How To Make A Rope Welcome Mat

I wanted to make a rope mat so i googled how to make one.

How to make a rope welcome mat.

I decided to make a peg board loom that. There s probably enough detail here to get you started it s certainly more than i could find. In addition to the printed pattern you ll need a a couple 20 meter sections of climbing rope a piece of wood some nails and something to cut the rope and treat the ends so that they don t fray. This is the dimension of the mat when you get to step 4.

There were plenty of templates to draw to show where the rope cross and such and using nails on a board to hold it in place while you get it started. Before you start practice the braid by making a miniature version of the mat with thinner rope. My finished rope doormat. Adjustable rope mat weaving loom.

Draw a cross on the paper. In an effort to ease you through the process i ve given step by step instructions below using a clothesline to create an ocean plait knot in miniature. I strongly encourage you to make a miniature version before wrestling with the 1 2 inch diameter rope shown here. When you re ready to make the big mat cover a large work surface with kraft paper.