What is it?

[AdmiralAdama]

Looks like baling twine.

AA

 

[fleur07]

A basket, made of twine, it holds goodies

 

[stranding]

Looks like baling twine.

AA

No not baling twine.

 

[stranding]

A basket, made of twine, it holds goodies

No not a basket but this material could be used to make one.
Here're another two shots:

 

[stranding]

No not a basket but this material could be used to make one.
Here're another two shots:

A clue: admirals should know about this...
And another view:

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Mooring rope?
AA

 

[scifan57]

Sisal rope,traditionally used by navies and merchant ships. It would have been made by a rope maker in a rope walk. Made of sisal fiber from an Agave plant.

 

[scifan57]

Important Announcement:

Early this morning,What is it? Passed Dream Heights's Neighbor code to move into 8th place in the top 10 list.
stranding made the post that enabled the thread to move into 8th place.

 

[stranding]

Mooring rope?
AA

No.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Bravo !
AA

 

[stranding]

Important Announcement:
Early this morning,What is it? Passed Dream Heights's Neighbor code to move into 8th place in the top 10 list.
stranding made the post that enabled the thread to move into 8th place.
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Is that good ?

 

[stranding]

Sisal rope,traditionally used by navies and merchant ships. It would have been made by a rope maker in a rope walk. Made of sisal fiber from an Agave plant.

Yes to all that. Made of sisal rope. I need a bit more. The object made with the rope, it's name. What the original thing was made for.
Here's another:

 

[scifan57]

Is that good ?

Considering that there are 68,624 threads In the iPad forum right now,moving from last place to 8th place in just over 5 weeks is very good indeed.

 

[scifan57]

Yes to all that. Made of sisal rope. I need a bit more. The object made with the rope, it's name. What the original thing was made for.
Here's another:

You must mean the knot known as a Turks head. Turks heads were used as a decorative way to finish the end of a rope. Turks heads were also used on the end of a heaving line. The line was thrown to people on the pier and the other end was tied to a mooring line. The heaving line was then used to haul the end of the mooring line ashore to fit the eye on a cleat or bollard.

 

[stranding]

Considering that there are 68,624 threads In the iPad forum right now,moving from last place to 8th place in just over 5 weeks is very good indeed.

Oh, didn't know this was in last place that recently! Quite a turn-round then But that's not top is it? Could we aim for that? Hard work is good for you!