Manila Rope Doormats

All of my mats are made with a single piece of 1/2” Manila rope.

Manila rope is cordage made from plant fibre. The rope itself is made in the Philippines hence Manila being the capital city of the Philippines. The fibre comes from the 'Abaca' (Musa Textilis) which is a relative of the Plantain Banana. It is the same plant fibre that is used to make the yellow Manila envelopes. Manila rope is treated with a mineral oil which protects the fibre. It is the mineral oil that gives manila rope it's distinctive smell.

I weave the mats loose at first because the rope swells when it gets wet. If I were to weave them any tighter then I do, the mats would buckle as the rope swells. The mats will shrink a bit as the rope swells and tightens. I am not sure exactly what the shrinkage rate is. The holes will close up to about 1/4 of their size.

A few of the designs are traditional Celtic and/or nautical designs but most are either expansions upon traditional designs, or my own original creations in which I use combinations of traditional elements.

I have divided my mats into four basic shapes. Rectangles, octagons, hexagons, and circles. These basic shapes can be expanded to larger sizes. The pattern contained within the shapes are combinations of crosses, hearts, loops, pinwheels, helixes, braids, twists, etc… The different patterns can be woven into the different shaped mats. I also do custom work so if there is a combination of size, shape and pattern that you are looking for, that I do not stock, let me know and I will try to draw something up.

Do not limit yourself to the designs on my website but do know that there are a few limitations to what I can do.



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