Hemp Lines

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All hemp within the Conservatoire has been measured and marked to stock sizes of 20m, 30m, 44m and 60m. What we use for this is standard 14mm Manila with a breaking strain of 100kg.

The markings used take the form of traditional finishing terms called whipping and serves two purposes;
1: Easy identification of rope lengths when laid out or coiled, and
2: Prevention of fraying and damage, thereby reducing the need to cut and therefore shorten the rope to retidy the ends
The two common types found are the common/standard/simple whipping which is a basic simple process of finishing rope and sailmakers whipping, which is a stronger, more durable form of finishing rope.

Here is an example of common whipping

All Images below will show Sailmakers Whipping.

All the hemp has been colour coded to enable easy identification of length. These are marked as;

Blue - 44m
White - 30m
Red - 20m
Green - 60m