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You notice right away that though the materials and the tools change from place to place, it's all made the same way. There is no "right" way, just many different ways to twist fibers in one direction, then wrap them the other way.
| Country | Video | Link |
| Åland Islands | Rope making at spring fair, Åland Islands. Using a reproduction 19th Century wooden rope twister. |
https://youtu.be/p1KsDv3Yz-A |
| American West |
Horsehair 'mecate' rope maker. |
https://youtu.be/vP_yf9DE0eM |
| American West |
How the Cowboy Makes his Lariat 1917. Making hair rope with a spinner. |
https://youtu.be/CSUUsLeWYS8 |
| Australia | String Making. Hand twisting two-ply rope. |
https://youtu.be/reSdsm_W-G8 |
| Australia | The Urban-Abo Bushcraft: Cordage (Thigh-Rolling Nettle Fibers). Thigh rolling two-ply rope. |
https://youtu.be/FjvNVMVTqBg |
| Bangladesh | Hand twist jute rope making process, Bangladesh. |
https://youtu.be/CY9B5vdjzqk |
| Colombia | Apice: The Last Ropemakers Interesting bow-powered spindle. |
https://youtu.be/QhGKPt7Cq6Q |
| Denmark | Rebslageren - håndværk der forsvinder Traditional and modern (1940) ropemaking. |
https://www.danmarkpaafilm.dk/film/rebslageren |
| Denmark | Making lime bast rope at the Viking Ship Museum |
https://www.facebook.com/Vikingeskibsmuseet/videos/making-lime-bast-rope-at-the-viking-ship-museum/10153926644636487/ |
| Ecuador | Creating trenzas (braided rope) from paja in Urbina, Ecuador Twisting single-ply straw rope with only a straight stick. |
https://youtu.be/yrGxs_LRve0 |
| England | Walter Lloyd Rope Making Making rope with a three hook Jack, with a reel, and by hand. |
https://youtu.be/TSXagKiAubE |
| England | Wyedean - Making Royal Horse Artillery Horse Leads Using a Rope Walk Three-ply ropemaking with simple power tools. |
https://youtu.be/LvObdzgpkD4 |
| India | Rope Indian Village People Making in Hand work |
https://youtu.be/om4aqRWeMhw |
| Ireland | Hay Rope Making Demonstration at Dún na Sí Heritage Park Single-ply straw ropemaking with a crank. |
https://youtu.be/-LZQstQ2dIY |
| Italy | Benvenuti nell'Antica Corderia della Famiglia Verona a Thiene, Vicenza Three-ply ropemaking with a wheel driven jack. |
https://youtu.be/_5bRcnKOtSE> |
| Japan | Old Engines in Japan (Extra) 1925~1950s Straw Rope Making Machine Antique two-ply ropemaking machine. |
https://youtu.be/w8lIMAlHghQ |
| Japan | Old Japan - Making Rope by Hand Using palm twisting method. | https://youtu.be/hSQ03d2jgE0 |
| Lithuania | Rope making in Lithuania (1939) Using a reel and cranks. |
https://youtu.be/GAjbOGSCkBo |
| Mexico | Maguey : plant of a thousand uses. Maguey, also known as Sisal. |
https://youtu.be/RhvUuymZ0L4 |
| Mongolia | Camel Hair Rope Foal Halter (2009) Hand twisting two-ply hair rope. |
https://youtu.be/AwcgAm6Dc1k |
| Netherlands | A lost Craft - Traditional rope making Four-ply (shroud laid) rope on a small rope-walk. |
https://youtu.be/d53_S89owZg |
| Norway | Lime Bast Rope From tree to rope. |
https://vimeo.com/195692949/description |
| Norway | Making a four strand rope of tarred hemp 19th Century ropewalk. |
https://youtu.be/Bquft1_ezIs |
| Peru | Ancient Quechua tradition preserved in the Q'eswachaka Bridge (Andes, Peru) Making the famous Inca rope bridge. |
https://youtu.be/x8jw3EtNP-s |
| Philippines | Abaka Rope Making. Making Manilla (Abaca) rope with a reel. |
https://youtu.be/i5Cu7I5Rejg |
| Scotland | Da Makkin O' a Keshie Two strand, hand twisted straw rope. |
https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/1127 |
| Spain | Cuerdas y sogas artesanas elaboradas con fibras vegetales Breaking, skutching, hatchelling, spinning, and laying rope. |
https://youtu.be/sfaLUi-qtnA |
| Sweden | The Rope Walk - Traditional Rope Making for a Swedish East India Ship. Another 19th Century ropewalk. |
https://youtu.be/bYR8Ocw-Fko |
| Switzerland | Bäuerliche Seilerei (1966) | Hanfseil-Herstellung auf einem Bauernhof in der Schweiz. Family farm ropemaking. |
https://youtu.be/E_LYRDi6Zsc |
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