People who are crafters will understand the satisfaction of making something yourself. I crochet blankets and was surprised by the cost to make one. Hand made items are usually made better than cheep store bought and last longer. Thanks for the video and your time.
I've done some of these using patterns from Ashley's Book of Knots using retired climbing rope from a climbing gym. Great tips! The only things I would add are using screws instead of nails, I have a couple of kitchen sink cut outs that I reuse. And I start from the middle of the rope so I'm not pulling the whole lenght of the rope through, when I come back to the start I use the other end to start the second time through, and then switch again until out of rope or when I've done enough.
When my Uncle was weaving parachute cord he would put caps on top of the nails to keep the cord from jumping off the nails. They were just plastic circles like pop caps the tops only and nailed on with the nails the cord went under those. Great seeing your video. What a lost art !
I dropped you a note before I finished watching your video. When I went back to it and watched you finish this work of art....I was amazed. Good stuff....Thanx....
This is a great tutorial--very easy to follow with clear directions. A shot of the finished rug would be helpful as would tips on what to do with the ends of the rope.
beautiful,This is like a Tibetan Knot of friendship,which is sacred symbol.Its also like form drawing,that comes from Celtic & Nordic Knots...very popular in Steiner/Waldorf schools,this is really lovely traditional skilled craft!Thanks so much!
To do the first layer, I'd pull the whole rope through so the end is where you want to start, then just weave it along your pattern. It's so much simpler than scootching up the rope throughout the entire pattern!
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your video - several times now. Thanks for sharing your skill. Heading out tomorrow to get me some rope and give this a go. WOW Im soo keen. Thanks.
Very nice! Thank you! I think I'll try to create a very small one just for the fun of it! Never imagined that this was made this way! I like very much to learn how things are done! Thank you again, you explain beautifully!
I agreee that it would have been nice to see the final product, What a tease. : ) i thought that while it was still pretty loose, it would make a beautiful wall hanging.
Ok, so here's to all of you wanting to know the pattern for this rug. Start at the bottom of the board, direct center working clockwise: 1/33, 26, 15, 29, 30/12, 11, 16, 25, 2, 20/7, 21/6, 3, 24, 17, 10, 31, 13, 28/14, 27, 32, 9, 18, 23, 22/4, 5, 19, 8. Now 30/12, 20/7, 21/6, 28/14, 22/4 are double purpose turn points, and part of the corners in one form or another. 3 24 17 10 31 13 28/14 21/6 27 20/7 32 2 9 25 18 16 23 11 22/4 30/12 5 29 15 26 1 33 8 19 so it should look kind of like this for the layout
I ALWAYS have an old rope 200 ft long just sitting in my garage. Lol I really like your intro by the way, walking out the door, its so scripted i love it!
WOW - a fab video. Thank you so much for sharing. I have made lots of kumihimo braids - so small scale ropes - and will try this technique to make bags or placemats. In theory it should work provided the braids will slide against each other OK. If not, then I'll try leather or wax cotton necklace lacing to do similar. Thanks again.
Is there any way I can get just a little clearer map of your numbered points and the distance between them? My Father started me climbing when I was 8 years old and I have a 30 year old rope in perfect condition but wouldn't trust it to climb with again. I'd love to make him this but am not sure of how it's numbered and the sequence of the numbered points. As well what do you do with the end of the ropes when you've tightened it all up? I'd love to hear from you and learn how to do this properly. My Father in his age won't ever hang from the rocks with me again but I know he'd love this mat.
Go to your local library and hunt down Ashely's book of knots. Look through it and find the mat you want it should help with numbering and your crossings over under. Good luck And good knotting.
Obviously this is for climbers. It's a memento of the good times. Climbing ropes and rock shoes are some of the most intimate piece of equipment to a climber. Climbing ropes are retired after just a few hard falls or what's recommended by the manufacturer. Time consuming yes but worthwhile to those who share the passion.
Yikes! If I could give more thumbs down, I would. its a lovely design, how do you create the diagram, how do you number the board? where is the finished product?
