purposes, made by twisting natural or synthetic fibers, steel wire. Finds application in the sea, on hunting, in the industry and in living conditions.

A large selection of ropes, ropes and cords can be found on the website kanati-verevki.ru or in construction markets.

Manufacturing process

The rope can be made independently on its own. To do this, you need to purchase linen, jute or cotton fibers, a vise for metalwork, large nails, a mechanical drill.

Description of actions:

• Take one nail and insert it into a vise.
• Tie one edge of the fibers to it, attach the free edge to the second nail, which must be fixed in a drill.
• By means of the translational movement of the handle of the drill, give the twisting of the threads to the right direction.
• You need to turn the drill without jerking to make a high-quality product.
• Fix the made strand of fibers with pieces of threads and put aside. Do a few more in the same way.
• Fix all the resulting strands on a nail in a vice. And attach the other end of the bundle to the nail, which is inserted into the drill.
• Make such a rotation with the handle of the drill that the product twists to the left to ensure reliable fixation of the product.

The ropes withstand a lot of weight, as well as the action of ultraviolet rays and temperature fluctuations, therefore they are used in fishing, in decorating rooms, and in construction work.

Types and application

For the correct selection of a wicker product, you need to know the approximate weight that it will lift.

Depending on this indicator, ropes are distinguished:

• steel;
• synthetic;
• reed.

The most durable is the first type of products that are used to lift loads weighing several tons and are:

• cargo;
• cargo-human;
• reinforcing.

Each of these species has many more subspecies.

Depending on the design, the ropes are:

• spiral. Consist of spirally twisted (one or more) layers of wire;
• single lay. Produced by twisting round wire;
• double lay. These include several strands.

In order for a wicker product to meet your expectations during operation, it is necessary to take into account all its functional characteristics when choosing.

How to make a rope, see the video:

Rope- an indispensable thing for life in nature.

For weaving ropes, plants are used, in the stems of which there is a fibrous layer. For example, nettle or cannabis (hemp): it has fibers, enough durable for the manufacture of Very strong ropes.

Nettle fiber is actively used for building nests, and many birds are crossbills, sparrows, and tits.

The nests of these birds can withstand several seasons, do not collapse and do not require repair.

Since ancient times, people have also used nettles to make clothes, sails, burlap, horse harness, fishing nets, ropes and, of course, ropes.

And there is also burdock, flax, hemp, wild rye, willow-herb, reeds, cattail, as well as birch bark, linden or willow bast. But, generally speaking, ropes made from plant fibers are much stronger than those from wood.

Therefore, here we will tell how to make nettle rope. Fortunately, there is no particular shortage in this burning beauty, it grows wherever possible, and the nettle is not particularly afraid of haircuts - the more you tear it, the thicker it grows as usual.

And in rope making, as, indeed, in any other business or craft, the main thing is to grasp the principle and apply a creative approach.

It is said that the spinning fibers from nettles are most easily extracted if they are collect in winter or early spring.

In this case, it does not need to be specially soaked for a long time, then also dried for a long time, because all the necessary preliminary preparation has already been done by rains, dews, frosts and thaws - mother nature has tried.

However, not all nettle masters are unanimous on this issue, some believe that nettles harvested at the end of August, for example, also make excellent spinning fiber. When collecting, it is also worth considering that the higher the nettle, the more suitable it is for twisting ropes.

In any case, after harvesting, the nettle stalks are well dried from moisture and then cleaned of small lateral branches, leaves and thin tops are cut off. As a result, the so-called trust is obtained - dry, bare nettle stalks.

A good trust breaks easily, and the fibers are easily separated from the woody parts of the stem. Next, the resulting nettle trust should be crushed. This can be done manually, or you can use a special device called a mill or a mill.

The mill consists of four parts: a rectangular base, two parallel boards with saddle-shaped recesses vertically fixed on it, and a lever (beat) attached on one side on the axis between these two boards, as shown in the figure.

After processing nettle stalks in the mill, they still have many small pieces of wooden parts of the stalk - bonfires, which must be removed if we want to get a clean soft fiber.

