Gem Bowes · Tightrope KnotsGem Bowes learned to make rope at Arthur Beale, the Shaftesbury Avenue chandlery that has been splicing line since 1500-something. She works now from a Cambridge studio, hand-spinning flax and dead-stock yarn for dog leads, doorstops, juggling balls.
Gem Bowes learned to make rope at Arthur Beale, the Shaftesbury Avenue chandlery that has been splicing line since 1500-something. She works now from a Cambridge studio, hand-spinning flax and dead-stock yarn for dog leads, doorstops, juggling balls.
Door stop made from hand laid rope tied in a manrope knot. Made from soft cotton yarn for a plush, squishy feel, with iron balls to give it a good weight.
Door stop made from hand laid rope tied in a manrope knot. Made from soft cotton yarn for a plush, squishy feel, with iron balls to give it a good weight.
