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Ropemakers artisans in Viareggio were those who produced the useful ropes by hand
in the port
They were called ropers using a tool with large wheel that turning he composed with
the help of his movement and hemp the rope
This ancient craft was often carried out by very young children in outdoor places
due to their lenght and the strings produced it was used in different ways :
Ropemakers artisans in Viareggio useful to boating for boats in the costruction of seats
of the chairs the whips for the horses the hemp rope for the plumbers the rope
for the bucket
Finallu the ropes were made for the children to jump and have fun