Ropework photos

[Homburg]

I'm glad that some stuff still works, and that people still get some use out of this thread. Keep it up!

 

[sinnamon]

I've got to spend some time reading through this post! I LOVE ropework, though never knew anyone who played with it, so never got to try it out.

 

[Homburg]

Looks I may be retiring some ropes. How annoying. Some of my natural fiber ropes apparently got a mildew bloom or something. They look fine, but are making both myself and MIS sneeze whenever they're brought out.

HIGHLY annoying. One shot causes the reaction the worst, one is moderate (but has also taken on a nasty twist to the point of being nigh unusable), and haven't really tried the third. I'm nervous to, as the third set is my hemp set, and primary lines for suspension.

And none of this stuff was cheap either, which is even more annoying.

Have to do some research to see if I can do something to correct the issue.

 

[Shankara20]

Have to do some research to see if I can do something to correct the issue.

DAMN!

I have no direct experience but wonder if a washing in the machine with hot water and vinegar in the holder normally used for bleach and softener might do the trick? It works to get the mildew smell out of our towels.

I was about to suggest a hot dryer ride following the wash, but am concerned of shrinkage.

Good rope is a terrible thing to waste

 

[Homburg]

I think I'll try a multi-prong approach. Wash with vinegar, hang dry, and exposure to sunlight over a solid period. The latter presumes I get a good day to do this of course, but I've used sunlight to whack mold/mildew before.

 

[BiBunny]

I think I'll try a multi-prong approach. Wash with vinegar, hang dry, and exposure to sunlight over a solid period. The latter presumes I get a good day to do this of course, but I've used sunlight to whack mold/mildew before.

Lysol?

I have no idea what the ingredients in the Lysol would do to the rope, but I do know Lysol will kill mold/mildew.

 

[Homburg]

Trying to avoid chemicals as much as possible. With the nature of dense, tightly-wound fibers, it is exceedingly difficult to remove chemicals once they are in place. Vinegar is a less of a worry to me because it's organic and not likely to cause a reaction.

 

[Shankara20]

I think I'll try a multi-prong approach. Wash with vinegar, hang dry, and exposure to sunlight over a solid period. The latter presumes I get a good day to do this of course, but I've used sunlight to whack mold/mildew before.

Sunlight is great!!!!

 

[Sweetdaisymae]

bicarb of soda is pretty good for cleaning really stubborn stuff

 

[rida]

Late but here are my 2 yens ^_^
Try boiling the rope. The temperature should be enough to kill the mold and it should not damage the rope. Then hang to dry, possibly with some tension. Then oil/cure as you prefer and burn off the "hairs".
Hope you can salvage your rope!



(So glad to see you back )

 

[Homburg]

I'll be trying various things, thanks for the suggestions.

Rida, if you can get a line on tasty twist out, that'd be lovely too. I've been hanging one with a 35# weight, but it.s been only so successful.

 

[rida]

I'll be trying various things, thanks for the suggestions.

Rida, if you can get a line on tasty twist out, that'd be lovely too. I've been hanging one with a 35# weight, but it.s been only so successful.

I fear the only way, short of rethreading the whole rope is to try to pull/push the twist toward the ends. Or cut it off and end up with 2 shorter ropes.

Still will try to pick the brain of some local ^_^

 

[horny4incest]

I've found the Holy Grail of Lit!!!!

 

[Sweetdaisymae]

first try

I tried self tying, which was harder than expected when my cats thought that the 10m of rope trailing about was great to try to eat.
Anyhow, this was probably my most successful tie.
http://forum.literotica.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1166042&d=1358265836

 

[rida]

I'll be trying various things, thanks for the suggestions.

Rida, if you can get a line on tasty twist out, that'd be lovely too. I've been hanging one with a 35# weight, but it.s been only so successful.

I fear the only way, short of rethreading the whole rope is to try to pull/push the twist toward the ends. Or cut it off and end up with 2 shorter ropes.

Still will try to pick the brain of some local ^_^

Spoke with some locals and this has been what they said:
Since the rope is tied off at the ends, any kink and loosening is just because the tension got unbalanced. So it is a question of rebalancing the twist.
A quick and easy way is to "iron" the rope by pulling it under a round metal bar, rolling it back and fort a piece at the time until you get to the end.

As for what I suggested, reboiling and reconditioning was a no go.

There is another method too where you pull the rope tightly trough your hands from the middle to the ends and back, but I think I missed the trick detail.

Hope it helps!

 

[Loverskitten]

Wasn't sure where to put these. They're stunning (those bodies too)
Shibari fashion
http://m.9gag.com/gag/azbd7mj