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Crag Q
Trad climber
Louisville, Colorado
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 23, 2006 - 05:11pm PT
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Hello everyone,
First let me say thanks to everyone for a year full of entertaining posts. I work on the computer programming all day, so Supertaco has certainly been a pleasant diversion from work for me. Here's my gift to you: instructions on how to make a rope rug. I figure some of you may be needing last minute gift ideas that don't cost anything. This is a real tied rope rug, not one of those lame glued rugs like they had in Climbing magazine. This takes some skill to tie.
I had always wanted to know how to tie a rope rug and set about learning this year. I was shocked that Google would not divulge the secret of the art. The best I could find was reference to Ashley book of knots. I found a copy at the library and tried a number of his knots, but many of them are too small to be called a rug. The relevant knots are #2268-2276. #2273 seems to be the biggest and most complicated, so that's what I've been tying. The directions are fairly simple, but tying the knot is not. The first couple of rugs took a couple hours, now that I know what I'm doing it takes about 45 minutes.
 Start by making an enlargement of the diagram. Go to Kinkos if you're not sober and have them do the dirty work. It's pretty tough to do by hand. To make the drawing by hand, start by drawing a 2" grid, then trace the diagram on the grid. The quality of the drawing will affect the finished product. I'm using a 16" x 19" diagram which is working well for a double weave of 10.2 mm rope x 30 meters. That means I can get 2 rugs from one rope. Leaving the weave a little open will mean the dirt will fall through the cracks. I think this diagram will work for a tight tripple weave, but that will probably take 40 meters of rope.
"Pin the cord along the line in the direction of the arrow." I used scotch tape to hold mine down while laying it out, just like the old ocean going sailors used to do.
As for tying, Ashley says: "Wherever a cord lies across the path, at a point that is marked with a circle, tuck the working end under the cord at that point. Disregard the circles if no other part is already there". It looks like a bunch of spaghetti to start with, but comes together on the last few passes. If you're not going "over-under" on the last few passes you probably did something wrong. Also, you will want to watch out for twists and keep it nicely dressed as you go a long.
Retrace your knot, if you've made it this far, that should be easy.
After you're done with the weaving, figure out something to do with the ends. I'm going to weave a little in and cut it off and burn the ends.
Good luck!
Here's the diagram:
Picture of working on the layout:
One pass complete:
Second pass complete:
If you're using a 8.5 or 9mm rope x 30 meters you can do a triple weave. You'll want to start with a diagram a couple inches smaller.
Happy Holidays!
-Craig Q.
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pFranzen
Boulder climber
Portland, OR
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Dec 23, 2006 - 05:51pm PT
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Wow, that's awesome! I have an old 10.5x50m that I've been saving for a rug. I guess I can do a 3x weave with it using this pattern?
Thanks for the inspiration!
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Crag Q
Trad climber
Louisville, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 23, 2006 - 06:20pm PT
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Peter, I think it would work fine. You might want to go a pinch bigger on the pattern. Post up if you make one!
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Aya
Uncategorizable climber
New York
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Dec 23, 2006 - 08:39pm PT
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AWESOME!!!
I'm totally going to go do it with the old 60m 10.2 I've been saving for exactly this purpose! Yay!
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MZiebell
Social climber
Prescott, AZ
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Dec 23, 2006 - 11:05pm PT
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Nice work!
I'd recommend Hervey Gerrett Smith's "Marlinspike Sailor" for an easier version.
It's at Amazon.
M
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john hansen
climber
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Dec 23, 2006 - 11:12pm PT
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Thats alot of rope pulling!! Like belaying twenty pitches.
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Crag Q
Trad climber
Louisville, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 27, 2006 - 10:34am PT
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I experimented with a number of methods to finish off the ends and the best one seems to be melting the ends together. The trick for doing this is to cut the ends 1/2 and inch longer than you want. Do a quick burn on the sheath ends so it doesn't fray. Then, pull back the sheath and cut the extra half inch off the core. Lastly, melt the sheaths of both ends over a candle simultaneously. When both ends are molten stick them together and hold them until the cool.
BTW, burning nylon is hot. It seems I always get a reminder of that when melting nylon.
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feelio Babar
Trad climber
Sneaking up behind you...
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Dec 27, 2006 - 11:07am PT
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Smear a thin layer of liquid nails on the back to hold it together, and a create a no slip, no mar backing. NICE!
