A classy ‘polysilk’ mooring rope!

Posted in * Customer Case Studies, Boating, Marine and Yachting | No Comments » | October 1st, 2025

We sell a lot of boat rope – from rigging and mooring to crab pot lines! So we were delighted when customer Ann Louise kindly sent us some shots of how she is using our 24mm Polysilk rope on her beautiful barge in London. Polysilk is made from synthetic fibres – multifilament polypropylene – so […]

Fitting a hook on to a pink Polysilk barrier rope

We can make up your ropes to order!

Posted in Home and Interiors | No Comments » | September 17th, 2025

We make up your ropes to order – it’s something we do regularly for customers. And we’ve got a video showing you how …. in this case 30 lengths of our vibrant pink Polysilk ropes with hooks on each end! So warehouse Richard set to work, making each length exactly 1.5 metres long, exactly as […]

Stage with 14mm synthetic hemp rope braising

Clever ways of using our synthetic hemp rope!

Posted in Uncategorised | No Comments » | August 27th, 2025

We love the clever ways of using our synthetic hemp rope that our customers send in to show us. Leeds Girl Guiding built this stage, and used our 14mm Synthetic Hemp Rope to weave the back. And hey presto, a really attractive and functional outside space. The braided rope backing means you can see through […]

Polysilk rope rail with black nickel coloured fittings from RopesDirect

We love our colourful Polysilk rope!

Posted in * Customer Case Studies, Garden & Outdoors, Home and Interiors | No Comments » | August 6th, 2025

We love our colourful Polysilk Rope! It is a refreshing change from ordinary colours – brown white and blue. And it seems our customers agree. We have just made this rather smart rope rail for a customer using our silver-coloured Polysilk rope. The fittings, two end cup plates and a centre bracket, are in black […]

Sport Rope

Posted in Uncategorised | No Comments » | June 27th, 2025

Whether you’re scaling mountains, dangling from a cliff face, battling in a PT session or striving for peak physical fitness with a daily skip workout, rope is a crucial piece of kit for many sports activities. Being able to rely on the strength and quality of sports rope is essential, guaranteeing maximum safety and leaving […]

Camping rope essentials

Posted in Uncategorised | No Comments » | June 27th, 2025

Playing an important role in both comfort and safety, tent rope needs to be 100% reliable, lightweight, and strong. It’s also important they offer high resistance to UV and abrasion, flexibility, and can withstand the elements – so that, whatever the weather, you can be confident your tent will perform. Guy ropes can be easily […]

A rose tripod using synthetic sisal from RopesDirect

Use our rope to support garden plants

Posted in Garden & Outdoors | No Comments » | June 25th, 2025

You can use our rope to support garden plants in lots of different ways. We love this really clever rope tripod made by our customer Graham, in Hampshire. He kindly sent us the photo – quite understandably he was pleased with how his DIY rose support turned out! He saw something similar and had a […]

Spring DIY projects – creative ways to use rope in home décor

Posted in Uncategorised | No Comments » | March 24th, 2025

Spring has officially sprung. Days are getting longer, the weather is improving (it is, we promise) and there’s a sense of anticipation in the air for the brighter months ahead. And here at RopesDirect, we’re more excited than most. Why? Because not only is spring a great time to declutter and revamp your living space […]

Have you ever seen so much rope?

Posted in News from RopesDirect | No Comments » | March 1st, 2025

Spare a thought for Warehouse Dan… No sooner than he clears out the warehouses here at RopesDirect, the boss goes and fills them up. And if only we knew how to write an emoji of someone slapping their head in frustration, we’d do just that! You see, rope is flying out fast as 2025 builds […]

Decking rope at Daisy Bank Touring Caravan Park

Synthetic hemp – a great choice for the great outdoors

Posted in * Customer Case Studies, Garden & Outdoors | No Comments » | February 24th, 2025

Love life outdoors? These days, ‘camping’ doesn’t necessarily mean nights under canvas … there are plenty of campsites around the UK that also offer camping pods – just like those available at Daisy Bank Touring Caravan Park. Set in the beautiful countryside of Montgomery, this adults-only campsite offers nights under either canvas or wood. Their […]

Tiger rope – a purrfect addition to our polysteel rope collection

Posted in News from RopesDirect | No Comments » | February 3rd, 2025

Here’s a new product for you to pounce on. Tiger rope. Sold by the metre, on reels and in coils, in diameters ranging from 8-24mm. This is the latest addition to our polysteel rope collection. Another fantastic choice for agricultural, marine and industrial applications, where a highly superior product is demanded – it boasts all […]

Flax hemp – a timeless choice for furniture renovations

Posted in * Customer Case Studies | No Comments » | December 27th, 2024

Flax hemp – a timeless choice for furniture renovations Flax hemp. It’s a fibre as old as time. In fact, it’s the oldest fibre known to mankind. The earliest evidence of humans using flax dates back 34,000 years – with the first traces of spun, dyed and knotted flax fibres found in a cave in […]

2024 – another great year at RopesDirect

Posted in News from RopesDirect | No Comments » | December 19th, 2024

2024 – another great year at RopesDirect So this is Christmas – and what have we done? Well, quite a lot actually. Another year over and, once again, it’s been a super busy one here at RopesDirect. Whilst our business has its roots back in the 1920s, our website has now been in operation for […]

Polysteel is the perfect replacement rope for farmyard dairy scrapers.

