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Email: erinhoudini@erinhoudini.comPhone: 862-200-ROPE
Weeknights and weekend afternoons are usually the best times to find me, and I usually respond to emails within 24 hours.
Synthetic and cotton rope can go in the washing machine along with your regular color wash (if it's your first wash, some dye may run). Place it in the included laundry bag unbundled or daisy-chained, wash on cool or lukewarm, then hang to dry or do it put it in the dryer on low heat. Hemp rope must be washed by hand with a gentle detergent like Woolite and hung to dry under tension.
Yes, if you do it excessively or use harsh detergents. Generally you should only wash your rope if you really need to, and only put it in the dryer if you really want to soften it.
They shouldn't, just don't wash them excessively or leave them in the sun. I try to choose dyes with good washfastness. If you feel your ropes are fading just from normal wear, contact me.
Bundle it up and keep it somewhere away from moisture. Do NOT daisy-chain your rope (especially not hemp rope) for storage, as this can leave your rope awkwardly kinked up.
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Everything you see is either already in stock or made to order. Occasionally, I will need to order a new dye or wait for the new shipment of rope to come in, which takes an extra week.
Yes, but they're not nearly as bright. Emerald Green, Electric Blue, Lilac Lavender, and Dark Lavender do glow a little bit. I'm working on producing a variation of Sky Blue with moderate UV fluorescence.
Not currently, but I definitely plan to carry at least suspension rings. If a lot of people ask for something, I'll start carrying it.
I order wholesale from domestic rope manufacturers. I have it specifically made for softness and flexibility.
The ends of my synthetic ropes are heat-sealed and solid. If you'd like your rope ends done differently, contact me and I can probably do it.
No, though I should soon be getting some 9/32" (7mm) solid braid nylon, which is something I'm pretty sure no one else out there carries, as I'm having the manufacturer custom make it for me. If I get enough requests for a given diameter, I will start to stock it. The most likely candidate would be 1/8" solid braid nylon, to be used similarly to paracord.
Currently, only solid braid nylon is available, but I'm planning on expanding into hemp, cotton, and MFP by the end of 2011. Everything will be solid braid, except hemp, which will be twisted.
There's a lot of variance between manufacturers for any given fiber, but generally speaking: Solid braid nylon and MFP are strong, durable, inexpensive, and low-maintenance. Nylon is softer, more flexible, and comes in a wider variety of colors. MFP is even less expensive, but a little plastic-feeling and only comes in limited colors. Hemp is strong, has almost no stretch or give, and grips very well, but is high-maintenance and more expensive. Cotton is soft, inexpensive, and grips well, but isn't strong enough for safe suspension. In addition to different fibers, ropes also come in different styles of construction, summarized here.
Yes, and international shipping is free on orders over $300! Otherwise, it's $10 on 1/4" Beginner Sets, while all other sets are $20 flat to Canada and $30 flat globally.
USPS Priority Mail, flat rate boxes.
It takes 1-7 days for me to make all the ropes in a given order, so the total turnaround time from me receiving payment to you receiving your rope is about 5-10 days for domestic orders and 2-3 weeks for international orders.
Yes, though extra fees may apply depending on how quickly you need it and whether your order is in stock or needs to be made from scratch.
Then you get a $10 discount, as long as you pay cash!
See the styles & pricing page for a complete breakdown. What is your return policy?
If you are unsatisfied with your rope, return it within 7 days of receiving it and I'll give you a full refund, provided the rope is still in good-as-new condition. You may also exchange your rope for a different set instead. Buyer pays all shipping expenses.
If it's only a few, yes. I can't send out full sets of color samples since it takes quite a while to cut and dye all those little pieces.
Yes! Contact me to negotiate.
Yes! Contact me if you're interested in selling my rope.
Try reloading the page and telling the browser to allow blocked content, scripts, Javascript, or ActiveX controls. Yes, it's safe. If you still can't get it to work, email or call me and describe your order.
Probably, but I'll have to learn some PHP first in order to make sure the set creator can get along with whatever plugin I decide on using.
Me! I did it from the ground up, did all the code (no templates or content management systems), and did all the graphics and photographs.
