How To Make A Rope Mat

Small rope mats make excellent tablemats and hot pads.

How to make a rope mat.

In case you do not have access to a wooden board you can simply secure the pattern to the ground using tent pegs sticks and alike. There s probably enough detail here to get you started it s certainly more than i could find. While living aboard our sailboat nine of cups we were constantly replacing worn and chafed halyards and dock lines. I decided to make a peg board loom that.

If you like my video please hit like and subscribe if you d li. When making your model mat use the palm of your hand to hold the rope in place as you pull the rope though the knot. When you make your full sized version i strongly encourage luring a partner into the project so that one of you can hold the knot in place and the other can pull the length of rope through. Wash your rope before starting to weave for a cleaner more vibrant finish.

Ashley provides a huge selection of designs some of which are very elaborate with many crossings. As a final step turn over your finished rope mat. There were plenty of templates to draw to show where the rope cross and such and using nails on a board to hold it in place while you get it started.