The strongest ropes in the world, the so-called “hanging ropes,” were made entirely of hemp. The last place hemp ropes were made was at Stillwater Prison in Minnesota. I figure at least one of ...

The yarn used to be created on the site too and in a room just above the ropewalk raw fibres of hemp and flax were combed and spun. The rope made here has been used on the Cutty Sark and the HMS ...

Despite Manila fibers being their main component, it took a while for the term Manila envelope to catch on. The Oxford ...

Before the invention of anchor chain ships used hemp rope, which often broke and put lives in danger.As the size of ships increased hemp rope anchor cables were not strong enough, and in hot ...

The reasons of decay and means of preservation of ropes are succinctly dealt with; as also are the relative advantages of cotton and manilla hemp ropes when worked under different conditions.