Jute Rope: What it is, as used for needlework, from which the twine is made - questions about this material arise quite often. Interior designers highly appreciate the decorative properties of this twine, its versatility, naturalness and environmental friendliness. You can deal with the features of the jute rope and make your first crafts by using detailed master classes for beginner needlewomen.
What it is?
Jute rope - a rope weaving product, a retire of 2 or 3 lived. It is made of jooty yarn, which looks very similar to hemp or pass. With its appearance, this product is largely obliged to sailors who needed durable and strong ropes for equipping courts. Jute production is concentrated in Asia and Indochier. Bangladesh and India are considered to be leaders in the processing of natural raw materials, the remaining producers even in total do not grow so many plants of this kind.
Jute rope Comes in bobbins. The twine can have a twisted or wicker type of jingle of threads, raw materials for its production is completely vegetable, prepared by a special way: exposed and dried outdoors.
Characteristic and composition
Jute rope is made of fibrous material of plant origin. Depending on the type of product, it may be a thick rope with a diameter of 48 mm or a thin twine at 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16 mm. It uses the green shoots of the plant called Jute, which are grown in high humidity in a tropical or subtropical climate. With proper processing, raw materials are distinguished by high gap strength, retains elasticity and softness.
Jute bank cord can be Polished or ordinary . The description of this material gives a complete picture of its characteristics. According to the requirements of GOST, it must have a single-end or two-dimensional structure, manufactured from 100% natural raw materials. The characteristic difference of such twine is a specific fragrance. Often the product smells even after multiple washing.
Also, bank cords do not accumulate static electricity, braided products are used as an interventory insulation.
For industrial types of jute rope, an important parameter is Tweight strength. It varies in the range from 200 to 1600 kgf, the difference between household goods and technical purposes is really great. Twine for home use is supplied in reels of 50, 100, 500 meters. Find out how much weighs the rope you can, if you study its marking: for example, an indicator of 1200 texes means that 1000 m is 1.2 kg. Large bobbins are pretty sweaty, from 5 kg or more, in them most often supplied with jute ropes.
Color spectrum Knital twine is quite wide. You can find white, red, green threads painted with special compositions. In natural form, the material has a coloring from pale straw to saturated gray-brown. Water-plated clay rope harness, wicker or twisted, is used as a seal when entering the cable into the pipe. Here this material acts as an insulator, against water stagnation.
Features of choice
About what twine is better to choose and how to replace the usual hemp, many needlewomen are conceived. Jute twine presented on sale in a wide range is really well suited for decorative use. Its thread is very durable, well sufficiently knitting or weaving.
A twisted cord is not so much divided into fibers, like other cable goods, provides convenience in operation.
To avoid mistakes in the selection of a jewel rope, it is important to remember the next moments.
- For products that need to have a clear form, threads are needed by a density of 1680-1870 Tex. They are suitable for knitting and pumping. You can create products in 1 thread or in 2, make baskets with the highest rigidity of the frame.
- 1120 Tex - average. From such a juse rope, you can knit bags and other accessories, create interior decor.
- Jute with an indicator 560 Tex Used to create products that must have a loose structure. It allows you to make knitting more voluminous and air.
- It is important to pay attention to the presence of smell. Technical species of such ropes are impregnated with oil, which has a rather strong specific smell. The natural aroma of Jute is also there, but it is not so strong.
- The degree of durability of the material. The smoother - polished jute. The usual thread is pretty fibrous, you need to look at the degree of its loosenness and other characteristics more carefully. The polished form is not a round, but flattened.
- Appearance. The rope or twine in the serpent should not be expressed irregularities, extraneous inclusions. The color of the highest quality decorative raw materials is white-golden, at low-grade it is rich-brown.
- Number of threads. They can be 1, 2, 3 or more - the higher this number, the thicker the rope. For decorative application there is enough two-dimensional and three-dimensional twine.
These are the main characteristics to pay attention to when buying a jute twine or thread. After purchasing certain practical experience, finding the material of optimal quality when buying will be much easier.
Application
Jute rope is widely used in various spheres of life. It is quite popular in construction and when laying communications as a seal. From it is made by an interventic insulation, insulation at the entrance to the pipes. It is suitable for the winding of structures in other areas of construction - the material is not afraid of long-staying in the sun, open air, they can be attached to the suspension parts. Made of jute washed wick serves long.
Most often, the jute rope is applied in needlework. Twisted fibers form an interesting texture that is easy to emphasize other elements in the interior.
For needlework, suitable as a color thread, and ordinary twine, which can Easily toned with acrylic paints. With the help of a twine of this type, you can make a table with elements of ethnic style, perform the finish of the PUPPIC, wrap the round capacity, turning it into the original vase.
During the postal shipment, the Jute Used when bandageing boxes and parcels. This nuance today is actively using marketers, making gift retrocompositions from crafted paper and gray-brown twine. Applied Jute Rope and Shibari - This Japanese art involves a special form of personal relationship, implying partner's binding. But such exotic practices are not very common in Russia. In addition, the rope is more suitable for them, not a narrow and thin twine.
Master classes for beginners
To work with jute ropes, you need to have some idea about this material. It can be combined with a thermopystole, PVA glue or other compositions on a water basis, binding weaving or just a crochet, knitting needles. The finished product from Jute can be easily painted at home with your own hands. That's just before work It is recommended to prepare the material: Get rid of the smell and soften too hard cord will help washing.
Simple master classes are suitable for those who want to try themselves in needlework from Jute. We can weave the simplest products - mats, home decorations. As experience accumulates, the master will win patterns, find out how to glue or connect without a node ends of the rope.
Simple mat
For work, only fat jew rope and threads for the connection will be required. The base is formed by turning the rope on the spiral on the plane. In this case, each layer of the product is stitched by durable threads providing the necessary connection. Glue here is better not to use because it will give extra hardness. The number of turns depends on the size and configuration of the rug - you can give it an oval shape or rounded, make a large or miniature.
Kogtetchka
With domestic cats, the problem of the stratification of their claws stands in front of the owner rather acutely. In order for the animal to satisfy its instincts and did not spoil the furniture, you have to invent alternative options. For example, Create with your own hands a solid and aesthetic bracket . The easiest option is made using glue and bases of wood or thick plywood. It is firmly wrapped with jute, starting from below.
The rope is fixed with the help of a thermoclaus or pva on the surface of the base. Upon completion of the winding, you need to secure the end - you can use a staple bracket. Below to attach a steady base, at the top - a small platform from plywood or a cat house. The finished bracket must be good, especially if PVA glue was used.
Attract the attention of a pet to a new accessory will help the lubrication of the rope with feline mint extract.
Organizer
To store stationery, you can make an original organizer from Jute. For work you will need:
- leg-split;
- scissors;
- paint and varnish on acrylic basis;
- Glue - PVA, "Master", "Titan", "Atlant";
- protective gloves;
- Silicone mat for work;
- The basis of a rectangular or cylindrical shape.
When creating an organiser, the coil with jute and the blank are installed on the desktop. A glue is applied to the surface of the material. Jute twine is attached to it. When winding the blank is put on the rug and rotates around its axis. The coil with thread at the same time remains stationary, it can be installed on the pin holder.
When the next layer is wedging the next layer, the previous one is slightly pressed against it. So manages to make a navigation quite dense. The bottom part is also covered with a rope, you need to act from the edges to the center. The finished organizer can be painted, cover with varnish, reorganize with natural materials - shells, stones, coffee grains.
About how to make a bag of jute rope with your own hands, see the next video.