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pFranzen
Boulder climber
Portland, OR
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Dec 27, 2006 - 01:12pm PT
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I'm almost done with mine. I did a triple followthrough with a 10.5 50m and it worked great!
I'll post pictures later.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Dec 27, 2006 - 04:46pm PT
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Bravo!
The Celtic decorative allusion is a nice twist...
Hahaha.
I've been holding out with my old cords for the cue to an interseting weave.
I'm on it,
Cheers.
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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Dec 27, 2006 - 05:20pm PT
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I sketched the pattern on cardboard and used duct tape to hold the rope in place along the edges. This really helped keep things straight, but I still managed to mis-thread a couple spots. Used an old 100' x 11mm rope. I had extra rope after two passes so just kept threading until I ran out. Wife was pretty skeptical, but her help made it go a lot faster. Yeah, it was like belaying 20 pitches. Cool though.
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pFranzen
Boulder climber
Portland, OR
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Dec 27, 2006 - 06:18pm PT
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I started with it really really big, then tightened it up after each pass:
Here it is after the first run through. Two followthroughs to go!
Well that was a pain in the ass. I still need to even out a couple of the loops and figure out a good way to deal with the ends, but overall I'm pretty impressed.
It's the biggest damn knot I've ever tied, that's for sure.
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darshahlu
Trad climber
Irvine, CA
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Dec 27, 2006 - 07:13pm PT
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So you think it could take a factor 2?
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TradIsGood
Happy and Healthy climber
the Gunks end of the country
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Dec 28, 2006 - 07:22am PT
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Nice picture. The carabiner and floor boards for scale tells it all!
http://www.neropes.com/splice/
I guess when people say rope rug, they really mean rope welcome mat (or big fat knot)!
So let's just play with the math.
60 m x 10.5 mm = 0.63 square meters. About 3' x 2'.
But that did not allow for any overlapping rope. That was just the area of the rope. If you look at the picture above, you will see that almost every part of the "rug" has a top and bottom layer of rope, except for small portions of the edge.
That reduces the area of the rug to approximately 0.32 square meters, or about 1.5' x 2'. So a nice little 4' x 6' rug will take about 8 60 meter ropes! :-)
Maybe we need a knot that can grow outward every year or two as we replace our ropes, so that eventually the mat can grow into a rug.
(BTW. It looks like there is just one misweave. I am estimating that it will take about 15 meters of rope and about 40 separate unweaves and reweaves to correct. How long did it take from start to finish?)
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Wade Icey
Social climber
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Dec 28, 2006 - 01:15pm PT
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how much rope are you guys leaving at the beginning? looks like a lot. why huh?
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davidji
Social climber
CA
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Dec 28, 2006 - 01:19pm PT
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To get a bigger rope rug, lay the rope out in a spiral, and hot melt glue it. Then flip it over. Not the most rugged. Probably if you hot melt glued it to round backing it would be stronger.
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Crag Q
Trad climber
Louisville, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 28, 2006 - 01:32pm PT
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Wade,
For a double pass I start with the middle of the rope on the "feathers" of the arrow in the diagram that way you don't have to pull as much rope through. In the "starting the layout" picture I have extra rope because I'm not done tracing the pattern, plus there's a bit more rope than I need. If you're doing a triple pass you'd want to start at one third of the way through your rope. Otherwise you have to pull your entire rope through the pattern when you're getting started.
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Wade Icey
Social climber
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Dec 28, 2006 - 01:50pm PT
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thanks-makes sense.
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moclimb
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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A flat rope rug can be made without using tape and glue. The guys at http://oldropes.com/ sew theirs. My 60m roped turned into an nice 35" wide circle.
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TradIsGood
Happy and Healthy climber
the Gunks end of the country
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35 inch diameter = 0.67 square meters. Just what was predicted above!
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Cool
Damn, I threw away my old rope some time back and didn't even think about making a rug/matt out of it.
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ghand
Sport climber
Golden,Colorado
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Mar 10, 2007 - 09:48am PT
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Here is a picture I took last week of a mosaic at the Sanctuary of Pan in Athens, Greece. Discovered in 2002 and created in about 490BC. Seems to look like the rug in this topic.