For this, a crumpled trust is shaken: they put it on a flat surface, for example, on a stump, and pierce it well with a stick, such as a rolling pin. After that, it remains only to shake out the fire, hitting something with a bunch of nettle yarn.

To obtain an even more silky fiber, the yarn can be additionally rubbed by hand so that the smallest particles of the bonfire fall out, and then combed with a comb. But for the manufacture of coarse rope, the last two procedures are no longer so relevant, so we will omit them.

The described technology of preparing nettle fiber for rope weaving, of course, is more suitable for settled life and long stays, when there is time for drying, making tools and other minor procedures.

In field conditions, when the rope is needed now, and not in a month, everything is done much easier and faster. Cut long stems of juicy nettle. We clean them from side branches and leaves.

Then we make an incision along the entire length of the stem along the groove and open it. After that, carefully remove the skin, the fiber itself, thus separating the woody part of the stem. Dry the resulting fiber in the shade, avoiding direct sunlight.

The fiber should dry slowly at its natural speed. Then we knead or roll the resulting dry fibers to shake out those pieces of bonfire that can be shaken out.

Now you can start manufacturing the rope itself. Generally speaking, rope can be braided or twisted. To weave rope, take a bundle of fibers of the thickness we need, divide it into three equal parts, tie them in a knot at one end and weave an ordinary pigtail.

Twenty centimeters before the end of the fiber, we begin to weave new fibers. But not at the same time in all three strands, otherwise the thickness of our rope will be inhomogeneous, and this will have a bad effect on the strength of the finished product. We weave new fibers until we get the flagellum of the length we need.

At the end, do not forget to also tie the ends of the resulting rope so that it does not unravel when used. To obtain a stronger rope, the procedure can be, so to speak, tripled. Namely: weave three pigtails, from which weave again a pigtail, already final.

However, it is known that a stronger rope is obtained by twisting rather than weaving. In order to twist the rope, we again form a bundle of fibers having the thickness of the future rope, and divide it into two equal parts.

Or we take the fiber by the middle with the left index and thumb, given that in this case the rope will turn out to be twice as thick as the original fiber bundle. Then we begin to twist both strands between the thumb and forefinger of the right hand, as in the photo.

At the same time, at some point, these two twisted threads will begin to twist already between themselves, but in the direction opposite to that in which the threads themselves are twisted. As a result, we get a very strong nettle twisted rope.

Twisted rope thickness determined by the thickness of the original fibers. In this way, you can also make a rather thin, but durable tourniquet, for example, for catching fish, or weaving a string for a bow.

For the manufacture of absolutely reliable rope, designed for long-term use, when weaving bundles additionally impregnated with resin, natural drying oil, tar or hot wax.

Impregnated finished rope do not forget to dry well before twisting it into a skein or bay so that it does not stick together.

There is also an interesting and simple way to make a rope from a plastic bottle, and the rope obtained by this method is very strong and wear-resistant.

Braided rope has added strength and gains versatility in terms of its application possibilities. There are various ways to weave rope: you can weave a rope with just one strand, or combine several strands of rope into one to create something even more durable.

Steps

Three-strand rope weaving

Take a suitable rope. Three-strand weaving is very common and is most often found in weaving a classic women's hair braid. The same technique can be used to weave a strong rope that can be used in situations where the rope is subjected to significant friction. Almost any rope can be used for this weaving, including synthetic, natural and plastic cords. They just need to be flexible enough to be easy to work with. If you have taken a rope, the ends of which are unraveling, singe them before starting work.

Tie the ends of the three rope threads together. You can tie the threads in a knot or just tape them together. You can also fix the threads with electrical tape (it all depends on their thickness). After that, take the tied ends in your left hand, and stretch the rest of the ropes to the right side.

Start throwing the side threads over the central thread. Start by bringing yarn A into the center, crossing it with yarn B on top. Now the yarns should lie in the following order: B, A, C. Then take the other side yarn C and throw it over the new central yarn A. Now the yarns will fall in the following order: B, C, A. These operations are the basis of the three-thread weaving pattern.

