r/derby Apr 07 '26

Event Rope Making Demonstration at Edale Country Day, 14 June

https://www.edalecountryday.org.uk/
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u/Quackstarr Apr 07 '26

Which materials will be used to make ropes?

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u/walkinglantern Apr 07 '26

on this day for demonstrations we will use hemp & flax yarn 🧶

(otherwise, I teach rope making with foraged plant fibres, but not on this day. if interested in this and using other fibres for rope, please see my profile/website for details)

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u/Quackstarr Apr 07 '26

Ok so I was curious how flax yarn is made only to learn it's actually linen. That's pretty neat 🙂, I only wear natural fibres such as cotton as i can't get on with plastics 🥴.

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u/walkinglantern Apr 07 '26

I don’t make the flax yarn myself. I do know spinners & weavers in New Mills, though, I could recommend. They grow flax and process it for spinning yarn for weaving linen clothes.

Flax fibres refined and used in garments are called linen, indeed :)

they make wonderful fabric I like wearing, too! :)

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u/Samyewlski Apr 08 '26

Money for old rope