Twisted plant fibres have played a very large part of our history. They were needed to make tools, weapons, and clothing. Without ropes or twines we could not have harnessed animals, pulled a plough, sailed the seas, or explored mountains. Flax is one of the earliest materials that we humans...
Jute rope is my favourite for creating my baskets, it is is stiff enough to keep a bowl shape, but flexible enough to knot. I like the warm brown paper smell of jute, no oils are used in the rope making, such as with manila. Jute, being made from plant fibres, known as the golden fibre can vary in...