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Crag Q
Trad climber
Louisville, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 10, 2007 - 10:09am PT
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ghand,
That is absolutely cool. I was comparing the strands and I think the pattern is slightly different, but certainly the same idea.
490BC. Wow. And they didn't even have old climbing rope back then.
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ChrisW
Trad climber
boulder, co
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Mar 10, 2007 - 11:26am PT
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Nice Craig. Thanks for the beta. These would make good gifts. After washing the rope first.
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ogobogo
climber
varna
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there is lots of info regarding the art of knotting. there is a knotting forum in the yahoo groups - knottyers.
what you are speaking about in this forum is called a mat and there are various kinds of mats shown in Ashley's (also if you do a research on Celtic knots on google you'll se various patterns).
However, some of Ashley's pictures are very difficult to understand and many people give up after the first unsuccessful attempts.
so my advice to you if you want to know anything more - just go to the group i gave you and ask your questions - people are willing to help
enjoy matting
ognyan
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Anastasia
Trad climber
California
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Someone once told me that you can take the core out and use the sheath to make a flatter/softer rug.
Is this possible???
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Anastasia
Trad climber
California
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Someone once told me that you can take the core out and use the sheath to make a flatter/softer rug.
Is this possible???
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Anastasia
Trad climber
California
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Someone once told me that you can take the core out and use the sheath to make a flatter/softer rug.
Is this possible???
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Delhi Dog
Trad climber
Good Question...
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At the risk of sounding like a wet rug... my brother-in-law who is a fellow climber living in S.Colorado has a side line buisness making rope rugs (as well as other goodies). You may want to check out his site:
http://www.roperugs.com/
I am all for do-it-youself kinds of things and I think this is a great post. But, you may still be interested in what he has/does for inspirational ideas, or you just may want to have someone else do the tango..er tangle ('ling) for you.
DD
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ghand
Sport climber
Golden,Colorado
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Sep 23, 2007 - 12:57am PT
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I followed Craig Q's directions and finally got around to making a pattern and below is the rug I just made. It is 19" x 24". It is easy once the pattern is made. Thanks Craig.
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yani1shu
climber
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Dec 13, 2007 - 03:51pm PT
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Does anyone have a copy of the diagram picture. I just got an old rope and want to make a rug but the image with the template isn't showing up in the post. Thanks.
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Crag Q
Trad climber
Louisville, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - May 26, 2008 - 10:59am PT
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Sorry, the diagram has been MIA for a while. I finally found it and reposted it.
I also found some other directions which include a link to the turks head mat knot. With the information about the turks head you could tie an even bigger one.
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boognish
Trad climber
SF
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May 26, 2008 - 02:11pm PT
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I made a nice flat coil rug with 2 60 meter ropes. I took one rope and coiled each half in opposite directions so it looks like a number 8. Then I wrapped the other rope around the outside. I stitched a few of the main joints with upholstery thread (this was probably unnecessary). Then I glued a rubber non-skid pad to the bottom with 3 tubes of caulk.
Without the stitching it would probably take less than 2 hours to make. It has an ovalish shape and because the backing is glued on, the strands don’t separate when you pick it up. Someone posted a tip about pulling the core out of the last inch or two of sheath and melting it in place to give a nice finish.
If anyone is interested I can try and post some pictures in a week or so when I get home.
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MZiebell
Social climber
Prescott, AZ
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May 26, 2008 - 02:14pm PT
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Interested in all things ropish?
Look up The Marlinspike Sailor on Amazon. Cheaper and a lot more fun than Ashley's...
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nature for kids
Sport climber
utah
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Jul 10, 2008 - 10:36am PT
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What a great post! Thanks for the info. I've been wanting to do this for a while after seeing a picture of it done in the Title Nine Catalog I recieved. Is it okay if I do a post on my blog natureforkids.net with a link to this? I have some readers that take their kids climbing. I'm sure they'd love to also have a new rug for their kid's room! Thanks again.
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Crag Q
Trad climber
Louisville, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 20, 2009 - 10:07pm PT
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I uploaded the pictures for this post to SuperTopo and I thought I'd give this a bump in case someone needs a last minute gift idea. I'm going to try and crank one out this week.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Dec 20, 2009 - 11:10pm PT
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I built a loom out of an old door and a couple of scraps of 1/2" EMT
Use the rope you want for color for the warp and a skinny rope for the weave.
They are much more durable and hold their shape better than the Tadded version.
