Before you start practice the braid by making a miniature version of the mat with thinner rope.
How to make a rope welcome mat.
I strongly encourage you to make a miniature version before wrestling with the 1 2 inch diameter rope shown here.
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.
It should have a 33 inch vertical line and a 12 1 4 inch horizontal line.
There s probably enough detail here to get you started it s certainly more than i could find.
Draw a cross on the paper.
I decided to make a peg board loom that.
This is the dimension of the mat when you get to step 4.
You ll also find there a list of the materials and tools you ll need to make the rug mat.
My finished rope doormat.
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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.
Adjustable rope mat weaving loom.