The Hawes-based ropemakers had been in business for more than a century so its demise was another blow for a craft classified as “endangered” by the Heritage Craft Association. All Sections ...

One of the country’s last traditional ropemakers has closed its doors – bringing to an end centuries of the craft in the Yorkshire Dales town of Hawes. Did you know with a Digital subscription ...

Opening the door to her workshop in the Yorkshire ... The 56 year old says the ancient craft is a trade she fell into when the owners of Outhwaites Ropemakers in Hawes offered her a job with a ...

This week marks two years since Kefi Ropemakers took the keys to their premises in North Yorkshire and embarked on their Rope-making venture, following the closure of Outhwaites Ropemakers in ...

This week marks two years since Kefi Ropemakers took the keys to their premises in North Yorkshire and embarked on their Rope-making venture, following the closure of Outhwaites Ropemakers in ...

Caroline Rodgers says she is one of only 11 traditional ropemakers left in the country. Let us know you agree to data collection on AMP. We and our partners use technologies, ...

Ropemaker Caroline Rodgers, pictured in her workshop in Askrigg, Wensleydale, says she is one of only 11 traditional ropemakers in the UK Opening the door to her workshop in the Yorkshire Dales ...