Splicing without a needle: tutorial

The coating process This short video tutorial explains what coating is and which method is best to coat your ropes yourself. A really simple and fun technique to colour your Dyneema® ropes, while protecting them from UVs, chafing, and salt.

Rope work: learning how to make a loop Splicing a textile connector: learning how to make a loop To begin, the loop is a multi-purpose textile connector that you absolutely have to know about! Indeed, reliable and multi-functional, the loop is often fitted with a cow hitch knot around a chainplate, it can also be…

The ultra-easy textile shackle without splice – the Ino-Rope style shackle It is commonly called “textile shackle”. The latter is now an essential component of modern splicing. Because they are light and robust, textile shackles have consequently surpassed their stainless steel cousin for the connection of blocks, sheets and other halyards. Therefore, numerous versions are…

Rope work : the double-braid Polyester splice The double-braided eye splice, made on a rope with a polyester core, is a must for the regular rigging of pleasure boats, to be used without moderation for halyard, sheet and tackle terminations. This video tutorial goes through all the steps to splice the core inside the sheath…

The stitched whipping | Ropework tutorial Sewed by inserting the needle several times through the rope with whipping twine,the stitched whipping is a very reliable method to fasten the cover and the core of a rope. For example, it is essential to sew the sheath to the base of a spliced eye on the core,…