Not as large as the glued version though.
My prototype ended up as my car floormat, is over ten years old now and will outlast the car.
Next time I weave one I'll do a series of "how to" photos
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jvr
Social climber
India
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Dec 25, 2009 - 10:48am PT
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i am located in eastern part of india and started making fixes length ropes using ployester film rejectiond from slitting lines. i was planning to do some value addition to my product this may provide some more employment potential at low skill levels which is very much need in my country.
i am looking at various possibilities and the pattern and method of achieving it suggested appears to be interesting and will provide an answer to my problem. it may take about two weeks to impliment the idea and if successful i wil post the pictures there after.
i am grateful to the author and his generosity i appreciate very much
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Michael D
Big Wall climber
Sorrento Mesa
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Dec 25, 2009 - 11:48pm PT
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This is one of the best revival posts ever! Thanks
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crackclimber
Trad climber
Missoula, MT
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Feb 18, 2010 - 03:41am PT
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Thanks for the great beta!
I've got 2 ropes I'm retiring. I think I'll weave one into a rope and send one in to have it woven.
You've gotta check out this site, if you would even consider paying to have someone make you a rope rug. Cheaper than RRR and way nicer! Or if you just want to see a cool rope rug.
round Celtic knot pattern rug: http://www.etsy.com/shop/FaunCraft
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jvr
Social climber
India
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Bold Text
how to extend the size of rope rug.
any readymade graphic?
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Crag Q
Trad climber
Louisville, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 6, 2010 - 11:13pm PT
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I'm glad to see this post still has some legs and more rope rugs are coming into the world because of it. If you want to go bigger you really need more bites and leads. Check out the info here to find out how to expand the bites and leads and then let us know how it goes!
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froodish
Social climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dec 12, 2010 - 07:02pm PT
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Finally got around to doing one of these. Did a 6x10 with 5 turns with a 60m 10.5 rope - ended up with about 10m left over. Finished size about 21" x 17". The kitty approves (I think.)
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Crag Q
Trad climber
Louisville, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2010 - 07:34pm PT
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Nicely done froodish. Your cat will enjoy clawing it too I bet.
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 12, 2010 - 09:53pm PT
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Actually when I look at your above rope rug it has a nice pattern .....
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 12, 2010 - 10:19pm PT
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Very nice ....
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Jay Wood
Trad climber
Fairfax, CA
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Dec 14, 2010 - 09:32pm PT
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Those ropes are retired? They look pretty new.
No core shots at all!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Dec 15, 2010 - 01:18am PT
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I use silicone piped in every wrap, then a layer of mastic, followed by one layer of gorilla tape. Flip it over when finished.
Bomber.
I dig the weave, maybe the next time?
Mucci
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froodish
Social climber
Portland, Oregon
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Dec 15, 2010 - 02:55am PT
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Naitch, those are fabulous! Amazingly even weave.
That pattern you have looks like the ticket. Could you by any chance take a top-down shot of that and provide the dimensions?
Mucci,
Love the 'biner center on yours.
-S
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Muddud
Social climber
the Cruz of Santa, CA
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Dec 15, 2010 - 03:47pm PT
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i've seen many a rope rug, but a lot of these are new.
can't wait to see what i get to churn out once i retire mine!
thanks for the step-by-steps, guys - this is gonna be fun!
also, for the non-woven ones, is there any way to glue without having it one-sided with the other covered in backing? or did i skip something?
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Dec 17, 2010 - 12:39am PT
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Great Thread
I have 300ft of 1" triple strand nylon line that we use for towing a sea anchor, I think it would be more useful as a rope rug. Might need Andre the Giant to carry it!
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Crag Q
Trad climber
Louisville, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 18, 2010 - 05:46pm PT
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Naitch. Thanks for posting up your details on getting professional with it. It makes me want to come out of retirement and tie up another one. That's very cool that you are donating the proceeds to the Access Fund!
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Muddud
Social climber
the Cruz of Santa, CA
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Dec 23, 2010 - 04:08am PT
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grazzi del - i shudder to think of how much super glue that would be, but at least i know my Velocity will have an afterlife!
super grateful to everybody that posted info on the how-to!
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Jay Wood
Trad climber
Fairfax, CA
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Dec 23, 2010 - 11:58am PT
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I wonder if you could make a round spiral rug using a pneumatic staple gun...
