How to make rope

Knowing how to make DIY rope can be immensely helpful around the homestead. Follow our step-by-step guide and start making your own today!

Make an Old T-Shirt Into Rope: Do you have a lot of old t-shirts/undershirts sitting around? Along with varnishing, cleaning, polishing, etc., those shirts can be turned into rope! One shirt yields about 5 feet of twisted cotton rope, in less than 30 minutes. Materials Old shirt…

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Rope Ladder: We do geocaching with family and friends and sometimes it's really hard to get someone somewhere high or low and rope ladder comes quite handy. This instructable is about our first one made only from two ropes as we had plenty of ropes around ;) Sa…

To make rope from trash bags, you have to cut the bag into strips, twist up those strips, then coil two strips together in the opposite direction.

This is another really easy, but fun project. I love to make fabric twine/rope while watching tv. I am not a person who can just sit idle, I need my hands to be doing something. Last night, while…

This is another really easy, but fun project. I love to make fabric twine/rope while watching tv. I am not a person who can just sit idle, I need my hands to be doing something. Last night, while…

A Long-Term Survival Guide - How to Make Rope Restraints - Free download as Word Doc (.doc), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. 1) Improvised rope restraints can be made using a modified Prusik knot for securing criminal suspects in a long-term crisis scenario where law enforcement is unavailable. 2) The Prusik knot is tied around the wrist and tightened to function like handcuffs. 3) For security, suspects' hands should be restrained behind their backs and under…

Did you know you can create your own rope from plants growing near your home? Here are 23 common species that are ideal for making cordage.