Repeat the previous step until the end of weaving. Continue to repeat the operation of weaving the rope threads, alternately leading one or the other side thread to the center.

Tie the end of the braided rope. When you have braided the rope to the end, you will need to fix the weave. You can tie the threads with tape, duct tape, or tie them together with a strong knot.

Bring the second side thread into the middle. Pass yarn D under yarn C. Bring it up on the other side of yarn C and loop it over yarn A. Do not loop yarn D any further over yarn B.

Weave the rope in the same pattern until the very end. Repeat the weave pattern until you have a rope of the required length or the length of the cord you are using runs out.

• At the beginning of each next weaving block, rename the threads in the order A, B, C, D.
• Weave strands C and B.
• Bring thread A to the center over thread B.
• Draw thread D under C and over A.

1. Fasten the end of the braided rope. When the weaving is completed, you will need to fasten four threads. You can fuse them together or tie them in a knot.

Classic rope weaving from one thread

Take an elastic cord for weaving. Classic single strand rope has the strength of multi strand braided rope, but is lighter as only one strand is used in the weave. Both synthetic and natural cord can be suitable for weaving, but it must be very elastic so that it is easy for you to work with it. More dense and elastic types of cord are not suitable for this type of weaving. With this method, you can weave a rope of any length, depending on the purpose for which you need it.

Form a loop out of the cord. When the rope is woven from one thread, then you must imagine the required final size of the finished rope, since you need to form a loop of approximately the same size on the cord used for weaving.

Pass the free end of the cord through the loop. After creating a loop, pass the right free end of the cord into it from the bottom up. At the same time, a small loop is formed on the main large weaving loop on the left, and the right end of the cord will be brought out over the main loop.

Twist the main loop. Lower the upper thread of the main loop to its lower thread so that these threads intersect. The intersection of the threads should form near the base of the loop, where you have already begun to twist the cord, and not at its free edge. This will lay the foundation of the weave, creating a smaller loop into which you will need to pull the free right end of the cord.

Pass the right end of the cord through the small hole you created. Insert the right end of the rope into the hole created in the previous step. You will get a new weaving link.

Repeat the basic weaving steps until the very end. You will need to continue creating new small holes by twisting the main large loop and passing the free right end of the cord through them. Weaving will be finished when the length of the main loop is over, and creating new holes for weaving from it becomes impossible.

Tighten the weave. When twisting the main loop for the final time, pass the right end of the cord into the last remaining small loop. Gently pull the right and left ends of the cord to tighten the weave.

In everyday life, we often need a rope. Ropes, ropes, etc. are not the kind of household tool that is kept in stock and in great variety. Therefore, if there is something, it is usually inappropriate for the moment. How to make a strong rope yourself and quickly? The only thing you need is a spool of thread.

It will be very good if the bobbin thread itself is initially strong, for example, any reinforced thread. If not, then a simple thread will also work, you will need to use more threads for the desired thickness of the rope.

How to make rope from a plastic bottle

Plastic bottles are a real scourge of our time. But any waste can be used, so the question of how to make a rope out of a bottle is no longer worth it. You will need to make a simple bottle cutting machine.

What can be done from the rope with your own hands

The variety of things that can be made from ordinary rope is impressive today. Rope weave rugs and rugs, make paintings and panels. Twine, in combination with natural materials such as shells, dried roots, etc., produces masterpieces of wall decorations.
You can not ignore the technique of macrame.
Crafts in the form of animals, flowers, stands for vases and the vases themselves, woven from a rope, are a beautiful and stylish home decoration. Women's jewelry, such as beads woven with beautiful knots, bags, wallets, clothes, all this can be made from ordinary rope.

Only habit can limit the use of a rope for purely domestic purposes. If you let your imagination run wild, you will find a dozen more ways to use a simple rope in a non-standard way and make your home more comfortable and your leisure time more entertaining.