Thinking of fastening edge-wise, but I suppose you could also make a fixed rug by stapling it to the floor!
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bradskis
Sport climber
Denver, CO
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Feb 15, 2011 - 11:29am PT
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Naitch, thanks for posting your detailed info. I'm going to follow your instructions with an old rope I have. I just made a loom following your general instructions. The pictures of the mats you've made look so good - I think having four turns looks the best, as you have done.
My only question (thus far) is it seems like it will be too small to actually be used as a mat. Like you, I am planning on doing 8 bites (8 nails across the top) and 12 leads (6 nails along the side - that is including the ones on top) with 3" squares. This comes out to a mat this is only 21" x 15", does that sound about right to you? Could you measure you mats for me?
Also, the link to the page on summit post doesn't have the nails lined up as (it appears) you do, or I do, which way should I do this to get the best (most similar to yours) result?
Here are pictures of the loom I have constructed.
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bradskis
Sport climber
Denver, CO
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Feb 15, 2011 - 11:03pm PT
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//The other thing that is different, are the end points are further out than just the 3 inches. This shows up clearly in some of my photos. It is function of the weaving pattern being on a diagonal to the edges of the rug. If the weaving pattern is drawn out, the end points are spaced out further than the normal diagonal. It's hard to explain but is easy to see visually if the pattern has been drawn out on the wood. I'm not at home so I can't measure on the loom but I'm guessing it is probably at least 4".
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My rope is 60m, so maybe I should go with the larger pattern. Now, since the side nails are further out, for the 8x12 pattern, how many nails go on the side? is it 4 or 6? Thanks for the help, hugely appreciated.
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Dorje
Trad climber
Mid-Atlantic
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Feb 16, 2011 - 04:26pm PT
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Hey Naitch, I've seen your handiwork firsthand at the Gendarme. The pics you posted don't do the rugs justice. Nice work and for a good cause.
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bradskis
Sport climber
Denver, CO
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Feb 16, 2011 - 05:47pm PT
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>Now, since the side nails are further out, for the 8x12 pattern, how many nails go on the side? is it 4 or 6?
Hmmm..., not sure if I understand your question
You answered my question in the rest of your response. Thanks for the help! I'll get the pattern drawn on the loom and go form there.
Thanks for all the help.
Brad
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bradskis
Sport climber
Denver, CO
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Feb 16, 2011 - 07:48pm PT
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Okay Naitch, so I just took my nails out and started over. I drew the pattern out, but what I hadn't thought about or considered, is where to start measuring 3" from, relatives to the corners. I guess I assumed, incorrectly what to do. I somehow came up with 27" x 24" and then started marking every 3" around the perimeter, then made lines diagonal going for point to point, and this left a line going through each corner, perfectly bisecting the corner. What this means is, I did something wrong, because this puts the end points 3" away from the next nails on each side.
Here's a picture showing what I mean.
Where do I start the measurement's from? Is my template for 27" x 24" off? (for the 9 x 7 pattern)
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bradskis
Sport climber
Denver, CO
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Feb 17, 2011 - 05:23pm PT
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Alright, so after figuring some things out and doing and redoing, I finished the first loop.
Now what I'm struggling with, is which end to to continue with (I suppose it doesn't matter?) and whether I follow on the outside or inside.
Thanks again for all the help. Glad to see it finally taking shape.
Brad
EDIT: figured it out. Unfortunately, I found a mistake in the first pass, on one of the corners. At this point I'm not going back to fix it, hopefully it doesn't cause any major issues with the final product.
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bradskis
Sport climber
Denver, CO
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Feb 19, 2011 - 07:30pm PT
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you can see I marked the corner with the mistake with tape. In order to fix it I'd need to cut somewhere on that strand (probably closer to the middle, pull it out, fix it, put it back in, and melt it back together.
Overall I think it came out pretty nicely, and your method with the two nails worked well. Thanks again for all the help. I look forward to doing this again with another rope someday.
Brad
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Meercat
Trad climber
Seattle
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Feb 21, 2011 - 12:42pm PT
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I am making my first rug and used the coil method with silicone caulk - but duct tape isn't sticking to it! Anyone else experienced this or know why it won't stick? I saw mastic and superglue as alternatives - any other suggestions?
