100 Feet 8mm Jute Twine, Heavy Duty Jute Rope, Natural Hemp Rope for DIY Arts Crafts, Gardening, Bundling，Home Decorating, Cat Scratching Post

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Used this to rewrap a large scratching post for my cat. Looks like new and gives her weeks of scratching before needing to be replaced!

Rope smells like oil. This might be fine for outdoor work, but I would not trust it to be used for cat posts or for other delicate applications such as crafts

I love that it comes in a dispenser. Works perfectly for my application in my small space.

It’s much better quality than I expected. Thick and pretty.

I recommend this product for your crafty ideas, it works great.

Short Version; Its all natural; except the manufacturing process to make the rope sturdier with JBO. I found you can test oil in rope just by boiling in water and seeing if an oily layer forms ontop of the pot. (I didn't try this since I am returning) For birds or other pet safety try purchasing from a bird toy specialty shop online, all rope in high mass production is most likely going to have mineral oil ontop for conditioning.I did get one with a strong kerosene smell and tried my best to see if the oil rubs off, which it doesnt seem to, but the smell stuck with my hands. I wasn't going to be worried till I looked into how they process these ropes. Simple search says its the jute batching oil isn't non toxic to humans, but there has been (1) study i saw it created benign tumors on mice. Not sure how accurate it is, if it was peer reviewed, i just recommend others look at some pages before using it on their pets. Birds I wouldn't risk it with how delicate they are with bacteria and air quality. With cats or other larger pets I would be less worried about it, since it provides no toxicity to big mammals like humans. If you need all natural, you can do a few boils of water to remove the oils, or purchase from a bird toy specialty store/ smaller manufacture.other then that; its rope, it works as craft rope. But not 100% natural. Despite the oil conditioning it does fray a whole lot only after a few hand passes. So im not even going to use this for crafts.

I used this to make a custom cat scratching post for our two furries. They have been using it for about 8 months now and it is just starting to show some wear and tear. Probably good for another 6 months when I will need to replace the winding on the post. With 300+ feet on the roll will have enough for years to come. Have also used it some in the garden - hold up well but is kind of an overkill for annual veggies.