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Ropemakers Guilds
There is a serious dearth of information relating to the subject of rope making up to about the 1700s. This guild will serve as an educational tool for schools, youth groups, and non-profit service organizations. Finally, these are subjects that interest us and we wish to share this interest with others.Regional Guilds and Groups
Aragon Ropemaker's Guild
Guildmaster: John RoperJohn Roper (aka John Nelson) first learned about rope making as a boy scout in the mid-1960s and as an adult re-discovered it in 1997 when he went with a troop of Boy Scouts to a Civil War re-enactment in Calico, California. There he met Sean, a participant with a rope machine built by his father. Sean was making sisal rope for anyone who wanted to participate in the demonstration. John was hooked (literally). He acquired a machine, delved into making his own machines, sought out antique rope making gear and purchased it, researched the history of the craft, joined a Medieval re-creation group and formed a rope making guild based upon one formed in the 13th century in Bridport, England, and now spends most of his available time either making rope, making machines, or doing demonstrations at Renaissance Fairs, schools, Scouts and hospitals. [from their web site]