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Meercat
Trad climber
Seattle
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Feb 21, 2011 - 02:00pm PT
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Thanks - that's helpful info. I'm going to try a few things and I'll keep you posted if I find a better option. I saw your rugs - the bi-colored spiral is inspiring!
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ct
climber
CO
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Feb 22, 2011 - 03:18pm PT
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Inspired by this thread, here is a spiral rug I made as a Christmas present. The coolest part about this gift for me was the meaningful nature behind it. We shared the bi-pattern blue rope in question on a particularly wet and stimulating day on the Diamond, topping out to blue skies and an empty summit. In retrospect that day was the culmination of his career as a rock climber. To be able to give my friend a piece of art made from something we trusted each others lives to was special for me. Thanks for the inspiration and good tips fellas!
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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A friend asked me if I had any old climbing rope to make a rug out of, and sure enough... Long story short, she made two. Realized WAY too late that she was trying to show off domestic skills to me or something like that. If I wasn't so clueless I would've boarded that ship before it sailed.
Shown with some old trash so you dinosaurs can see the size. ;)
Should I resole those or use the original rubber? What's the difference in GNAR points?
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Josh Ulloa
Trad climber
Turlock, CA
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Jul 29, 2011 - 11:34pm PT
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Hey, trying to make a rug similar to ones made by Naitch. He posted a chart where some of the patterns require a number of closed loops. The pattern I'm working on has two closed loops but I have no idea how to "close" one and start the other. Appreciate any ideas. Thanks!
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froodish
Social climber
Portland, Oregon
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Sep 11, 2011 - 12:51pm PT
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Just made another:
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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Sep 11, 2011 - 01:52pm PT
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This thread is awesome. Good timing, too. My family and I are going to do a low cost christmas this year-creative presents from the 99cent store, and also homemade gifts. Someone is going to get a rope rug!!!!! Good timing for this thread, going to start now.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
-A community of hairless apes
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Sep 11, 2011 - 02:00pm PT
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Nigel, Froodish,
Those look like perfectly good ropes, what's wrong with you. I say sacrilege.
Ditto for ct on the blue.
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Very nice craftsmanship, however.
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froodish
Social climber
Portland, Oregon
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Sep 11, 2011 - 02:28pm PT
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HFCS, That rope was at least 15 years old. Alas these days, I retire ropes more from age than from falls.
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:-| Erik
Sport climber
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Sep 11, 2011 - 09:36pm PT
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Awesome rope thread!
I just got a lofted house, and have spent an unproductive afternoon trying to figure out how to build this:
Anyone have thoughts? Could I use a single weave with 1-2 long retired climbing ropes and make a loose rug template... or would it get loose?
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chrisbaily
Social climber
New York
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Jan 12, 2012 - 04:26am PT
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All i did is try n try n try..but did not succeed...anyways i will complete it..whatever it takes
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crackclimber
Trad climber
Missoula, MT
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Jan 22, 2012 - 03:08pm PT
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If anyone is interested I have a friend who will weave your rope for you, and for a pretty reasonable price considering the quality you get.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/FaunCraft
Most places weave your rope for $40 or more, plus shipping and they come out looking kind of sloppy like at this website: http://www.roperugs.com/Rugs.html
Get the sweet pattern above for $45 plus shipping. They will even give you $10 back if you wash your own rope!
Even if you don't have a rope to retire, from time to time my friend sells completed ropes on the website. If there is nothing posted you can email to inquire about what is available. Here is the website: http://www.etsy.com/shop/FaunCraft
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RetiedRopeRugs
Boulder climber
Pollock Pines, CA
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Apr 20, 2012 - 12:43am PT
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Hey Everyone. Retied Rope Rugs offers a Do-it-yourself kit for $25 that includes a full size pattern and written instructions for oval or rectangular woven rugs. The post above shows a customer using the kit and just how easy it is. We also offer coil rugs. Send us your rope or use one of ours. We have a collection of ropes waiting to be re-purposed. www.roperugs.com
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guycan
Trad climber
flagstaff
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Apr 20, 2012 - 06:53pm PT
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I've made several coiled rope rugs. I recommend using a silicone caulking bead between and an old yoga matt or similar behind. I've found that this combination looks and holds up well.
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Michelle
Trad climber
the f*#king peninsula.
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Sep 27, 2012 - 05:25pm PT
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cool rope bump!
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