Three Strand Flax Hemp (Hawser Laid)

Flax is a wonderful natural material. In the 16th century Arthur Beale was called John Buckingham Flax Dresser and Rope Maker. The blue flowering flax plant would have been grown locally. Flax fibre is very hard to distinguish from hemp. The reason most ropes used to be made from hemp was because the flax was in demand to make sail cloth for the fast growing British Navy. Flax rope is not treated with tar when it is made so it is not very resiliant out of doors. However its very soft feel make it ideal for interior handrail or barrier ropes and for climbing ropes. Furthermore, unlike most synthetic ropes, it will withstand heat without losing strength so it is often used as theatre counterweight hauling lines.

Priced per meter, no minimum order quantity. Ropes can not be returned unless faulty, as they are cut to custom size for order.