A mammoth ivory tool unearthed in central Europe has offered a peek at how teamwork enabled Stone Age folks to make thick, sturdy ropes. Excavations and sediment screening at southwestern Germany’s ...

Rope making is classified an endangered craft, featured on charity Heritage Crafts "Red List" of trades and skills at risk of extinction. Traditional ropemaking techniques include using a ropewalk, a ...

Though some may see rope as a mundane product, viewers were captivated to watch the process to make it by hand in a video that has gone viral on the Reddit forum "Damn That's Interesting." "Rope ...

Years ago, archaeologists found a 35,000-year-old ivory artifact in a cave in Germany. Now, a study identified it as tool for weaving thicker ropes. Photo from H. Jensen and University of Tübingen via ...

Nevella Parris, age 10, spun a hand crank to wind three strings together, forming a colorful foot-long strand of rope for herself Wednesday at the Spokane County Interstate Fair, while Phil Kuhnkey ...

The first pitch of High Exposure is moderate, 180 feet of 5.4 climbed in either two short or one long pitch to the Grand Traverse or “GT” ledge under a large roof. Pitch 2 is the goods, 60 feet of 5.6 ...

PLYMOUTH – Historic Plymouth has several museums dedicated to the Pilgrim experience. Only one tells the story of its immigrant workers. The Plymouth Cordage Museum in the Cordage Commerce Center in ...

Life is full of surprises. Laura Vallo might know that more than most. There are good surprises, like having sold her rope art pieces to people across the country. It’s even a nice surprise that she’s ...

Andrew and Heather Cumpstone were inspired to set up Kefi Ropemakers after the closure of long-standing rope-makers Outhwaites [BBC] "There's hardly any of us now, but each town would have their own ...