Hank

A coil of rope bundled for carrying or storage; Shibari Study notes that keeping rope hanked for long periods can put twists into it.

In textiles a hank is yarn or twine wound into a coil or loop rather than onto a cone or bobbin (Wikipedia). Among rope practitioners, Shibari Study’s glossary calls hank a colloquial word for a coil of rope, used above all for transport, and cautions that keeping rope hanked for a long time can twist it and that some hanking methods are harder on rope than others. Karada House, for similar reasons, prefers loose hanks or folded bundles for short-term storage and warns that tight hanks cause kinks and keep air away from the fiber.

Sources

  1. Hank (textile) — Wikipedia
  2. Glossary — Shibari Study
  3. The Complete Guide to Shibari Rope Care & Maintenance — Karada House