Check out this cool Antique bed re-roped with Bulk Hemp Warehouse 1/4" hemp rope.

We aren't sure when they stopped using ropes to hold up mattresses, but they were used at least until the early 1800's.

That is the vintage of the bed in the picture. The earlier beds had holes along the bed rails that the ropes went through, instead of around the pegs.

There is a wooden tool called the bed key - it has a forked bottom. They would insert the tool around the ropes along the sides of the bed and twist to tighten the ropes, re-tying the end of the rope.

It is thought that "sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite" comes from tightening the ropes on these style of beds! And they were likely made with hemp rope!

Thanks to Wendy from the ​Essex Historical Society for providing us with the images and background on this cool hemp rope application!

This humble pet shop in Humboldt, California is stepping up their game for their customers and most importantly for the furry friends they serve!

Humboldt Pet Supply is offering four options for their Romanian Hemp Rope Tug Toy - for all sized canines.

If you haven't already got your furry friend one of these awesome tug-a-rope chew toys then visit HumboldtPetSupply.com today! They will be so happy you did!

A lovely couple (Rebecca & Jim) out of Batavia, Illinois are the owner operators of Spring Valley Lodges where they're making canvas tents for reenactors. Most of their customers portray the 1700's through the mid 1800's. Up until recently, they only supplied sisal-based ropes to support their customer's tents.

They are a small business and always on the look out for a better quality product that is affordable and they recently started looking for a source of Hemp Rope as it is "period correct" for their time periods and YES, that matters to some of their customers.

Enjoy their website and feel free to ask them any questions that you might have, and especially contact them if you are needing some hemppen reenactment pieces!
www.springvalleylodges.com

Another awesome product to keep your dog safe and having a great time!

Gavin Cooper, from Ohio, has come up with a way to solve two problems, with hemp rope! First of all, Gavin has been making paracord dog leashes and collars for a while now and selling them at craft shows and local stores in his area.

He's making dog toys out the 1/2 inch hemp rope and a lacrosse ball. He noticed that he could not keep his dog away from his lacrosse balls when he was practicing. 

She would steal them and he'd have to chase her all over the yard to try and retrieve it. So to solve that problem he took his la crosse ball and attached it to the hemp rope! At first he started making dog tugs and retrieving toys with 'paracord' but he worried that the strings might be harmful for dogs if accidentally left alone with the dog.

He searched all over the internet and found hemp rope and how people concerned with making sure their dog's toy were organic used it to make high quality pet toys. That was exactly what Gavin was looking for! 

Lacrosse balls are virtually indestructible (and not dangerous like tennis balls) and hemp rope is easily digestible for dogs and does not get stuck in their stomachs like cotton rope does.

Dogs love the earthy smell of hemp rope as well! He sells them locally and also through his Facebook page, and on Etsy.

Support Gavin and help your dog have a better quality of life with hemp rope!

Here are the two places you can pick up some hemp dog toys:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CoopsK9Cords
https://www.facebook.com/k9cords

"Thank you for providing a good quality, fabulously priced hemp rope so my son can make his dog toys and sell them for a reasonable price!" - Tricia Cooper, Gavin's Mom

If you have any questions for Gavin about his hemp dog toys, leashes or collars
feel free to give him a ring today: (513) 519-2778