I visited the city of Dzerzhinsk near Nizhny Novgorod. The purpose of my trip was the Kanat factory, which manufactures ropes and climbing ropes. When I went to the factory, I expected to see the usual production and see how the ropes are woven and twisted. What I saw at the factory amazed me. I'm sure it will surprise you too.

The plant has modern equipment, but one of the workshops of the plant has preserved a unique production - the "cable car". This production has been operating since the opening of the plant in 1875 and it still operates on the same equipment, which is already 140 years old! It is quite possible that this is the oldest production equipment in the world that is still in use today. I recommended the plant to apply for the Guinness Book of Records. By the way, the plant is 55 years older than the city where it is located.

The cable car is a huge workshop, half a kilometer long.

At the first stage of production, strands are twisted.

Bobbins with threads are mounted on a creel - a frame with axes arranged in several tiers. The larger the diameter of the rope, the greater the number of threads required for its manufacture, the more seats the creel should have.

The threads are pulled in bundles through calibers - groups of holes arranged in the form of concentric circles.

Strands go out of gauge.

The strand is attached to one hook of the spindle of the machine moving along the rails.

This machine is 140 years old and works like new!

There is no electricity here - the machine is purely mechanical. It moves and all its mechanisms work due to the rotation of the side wheel, through which the drive cable is passed along the entire workshop.

At first, this rope was pulled by a steam engine, now it is an electric motor. Just imagine: this equipment was once powered by steam!

This mechanical machine is controlled by three rudders and four levers.

140 years ago there were no telephones and walkie-talkies, and a communication system was necessary. The workshop is long, the equipment is noisy and it is useless to shout after 500 meters. Since that time, a signaling system has been preserved that allows a worker on a mobile machine to transmit signals to a worker at the beginning of the workshop. These are three ropes stretching over the cable car.

The worker pulls the rope, and at the end the bell rings. The bell is also 140 years old.

The movable machine pulls the strands for the entire length of the ropeway and twists them.

Up to 12 strands can be twisted in one pass. So that the strands do not sag when pulled, do not get dirty and have the same tension, props with teeth are substituted under them at regular intervals.

After the movable machine has pulled the strands for the full length of the ropeway, they are connected to form the rope, three strands per rope. Four ropes can be twisted at the same time. In order for the strands to lie flat in the rope, they are passed through a cone located on a movable cart.

When twisting, the length of the rope decreases. Strands 300 meters long, when twisted, form a finished rope 230-250 meters long.

This is one of the last ropeways in the world - they were replaced by much more compact rope machines, but ropeways have many advantages - they can twist a rope from any fiber, synthetic or natural, and the diameter of the rope is practically unlimited. The roping machine is designed for only one rope thickness, while the cable car can twist rope of any thickness. Such a rope (and it is almost 10 centimeters in diameter) can only be twisted on a cable car.

Threads for the cable car (they are called cabolka) are twisted from even finer threads on modern twisting machines.

Watch the video at the end of this article to see how the winding works. It's impressive.

Thin ropes are made on rope machines.

The frame rotates at high speed around the spools of thread, twisting them into a blank for the rope. Then, in the second section, three thin blanks are twisted into a rope.

The plant makes ropes from both synthetic fibers and natural raw materials. Here is a classic hemp rope (they are now used mainly for decorative purposes).

Jute rope.

Sisal rope

Cotton ropes.

Linen rope.

Polypropylene and polyamide ropes have now almost completely replaced natural ropes in navigation.

The main production of the plant now is ropes for industrial mountaineering.

In the center of the rope are carrying white threads running in parallel. Around them are woven colored threads. Weaving is carried out by moving the spools of thread.

At the same time, several dozen ropes are woven in the workshop, with a diameter of 4 to 12 mm.

Looms for thin ropes weave four of them at once.

Bright patterns on the ropes are made not only for beauty. Each pattern encodes the type, thickness and strength of the rope.

Of course, the whole process of the unique cable car, the twisting of the ropes and the weaving of the ropes looks more visual and interesting on the video.

Thanks to Kuvalda.ru for the opportunity to visit the factory. I was very interested, and I hope it was interesting for you to see the unique production, preserved from the century before last.