r/ArtisanVideos • u/tke248 • Jul 20 '22

Textile Crafts Traditional Spanish Handmade Ropes from Hemp [17:41]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfaLUi-qtnA
323 Upvotes

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u/Evilchem Jul 20 '22

Hunter S. Thompson making rope. The video I didn't know I needed.

7

u/machlangsam Jul 20 '22

I was halfway through making hemp rope when the mescaline kicked in...

18

u/Hajajy Jul 20 '22

I have no need for rope like that... But for some reason after watching them I have a deep seated desire to buy it.

5

u/Clamps55555 Jul 20 '22

I too need some of this rope for no real reason other than to say this rope is mine.

1

u/Hajajy Jul 20 '22

Precisely!

2

u/tke248 Jul 20 '22

Well if you ever want to sail a pirate ship it could be useful

8

u/rafamunez Jul 20 '22

Didn't know Jim Lahey had an older brother making handmade rope in Spain.

5

u/barkerhunter09 Jul 20 '22

“You know what a shit rope is, Julian? It’s a rope covered in shit…”

1

u/anxiousgothgirl Jul 20 '22

I went to the comments to see if anyone else thought that was him so thank u

3

u/TeeTaylor Jul 21 '22

This sent me down the best rabbit hole. Thank you

3

u/lightningusagi Jul 21 '22

Domingo got all dressed up for his appearance.

3

u/Giraffe_13 Jul 21 '22

I'm spanish too and this was so wholesome to see.

2

u/[deleted] Jul 21 '22

I mean who doesn't do physical labor in a field while wearing a bulky turtleneck sweater.

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u/BandsAMakeHerDance2 Jul 21 '22

Hemp was also used on a ford way back when to determine how it faired vs steel. Hemp won the battle, but corporate American won the war.

1

u/Tirad4 Jul 21 '22

Rope lore! Whooa

1

u/LengthinessFew8726 Jul 22 '22

Saw this video on fb and it is what got me to find this sub. I love it!

1

u/DefinitelyNotSong Jul 22 '22

Looks amazing!