I went to Edgar Evans State Park in Middle Tennessee off IS 40. I learned to make Appalachian Egg baskets. When the gifted instructor dropped a green log (Not an old cut) in front of me, said "this will be your basket!" I should have left but NOOO. I made the ribs.weavers and handles. 25 years later I have a miserable case of Carpal Tunnel. Surgery, hot wax treatment, NOTHING helped the pain, but by darn I made many baskets later. This would put this same stress on wrists and hands. Enjoy!
The paper pattern is designed to show the nail points and where to make your turns as well as an over/under guideline so you don't make mistakes, but it doesn't actually show the end design.
I'll seize the two ends to the ropes that lay next to them and make sure they are hidden on the bottom. These make great door mats, if they get dirty you can just hose them off or take them to the car wash.
Sweet vid man, do you have one on how to make the diagram? That part was a little vague. I do a lot of work with Paracord and would love to try my hand at making one of these with 550 Paracord.
This was very awesome. Question, how did you defined the distance to make the proper size of the spacing between the nails as well as size of the original start up weaving? I.e. in my understanding it won't matter which size you'll be making, because once you tightened it it'll be same size carpet in the end? Also how did you connected the two ends in the end so it doesn't fall apart? Or the ends never met again?
Nice to find you, Relaxing to watch, good clear audio, very thorough. How about knots for subject matter? Unusual or under used [forgotten] usefull or decorative like your cool rug matt today. look forward to watching more. macrame and more
The board was roughly 48 inches long by 36 inches wide, and it is about 3-4 inches in between each nail point. This is not set in stone however. Wider nail points make it easier, but longer. Closer nail points would make it faster, but more tedious and difficult. Thx
Nicely done. It looks like the numbering scheme for the sheet of paper and the board are different. Also it looks like you added a second set of numbers after you wove the first strand. Can you share your numbering schemes/patterns?
I would just love to make a weave carpet myself, similar to the one in the video! But in a different color climbing rope. Plus I need to have, if possible please, the pattern for the rug weave? Even though the video is 9 years ago, I just need to know if it's possible to request, in pdf format, for the pattern. Thank you.
I have an idea im not sure would work because I haven't tried this yet. What if before I start, I twist fishing line around each individual nail once. This loop will stay in place because of the nail head. Then do the same for the rest of the nails in a tight circular shape all the way around forming a circular outline. Then I wouldn't worry about making mistakes by means of the rope jumping the nails when I pull for more slake. The fishing line will keep it in between the correct nails.
Not sure what you're envisioning, but it needs to be run single strand in order to complete the full design and make the rope ends match up at the finish. Otherwise you'd only do two weaves and end up with a bight of rope somewhere in the middle. Just wouldn't work out. Thx
Hi Mike and thanks for your video and sharing your wisdom. I was wondering what is your opinion on the average time that takes to make this very rug, with shame rope length and diameter. Please can you advice for both: first timers and also on experienced rug makers like yourself. Thank you in advance for your reply!
where on earth would I find old climbing rope? and how much would it cost? I know that there is a life limit on climbing rope but what is it? I would be into making these but hemp and sisal costs too much
Once you are done with all the weaving, what do you do with the end bits? How do you secure them? Or is it all tight enough for them to just be left hanging around? Very nice video btw, thanks.
OMG! I have 300m of black (made by a company called Blackwater) climbing/rappelling rope that I haven't used for almost two decades and it's way past the limit (in regards to time) of safely using. Unfortunately, it's not dynamic (stretchy) rope, like you've used, but it's static (very stiff) line. Do you have any suggestions on what I could do to utilize this rope in such a nice way as you have just demonstrated? Thanks so much.
Jake, I think I found a solution to your rope issue. If you purchase small bearings (similar to the ones used in skateboard wheels), and position a few (stacked on top of each other) inside the nails, you should be able to just pull the rope, similar to using pulleys.
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People who are crafters will understand the satisfaction of making something yourself. I crochet blankets and was surprised by the cost to make one. Hand made items are usually made better than cheep store bought and last longer. Thanks for the video and your time.
