We have forty YouTube videos now. The most popular by far, however, is the one entitled “How to Make a Nautical Rug” with over half a million views so far. A common request by viewers is to offer a printable pattern for the mat, so we thought we’d do it one better by putting together a companion ebook. This new ebook documents all the steps in making a nautical rug, more traditionally known as an Ocean Plait Mat…
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A few years ago I did a blog on making a nautical rope rug, or in sailor's parlance, an ocean plaitt mat. As I was making my 50th or so mat a couple of weeks ago, Marcie suggested doing it again as a video. It seemed like a good idea, so here is the video version.
Hi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
