Start by making a loop.
How to make a ocean plait rope mat.
We will start with an overhand knot.
I used 24 feet 7 3 meters of rope to make a 3 pass version of the mat.
Thread the same a similar colour to your rope.
It looks similar to the ocean plait mat but it is a longer mat.
For this project you will need to first pick your rope.
About 8 2m of rope with roughly a 10mm diameter.
I used paracord 550 which produces a nice small decorative mat.
Pull the left cord through the loop.
The possibilities for these are endless.
The mat was made using 1 4 inch 6 mm hemp rope.
Each mat starts with an overhand knot and can be lengthened merely by using longer loops and crossing them over each other again.
Four complete turns are shown in the animation.
362 is a member of a large family of symmetrical mats made by weaving the ends.
Ocean plait mat tutorial.
In this video i show you how to tie the ocean plait mat which is one of the most popular rope mats out there.
The ocean plait mat abok 2243 p.
For a 3 pass version i used up about 7 feet of cord.
Let s make an ocean plait mat.
A knife preferably a hot knife but it doesn t matter too much to cut the rope.
The tightness of the original knot determines the number of additional.
Ocean plait mats make excellent hot pads cushion covers door mats you name it.
This mat works great under hot dishes right ou.
I learned how to tie this knot by using the guide at animated knots and got my initial inspiration for this from a blog post by stormdrane from 2007.