Splicing without a needle: tutorial

Lashing : tutorial With a lashing, you can do anything: replace block shackles, Jackline turnbuckles or even standing rigging ones. This practical tutorial with videos, teaches you the basics of lashing and provides several methods to accomplish them, with plenty of tips to help you ! Lashing : The basics A lashing with a Dyneema®…

How to make a short and robust strop ? When you want to make a short Dyneema® braided strop, to fix a mainsail block and tackle, for example, you could be inclined to shorten the spliced length. A very bad idea because splices could slip! Nevertheless, there is a simple solution for making a short…

How do you make a textile shackle? The textile shackle is the star of modern splicing. Effectively ,as it is very light and robust, it has overtaken its stainless steel cousin for fixing blocks, sheets, halyards, etc.  However, numerous versions are available on the market today. In short, we provide a tried and approved classic…

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…

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…