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Step 2Roll out your lines of daisy chain where you are going to make your rope
Find a space that is a little longer as the rope you want to make.
This rope maker has three hooks, some have four or more.
Attach the rope to one of the hooks (hook A on the diagram) on your ropemaking machine and roll out a line of bags for a little farther than the rope you want to make. Try 10-15% more. Loop this first line around one arm of your paddle, which should also have three arms. Bring this line back to the rope making machine and loop it around the next hook (hook B) moving counter- clockwise (or clockwise as long as you're consistent). Bring that back to the paddle and loop it around the next arm moving clockwise. Continue going back and forth until you re-connect to the hook you started with. Tie the end of your rope to the beginning.
Once you have laid out the strands take the three loops around the paddle arms and hook them onto one hook that will spin freely.
This rope maker has three hooks, some have four or more.
Attach the rope to one of the hooks (hook A on the diagram) on your ropemaking machine and roll out a line of bags for a little farther than the rope you want to make. Try 10-15% more. Loop this first line around one arm of your paddle, which should also have three arms. Bring this line back to the rope making machine and loop it around the next hook (hook B) moving counter- clockwise (or clockwise as long as you're consistent). Bring that back to the paddle and loop it around the next arm moving clockwise. Continue going back and forth until you re-connect to the hook you started with. Tie the end of your rope to the beginning.
Once you have laid out the strands take the three loops around the paddle arms and hook them onto one hook that will spin freely.
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