“Twisted 4-strand” means that the rope is made up of four bundles of fibres (strands) that are twisted around a “soul” (core), in this case hemp twine. Each strand consists of twisted long-fibre hemp fibres. These strands are twisted together to produce a natural rope that has a great raw feel, smells somewhat like a farmyard and one with which you can play tug-of-war without as much pain as is produced by synthetic fibre ropes – unless of course you end up on the wrong side of the marker (goal line)! There are, yes, polypropylene ropes that at first glance (touch!) are hard to distinguish from a real hemp rope but as soon as you smell them, you know!

Hemp is a natural material and naturally not as durable as a synthetic fibre rope. Hemp rope, it should be noted, is also not as resistant to the ravages of weather, absorbs much more water when exposed to it and rots a lot faster. It is therefore only with these limitations in mind that long-term outdoor use of hemp rope should be considered.

The resistance to breakage for the individual diameters are as follows:

• 6 mm 260 daN (deka-Newton)
• 10 mm 710 daN (deka-Newton)
• 16 mm 1780 daN (deka-Newton) (16 mm finished or treated segments: 1680 daN)
• 25 mm 3690 daN (deka-Newton)

A rule of thumb for these specifications is as follows: The bearing capacity of a rope given in kilograms is determined by combining the resistance to breaking with a security factor that is either higher or lower depending on the intended use. As a rule, it lies between 5 and 10. If you calculate using a security factor of 8, the resulting bearing capacity for a rope with a resistance to breakage of 100 deka-Newton will be 12.5 kg (100 divided by 8). This only applies to a static load and of course only to a new, undamaged rope.

We sell hemp ropes in running meters from a roll and as finished segments in bundles, whereby the ropes are in fact somewhat different. In the case of the segments, a visible green synthetic fibre thread runs through one of the braids; this represents that the rope conforms to the EN 1261 norms pertaining to hemp fibre ropes for general service.

Free standard delivery within Germany and free collection from Modulor in Berlin for orders over 79 €.

5,95 € shipping costs, if order value is less than 79 € (DE)

2,95 € for pick-up at the store in Berlin, if order value is less than 79 €

Express and forwarding shipping

From 19 € express surcharge you will receive your order particularly quickly with standard shipping within Germany.

From 69€ is the cost of shipping within Germany. You can recognize articles with forwarding shipping in the store by the truck symbol .

Especially for Berlin

From 34.90 € courier shipping for standard and forwarding goods.

• Free returns for standard shipping within Germany
• Extended, voluntary return policy of 30 days for complete, undamaged goods in their original packaging
• You are responsible for the cost of returns for forwarding goods and returns from a country outside Germany

Excluded from returns

Excluded from returns are sections of rolled goods, cut-to-size pieces and other goods made especially for you, as well as used goods, newspapers, magazines and periodicals, Modulor vouchers and items that we do not carry in our range but have ordered at your request.

Good to know: The furniture variants in our configurators that can be delivered quickly are not cut to size, but standard formats that can be returned.