Posted in Fishing, Farming, Forestry | No Comments » | December 11th, 2024

Polysteel is the perfect replacement rope for farmyard dairy scrapers. Polysteel is the perfect replacement rope for farmyard dairy scrapers. And RopesDirect has the best stocks at the best prices! Why Polysteel for scrapers? Our Polysteel rope is super strong and can withstand the wet, dirty conditions of slurry in a dairy barn. Made of […]

Cheap rope available all year round at RopesDirect

Black Friday bargains all year round

Posted in News from RopesDirect | No Comments » | November 26th, 2024

Black Friday bargains all year round Online, on the high street, in your local supermarket. Black Friday deals are everywhere you look at the moment, with retailers enticing customers to bag a bargain and start their Christmas shopping early. And we know what you’re thinking… this is a blog to say we’re jumping on the […]

Rope design set in resin used as a lamp stand

It’s amazing what skilled hands can do with our rope…

Posted in * Customer Case Studies | No Comments » | November 12th, 2024

It’s amazing what skilled hands can do with our rope… Steve “Tag” Saint used to be an RNLI Coxswain and grew up with boats and ropes. Now he uses that lifetime’s experience to make some absolutely brilliant gifts and houseware. Check out our main picture – a rope design embedded in resin to create an […]

Blue polypropylene rope – buy it elsewhere, if you dare

Posted in News from RopesDirect | No Comments » | October 30th, 2024

Blue polypropylene rope – buy it elsewhere, if you dare It may be spooky season and, we’ll admit, we certainly got a bit of a fright when another(!) lorry load of blue polypropylene rope recently turned up at our warehouse. The boss has done it again; ordered tonnes of the stuff! All in different lengths […]

Sisal rope: the hairy rope that’s perfect for making chairs (and lots of other things too)

Posted in * Customer Case Studies, Crafts and Hobbies, Home and Interiors | No Comments » | August 28th, 2024

Sisal rope: the hairy rope that’s perfect for making chairs (and lots of other things too) We love it when customers send us photos of our ropes in action. It’s great to see the diverse range of ways they’re used, particularly if it’s something unique and creative. Which is why, we were absolutely delighted when […]

Everything you need to know about jute rope

Posted in Rope Knowledge | No Comments » | July 22nd, 2024

Everything you need to know about jute rope Jute rope is – and always has been – one of our ultimate best-sellers here at RopesDirect. In fact, over the last 12 months alone, our ‘Jute Rope, Cord and Twine’ collection has been viewed over 22,000 times, with products from this popular range continuously flying off […]

Garden rope – should you go natural or synthetic?

Posted in Garden & Outdoors | No Comments » | July 8th, 2024

Garden rope – should you go natural or synthetic? There’s quite a long list of ropes you could use in your garden or outdoor space. However, they can all be divided into two main categories – natural or synthetic. People frequently ask us: which type will be better for my project? But there isn’t really […]

Synthetic Sisal rope rail 18 months on - RopesDirect

Before and after – our rope is great in the garden!

Posted in * Customer Case Studies, Garden & Outdoors | No Comments » | July 3rd, 2024

Before and after – our rope is great in the garden! Here’s why our rope is great in the garden… Eighteen months ago we supplied customer Fred Fisher with some synthetic sisal (a polysteel rope) to make a rope rail in his garden. Now Fred has sent us some updated photos, showing how well it […]

Don’t monkey around when it comes to choosing the right rope!

Posted in * Customer Case Studies, Garden & Outdoors | No Comments » | June 17th, 2024

Don’t monkey around when it comes to choosing the right rope! Take Trentham Monkey Forest in Staffordshire, a 60-acre woodland that 140 free-roaming Barbary macaques call home. The sanctuary focuses on the conservation of this endangered primate. Visitors can walk the 3/4 mile path and be amazed as the monkeys live freely within the forest. […]

Decking rope – is it a DIY-friendly job?

Posted in Garden & Outdoors | No Comments » | May 29th, 2024

Decking rope – is it a DIY-friendly job? Want to add some decking rope to your garden in time for the summer? The question is: should you attempt to install it yourself or call a professional? Of course, the DIY route will require more effort and certain parts of the process can be a little […]

Decking, using 28 milimetre synthetic hemp rope from Ropes Direct

Use our videos to help get it done right!

Posted in * Customer Case Studies, Garden & Outdoors | No Comments » | April 29th, 2024

Use our videos to help get it done right! We’ve made a great range of videos to help get your DIY project done right. So you can imagine we were pretty pleased when customer Steve told us that watching one of our short films helped with his decking project. And as you can see … […]

Manila rope – a rosy option for your rose swag

Posted in Garden & Outdoors | No Comments » | April 22nd, 2024

Manila rope – a rosy option for your rose swag Looking to add a floral swag to your garden? Perhaps one featuring a stunning rose? Or colourful clematis? Or wisteria? The good news is, they’re pretty easy to make. In fact, for most people, the trickiest part of the job is choosing a rope! To […]