I've done some of these using patterns from Ashley's Book of Knots using retired climbing rope from a climbing gym. Great tips! The only things I would add are using screws instead of nails, I have a couple of kitchen sink cut outs that I reuse. And I start from the middle of the rope so I'm not pulling the whole lenght of the rope through, when I come back to the start I use the other end to start the second time through, and then switch again until out of rope or when I've done enough.
When my Uncle was weaving parachute cord he would put caps on top of the nails to keep the cord from jumping off the nails. They were just plastic circles like pop caps the tops only and nailed on with the nails the cord went under those. Great seeing your video. What a lost art !
I dropped you a note before I finished watching your video. When I went back to it and watched you finish this work of art....I was amazed. Good stuff....Thanx....
This is a great tutorial--very easy to follow with clear directions. A shot of the finished rug would be helpful as would tips on what to do with the ends of the rope.
beautiful,This is like a Tibetan Knot of friendship,which is sacred symbol.Its also like form drawing,that comes from Celtic & Nordic Knots...very popular in Steiner/Waldorf schools,this is really lovely traditional skilled craft!Thanks so much!
To do the first layer, I'd pull the whole rope through so the end is where you want to start, then just weave it along your pattern. It's so much simpler than scootching up the rope throughout the entire pattern!
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your video - several times now. Thanks for sharing your skill. Heading out tomorrow to get me some rope and give this a go. WOW Im soo keen. Thanks.
very informative and i love that you have also placed tips in there on how to cover the holes and guide the rope. thank you
Non è proprio semplicissimo da fare ma l'idea è buona.Complimenti
Very nice! Thank you! I think I'll try to create a very small one just for the fun of it! Never imagined that this was made this way! I like very much to learn how things are done! Thank you again, you explain beautifully!
Giving life to an old climbing rope. Nice very nice!
I agreee that it would have been nice to see the final product, What a tease. : ) i thought that while it was still pretty loose, it would make a beautiful wall hanging.
Ok, so here's to all of you wanting to know the pattern for this rug. Start at the bottom of the board, direct center working clockwise: 1/33, 26, 15, 29, 30/12, 11, 16, 25, 2, 20/7, 21/6, 3, 24, 17, 10, 31, 13, 28/14, 27, 32, 9, 18, 23, 22/4, 5, 19, 8. Now 30/12, 20/7, 21/6, 28/14, 22/4 are double purpose turn points, and part of the corners in one form or another.
3 24 17 10 31 13 28/14
21/6 27
20/7 32
2 9
25 18
16 23
11 22/4
30/12 5
29 15 26 1 33 8 19
so it should look kind of like this for the layout
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You are an artist. Thanks for the video.
I ALWAYS have an old rope 200 ft long just sitting in my garage. Lol I really like your intro by the way, walking out the door, its so scripted i love it!
WOW - a fab video. Thank you so much for sharing. I have made lots of kumihimo braids - so small scale ropes - and will try this technique to make bags or placemats. In theory it should work provided the braids will slide against each other OK. If not, then I'll try leather or wax cotton necklace lacing to do similar. Thanks again.
DUDE.....I would have liked to see the finished product...:)
This is super labor intensive...i salute you..
You're a very creative and PATIENT man sir. I would have doused the plywood with gas and torched all of it after 2 minutes lol.
Hi Mike ,Great work would have loved to have seen the finished mat. and some more instuctions on building the board.
Super cool! Thanks for posting this!
Is there any way I can get just a little clearer map of your numbered points and the distance between them? My Father started me climbing when I was 8 years old and I have a 30 year old rope in perfect condition but wouldn't trust it to climb with again. I'd love to make him this but am not sure of how it's numbered and the sequence of the numbered points. As well what do you do with the end of the ropes when you've tightened it all up? I'd love to hear from you and learn how to do this properly. My Father in his age won't ever hang from the rocks with me again but I know he'd love this mat.
Go to your local library and hunt down Ashely's book of knots. Look through it and find the mat you want it should help with numbering and your crossings over under. Good luck And good knotting.
