Cord That Gets Stood On, Slept On and Dragged Around
This is the hard-wearing end of the workshop. A doormat meets boots. A cat hammock holds a warm animal twice a day and takes the odd set of claws. Rope baskets get hauled between rooms with toys inside them. So the knotting here is tighter and the cord heavier than on anything hung flat against a wall, because these shapes have to hold under load instead of simply hanging still. Thicker cotton, fewer knots per inch, more strength where it counts.
Where Each Piece Actually Belongs
Cotton drinks water, and that single fact decides placement. A mat like the white handwoven doormat does best under an overhang or just inside the threshold; left out in the rain it stays damp for days and dulls. The same logic applies to the black raven design in handwoven cotton, which holds its color longest away from standing moisture and hard sun. Anything that carries an animal needs a mount into solid wood, never a plastic anchor in hollow drywall, and the fixing should be rated far above the weight it will really see.
Cleaning Floor-Level Cotton
Shake weekly, vacuum monthly. When a mat needs more, scrub both sides with warm soapy water and a stiff brush, rinse it outside, wring it by hand and dry it fully before it goes back down. Trapped damp underneath is what causes mildew and odor, not the dirt on top. The rest of the household range sits in macrame home and living.