RomanArmyTalk

Can't find sinew rope and your machine uses white poly rope? Make it look a little closer to Sinew with BROWN poly rope!
http://www.hardwareworld.com/Twisted-Po ... 442GU.aspx
or
http://www.liberty-flag.com/flagpole-ha ... -2247.html

why not use horsehair rope? That would do a wonderful job

Suppliers? I think it takes quite a bit of rope.
I did find a video on how to make it:
http://www.hairwork.com/Videos/making_h ... _video.htm
Still then you have to find a source for horsehair.

How are the two free ends of the rope secured in the skein? Seems like that's a critical bit of data.