Wow. This is incredible! Nice work, sir! :)
cool very patient guy, tks for sharing this video. rgds from Malaysia
hi! this is absolutely great work, thanks for sharing!
Obviously this is for climbers. It's a memento of the good times. Climbing ropes and rock shoes are some of the most intimate piece of equipment to a climber. Climbing ropes are retired after just a few hard falls or what's recommended by the manufacturer. Time consuming yes but worthwhile to those who share the passion.
this is awesome ! Would love to make one but I think I would need to have someone with me to walk me thru. Great vido.
Super and simple to do. Can u mention the space between the nails . Nail size
Yikes! If I could give more thumbs down, I would. its a lovely design, how do you create the diagram, how do you number the board? where is the finished product?
...Excellent Job...I love this...Thank You....
A super idea for reusing old climbing rope - that's no longer safe for climbing!
Ah! Where's the final image???
Great video...Makes me want to get involved..Can you provide instructions on making the jig
I went to Edgar Evans State Park in Middle Tennessee off IS 40. I learned to make Appalachian Egg baskets. When the gifted instructor dropped a green log (Not an old cut) in front of me, said "this will be your basket!" I should have left but NOOO. I made the ribs.weavers and handles. 25 years later I have a miserable case of Carpal Tunnel. Surgery, hot wax treatment, NOTHING helped the pain, but by darn I made many baskets later. This would put this same stress on wrists and hands. Enjoy!
and i watched vid from start to finish, great stuff
THANKS ABOUT YOUR IDEA, IT WILL MAKE ME EASY TEACH OF SKILL AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
The paper pattern is designed to show the nail points and where to make your turns as well as an over/under guideline so you don't make mistakes, but it doesn't actually show the end design.
I'll seize the two ends to the ropes that lay next to them and make sure they are hidden on the bottom. These make great door mats, if they get dirty you can just hose them off or take them to the car wash.
Sweet vid man, do you have one on how to make the diagram? That part was a little vague. I do a lot of work with Paracord and would love to try my hand at making one of these with 550 Paracord.
I really would have enjoyed seeing it after you were totally finished.
I tightened mine by connecting it to a post with some spare line, then pulling the free end with my truck :D
nice. made me think a bout using a different medium and same technique
I'm mad that I watched that whole thing and didn't get to see a finished mat. >.
Air Venice so am I
yup. good video otherwise. seems like a lot of work. would've been nice to see the final result...
you should be able to adjust your jig to the final size and do it right the first time around.
Looks to be about 1-1/4" width for 3 rope widths.
This was very awesome. Question, how did you defined the distance to make the proper size of the spacing between the nails as well as size of the original start up weaving? I.e. in my understanding it won't matter which size you'll be making, because once you tightened it it'll be same size carpet in the end? Also how did you connected the two ends in the end so it doesn't fall apart? Or the ends never met again?
Nice to find you, Relaxing to watch, good clear audio, very thorough.
How about knots for subject matter? Unusual or under used [forgotten] usefull or decorative like your cool rug matt today. look forward to watching more.
macrame and more
The board was roughly 48 inches long by 36 inches wide, and it is about 3-4 inches in between each nail point. This is not set in stone however. Wider nail points make it easier, but longer. Closer nail points would make it faster, but more tedious and difficult. Thx
Nicely done. It looks like the numbering scheme for the sheet of paper and the board are different. Also it looks like you added a second set of numbers after you wove the first strand. Can you share your numbering schemes/patterns?
damn dude u got some serious patience...
I did it!!! Not so big like yours!! but I did it 3 years ago!! Oh my god!! :)
and did it without restraints! Your way it's easier than mine! :(
:)
Can you show us the order of the numbers... how are they put???
can you add rope until its tight instead of tightening it, to keep the original measurements?
Great video. A final shot of the finished mat would have been nice tho.
This is beautiful but extremely time consuming. I commend you on sticking with it! Would have been nice to have seen the finished product at the end.
