Material study forthcoming
Mitsuki
Not yet available6 mm · Multi-ply · Loose-lay · S-twist
Japanese jute rope · Cut from 1 m (3 ft 3 in) to 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Rope is a line
that carries information.
In kinbaku, tension can be read through fiber: a change in breath, a shift of weight, the answering pressure of another hand. We sell rope by measured sections, with its construction and limits stated plainly.
The rope
Each rope has its own hand
Ply, twist, and lay determine how a rope bends, holds shape, and transmits small changes under the hand.
Measured, not assumed
What the numbers tell us
Diameter names the rope’s width. Ply describes how many primary elements form it. Lay describes how tightly those elements are wound. Twist names their direction.
A supplier’s breaking load describes new rope under test conditions. It is not a safe working load, and it falls with knots, wear, damage, and age.