| SISAL | Which fibre is used for making ropes, etc (5) |
| COIR | The prepared fiber of coconut husks used for making ropes, for matting |
| SPINDLE | From a word meaning revolve or rotate, a spike on which fibres are twisted into yarn; or, a pin on which a bobbin or anything else turns (7) |
| SISALHEMP | Natural fibre for making ropes |
| NYLON | Which synthetic polyamide is used for making stockings (5) |
| ADOBE | What type of clay is used for making sundried bricks? (5) |
| BALSA | Tropical American tree whose light wood is used for making rafts (5) |
| OAKUM | Which loose fibre is obtained by untwisting and picking apart old ropes (5) |
| EBONY | Tree of the pea family also called cocuswood whose wood is used for making reeded wooden musical instruments (8,5) |
| ABACA | A plantain, grown in the Philippines, whose fibre is known as Manila hemp (5) |
| ISTLE | A fibre is let loose |
| ESPARTO | Its fibre is used in ropes at random |
| HEMP | Plant whose coarse fibre is used to make rope (4) |
| HEMO | The tough fibre of Cannabis sativa, used for making rope and coarse fabric (4) |
| JUTE | Rough fibre used in making twine, ropes, etc (4) |
| COCONUT | An edible fruit whose dry husk yields coir, a fibre used in making ropes, mats etc. (7) |
| CAPSTAN | A cylinder that rotates around a vertical spindle and is turned by a motor or lever, used for hauling in heavy ropes, etc (7) |
| ASBESTOS | Which fibrous amphibole is used for making fireproof articles (8) |
| COTTON | Which substance is used for making thread (6) |
| ASSEGAI | Southern African tree, the wood of which is used for making spears (7) |
