PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a twisted rope that is usable as a substitute of conventional straw rope and has excellent flexibility and durability equal to or more than those of straw rope.SOLUTION: The twisted rope is obtained by winding a core yarn composed of natural fiber with belt-like surface layer paper while successively shifting the paper so as to superimpose a part of the surface layer paper to form a child string and twisting a plurality of the child strings.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】従来のわら縄の代替品として使用可能であり、さらにはわら縄以上に柔軟性及び耐久性に優れた撚りロープの提供を目的とする。【解決手段】天然繊維からなる芯糸に、帯状の表層紙を一部が重なるように順次ずらしながら巻き付けた子紐を、複数本撚り合せたことを特徴とする。【選択図】 図1