I've found learning how to rope braid to be a little different from the traditional three-strand braid and its variants (like the fishtail braid and the four-strand braid). Instead of looking at it ...

If you’ve ever seen a rope-braiding machine in action, you know they’re amazing machines where bobbins of thread whirl and spin in a complex dance to weave the threads under and over each other.

When the Red Bull Creation build days were past, [David] pulled us aside and asked if we wanted to see the mechanical hack he’s been working on. He built this rope braiding machine, which uses 16 ...

There are dozens of different types of rope, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. So, choosing the right type of rope for your application can make or break its performance. A rope has been a ...

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Expats partake in an immersive cultural experience event in Longkou city, Shandong province. [Photo by Xie Hongyu for chinadaily.com.cn] Longkou city in Shandong province, recently invited 23 expats ...