I would just love to make a weave carpet myself, similar to the one in the video! But in a different color climbing rope. Plus I need to have, if possible please, the pattern for the rug weave? Even though the video is 9 years ago, I just need to know if it's possible to request, in pdf format, for the pattern. Thank you.
I have an idea im not sure would work because I haven't tried this yet.
What if before I start, I twist fishing line around each individual nail once. This loop will stay in place because of the nail head. Then do the same for the rest of the nails in a tight circular shape all the way around forming a circular outline.
Then I wouldn't worry about making mistakes by means of the rope jumping the nails when I pull for more slake. The fishing line will keep it in between the correct nails.
Do you mean to wrap fishing line around the TOP of the nails - then work the rope passes UNDER the line?? and did this work out when you tried it?
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where would I find the pattern to follow ? thanks
Ashley's method is much simpler, automatically guards against mistakes, and doesn't require the numbered chart.
molto bello. very nice. thank you
very creative, thank you so much for sharing :)
Beautiful
How to make the frame? Distance between nails please?
How many nails required? Is it 33?
I would have liked to have the actual template to print out ... and to see the finished rug
Not sure what you're envisioning, but it needs to be run single strand in order to complete the full design and make the rope ends match up at the finish. Otherwise you'd only do two weaves and end up with a bight of rope somewhere in the middle. Just wouldn't work out. Thx
Como voy a saber donde van los números y cada cuantos cm van los números?
Wow - Congrat! Very interesting!
it would be nice to see the numbers,,,,how do WE know where to put them...
Damn my brain just went into overload hahaha...Awesome video for real!
Hi Mike and thanks for your video and sharing your wisdom.
I was wondering what is your opinion on the average time that takes to make this very rug, with shame rope length and diameter.
Please can you advice for both: first timers and also on experienced rug makers like yourself.
Thank you in advance for your reply!
where on earth would I find old climbing rope? and how much would it cost?
I know that there is a life limit on climbing rope but what is it?
I would be into making these but hemp and sisal costs too much
Hello! Quantos metros de corda vou usar para fazer um tapete???
There are tutorials on YT on how to design a celtick knot and from this you can make it with rope.
Wow, that is art. I would hang it on the wall and not walk on it!!! Nice job.
Would it be easier to wave four ropes at once?
can you make a large scale video for a mattress net?
Wow... That is amazing! But about how long does it take to make something like this?
Once you are done with all the weaving, what do you do with the end bits? How do you secure them? Or is it all tight enough for them to just be left hanging around?
Very nice video btw, thanks.
Yes, but how do you get the pattern down int he first place??!! I am still mystified about how to get the design diagram done!
Is there any way to build a hammock using this technique?
Yes! Im on that creative part of TH-cam again! :)
Nice work
could u please tell me the measurements of that board and between those nails?
How do I get the stenciled to pot the nails
gorgeous… and, pretty time consuming, yes? is it mediative?
Where's the finished product?!?!?
you have to make it yourself!
OMG! I have 300m of black (made by a company called Blackwater) climbing/rappelling rope that I haven't used for almost two decades and it's way past the limit (in regards to time) of safely using. Unfortunately, it's not dynamic (stretchy) rope, like you've used, but it's static (very stiff) line. Do you have any suggestions on what I could do to utilize this rope in such a nice way as you have just demonstrated? Thanks so much.
Too bad the video didn't show the final product and how to hide the ends.
Where do you get that much rope at and about how much does it cost?
Jake, I think I found a solution to your rope issue. If you purchase small bearings (similar to the ones used in skateboard wheels), and position a few (stacked on top of each other) inside the nails, you should be able to just pull the rope, similar to using pulleys.
wow, you must be a very patient man
how can i determine the number to write into the wood?
any possibility to get the scheme chart? tried to figure out my own... just failed :(
Can't post a link in comments, but if you Google 'So You Want to Make a Rope Rug', the link will be there in the results.
Thank you a million!
thank you for the tutorial
How do u have the patience to do this?
Is there any use in waving ropes?
I would like the diagram to follow if that is possible, please.
Que trabalho lindo e muito inteligente!.Por favor, Porque os números estão nesta ordem?Obrigada.