Our collaboration with the Master Ropemakers at Chatham Historic Dockyard is one that we are very proud of. Available in 2 thicknesses of rope – chunky or skinny. Using 3 strand Chatham Hemp, it uses no dyes, no plastics, no toxins. The rope is made on the original ¼ mile long ropewalk at Chatham, using Victorian machinery, bicycles and bells. You can even watch it being made if you visit. They splice the lead together, then we take over & add the leather handles & fobs in our Suffolk workshop. The combination of our leather work, together with this beautiful rope with its natural colour & soft fibres make for a chic, eco friendly & historic rope lead for you & your dog. Read more about this collab on our blog.

The Rope:
The rope used in our chunky rope dog lead is called Chatham Hemp, which takes its name from The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, England, where the rope is hand made to this day on the original Victorian ropewalk, using the original Victorian machinery. If you are a fan of the BBC’s Call The Midwife you may well have seen the very buildings where this rope is made as that is where the series is filmed. Rope has been made at Chatham since 1618 and the Master Ropemakers are the oldest ropemaking facility in the UK. This is a 3 strand rope is made from hemp found in the flax plant. It uses no dyes, no plastics, no toxins. Each lead in the collection is very slightly unique as they are entirely hand crafted, the handle spliced together in the traditional way by the craftsmen and women at Chatham.

The beauty of Chatham Hemp is that the more it is used the softer the rope becomes in your hands.

The Leather:
The leather that we use in these leads is a beautiful soft tan leather, that we tightly mould around the rope whipping then stick, weigh and stitch together in heavy thread. The edges of the leather are then sealed and painted by hand in our Suffolk workshop. The leather is debossed with our beloved Shouty Dog at the top in either gold or silver to match the fittings, and with our logo at the bottom.
The leather for the handle, if you are choosing the leather handled option, is the same as the leather that we use in our tan leather leads. A 3-4mm, bevelled edge, hand sealed and painted, oiled tan leather.
We added the leather handle edition because our dogs where little terrors when they were puppies, and still are now if we are honest – the moment they smell the sea air or are headed in the direction of the beach, they become huskies pulling a sled. The sled being us. The leather handle saves our hands while we work yet more on their heel training…
Because this product is entirely made by hand, please expect some small individualities to each lead.

The Master Ropemakers X Creature Clothes leads are approximately 1.05m long.
4 options are available.
We use 2 thicknesses of rope: 10mm (skinny) and 14mm (chunky). And either a leather or a rope handle.
The “Chunky” edition is perfect for big, strong dogs.

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