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  2. Rope - Wikipedia

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    Rope may be constructed of any long, stringy, fibrous material (e.g., rattan, a natural material), but generally is constructed of certain natural or synthetic fibres. [1] [2] [3] Synthetic fibre ropes are significantly stronger than their natural fibre counterparts, they have a higher tensile strength, they are more resistant to rotting than ropes created from natural fibres, and they can be ...

  3. Twine - Wikipedia

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    Twine is a strong thread, light string or cord composed of string in which two or more thinner strands are twisted, and then twisted together . The strands are plied in the opposite direction to that of their twist, which adds torsional strength to the cord and keeps it from unravelling. This process is sometimes called reverse wrap. [1]

  4. String (structure) - Wikipedia

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    Twine is a light string or strong thread composed of two or more smaller strands or yarns twisted, and then twisted together. More generally, the term can be applied to a cord. Natural fibres used for making twine include cotton, sisal, jute, hemp, henequen, and coir. A variety of synthetic fibres are also used.

  5. Yarn - Wikipedia

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    It is often wound using a swift, a standing contraption that holds a yarn hank without obstruction and spins on a central axis to facilitate yarn ball winding [35] There are two subtypes of hanks: twisted and folded. A twisted hank is a hank that has been twisted into a rope braid.

  6. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Shroud knot – a multi-strand bend knot used to join two ends of laid (or twisted) rope together; Siberian hitch – used to attach a rope to an object; Simple knot – (four-in-hand knot) a method of tying a necktie; Simple Simon over – used for joining two lines; Simple Simon under – used for joining two lines. It is more secure than the ...

  7. Bowstring - Wikipedia

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    It is more trouble to make; the short length, towards one end, that will form the loop is reverse-twisted first. The ends of each bundle are then laid into the main length of the bundles, which are reverse-twisted in turn. The Japanese bowstring is made by reverse-twisting in different directions in the core and outer layers of the string.

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