Knowing The Ropes #1

The expression “knowing the ropes” means to understand one’s craft or profession. The origin may be nautical, referring to sailors who have to learn the function of each rope on a ship, or it may come from the theatre where ropes are used to raise and lower sceneries.

The first book mapped out the project's foundation including oral histories on rope - and net-making.

By BRYNHILDUR PÁLSDÓTTIR, ÞURÍÐUR RÓS SIGURÞÓRSDÓTTIR, THERESA HIMMER.