https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/first-blog-post-let-s-see-how-this-goes 2026-09-07T20:34:47+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/rope_in_car_e926a4b4-1b4a-4f91-b9f1-e811df03064b.jpg?v=1788809319 First Blog Post. Let’s See How This Goes. A car boot packed full of coiled retired climbing ropes in blue, orange, green and purple, collected for the Forma workshop https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/the-hardest-part-of-entrepreneurship-being-told-to-just-run 2026-09-07T20:28:39+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/give-the-man-running-light-brown-hair.png?v=1788809319 The Hardest Part of Entrepreneurship: Being Told to “Just Run” Illustration of a man running past a road sign that reads Miles left, Unknown https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/workshop-notes/how-i-turn-retired-climbing-rope-into-belts-and-what-you-can-do-with-yours 2026-09-07T20:28:39+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/IMG-20260227-WA0033.jpg?v=1788809319 How I Turn Retired Climbing Rope Into Belts (And What You Can Do With Yours) Three handmade climbing rope belts in FORMA kraft card sleeves beside a coiled rope and a carabiner https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/scaling-a-craft-business-without-losing-the-craft 2026-09-07T20:28:40+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/scaling_a_craft_business_behind_the_scenes_rope_scattered_in_room_af5158ab-75e6-406e-9f22-cfc9d2237ed6.jpg?v=1780348350 Scaling a Craft Business Without Losing the Craft Retired climbing rope being measured and prepared for product development in the FORMA workshop. https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/building-a-business-with-adhd 2026-09-07T20:28:13+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/forma-adhd-paradox.jpg?v=1788809293 Building a Business With ADHD The ADHD paradox diagram: two overlapping circles showing ADHD strengths and struggles meeting at the same brain https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/one-rope-costs-46-kg-of-co2-to-make-then-we-bin-it 2026-08-05T01:50:15+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-12585933.jpg?v=1785890621 One Rope Costs 46 kg of CO2 to Make. Then We Bin It. Climber's back with harness, carabiners and coiled climbing rope outdoors https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/the-climbing-walls-that-save-their-rope-for-us 2026-08-05T15:00:06+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-6690493.jpg?v=1785917542 The Climbing Walls That Save Their Rope For Us Climber at an indoor climbing wall holding a climbing rope https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/workshop-notes/stop-hiding-the-mess-this-is-what-handmade-looks-like 2026-08-05T22:25:41+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-5846253.jpg?v=1785965134 Stop Hiding the Mess. This Is What Handmade Looks Like Tools scattered across a busy workshop workbench https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/how-to-look-after-your-rope-belt-and-bracelet 2026-08-10T14:19:12+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-6689030.jpg?v=1786367952 How to Look After Your Rope Belt (and Bracelet) A climber hanging on the rope beside an indoor climbing wall https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/5-km-of-rope-in-one-month-heres-where-it-went 2026-08-10T14:19:30+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-6690067.jpg?v=1786367970 5 km of Rope in One Month. Here's Where It Went. A climber roped up in a harness looking up at an indoor climbing wall https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/why-almost-no-climbing-rope-ever-gets-recycled 2026-08-10T14:19:21+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-6690064.jpg?v=1786367961 Why Almost No Climbing Rope Ever Gets Recycled A climber on an indoor wall with the rope running down to her harness https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/workshop-notes/the-dog-lead-that-used-to-be-a-climbing-rope 2026-08-08T09:12:59+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-1009400.jpg?v=1786176770 The Dog Lead That Used to Be a Climbing Rope A woman walking her dog on a lead along a sunlit forest trail https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/six-hours-behind-a-table-beats-six-weeks-of-ads 2026-08-09T09:12:27+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-4072329.jpg?v=1786263132 Six Hours Behind a Table Beats Six Weeks of Ads A customer choosing handmade goods from a table at a busy local market stall https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/your-milk-bottles-are-next-heres-why 2026-08-10T09:12:26+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-33653731.jpg?v=1786349537 Your Milk Bottles Are Next. Here's Why. A large pile of empty plastic milk bottles collected for recycling into HDPE https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/workshop-notes/its-august-and-im-already-making-christmas 2026-09-07T20:37:25+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-12454676.jpg?v=1786435991 It's August and I'm Already Making Christmas Close up of coiled blue and rustic climbing rope, the raw material for handmade Forma belts and gifts https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/why-my-belts-cost-what-they-cost-not-sorry 2026-08-12T09:13:24+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-6688613.jpg?v=1786522381 Why My Belts Cost What They Cost (Not Sorry) Close-up of a climber's hands holding rope and a carabiner before a climb https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/workshop-notes/this-rope-held-a-climber-now-it-holds-your-brew 2026-08-14T09:12:01+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-6676718.jpg?v=1786695114 This Rope Held a Climber. Now It Holds Your Brew. Close-up of colourful climbing ropes with orange carabiners https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/the-person-holding-your-rope-deserves-better-than-a-pint 2026-08-15T09:13:25+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-5383554.jpg?v=1786781590 The Person Holding Your Rope Deserves Better Than a Pint A climber on an indoor climbing wall with their belay partner holding the rope below https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/got-a-dead-rope-in-the-cupboard-post-it-to-me 2026-08-16T09:12:18+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-12585933_30eb056b-8321-411c-b9d4-09fd09fb7cac.jpg?v=1786867931 Got a Dead Rope in the Cupboard? Post It To Me. A climber seen from behind with a coiled climbing rope and carabiners on their harness https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/making-content-is-so-hard-man-heres-what-works 2026-08-17T09:12:41+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-6333756.jpg?v=1786954346 Making Content Is So Hard, Man. Here's What Works. A maker filming himself on a smartphone mounted to a ring light tripod indoors https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/workshop-notes/the-hour-i-spend-matching-rope-colours 2026-08-18T09:12:46+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-12585933_3a5b1752-940e-4d02-83c7-1283c315220f.jpg?v=1787040753 The Hour I Spend Matching Rope Colours A climber's back with a harness, carabiners and a coiled climbing rope, the kind of rope Forma turns into recycled rope belts in Aberdeen https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/i-live-by-the-north-sea-its-full-of-rope 2026-09-07T20:37:25+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-36560889.jpg?v=1787333725 I Live By The North Sea. It's Full of Rope. Red mooring ropes coiled on a wooden dock with fishing boats and a grey cloudy sky behind https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/aberdeen-has-the-rope-it-just-has-no-route-back 2026-08-21T18:36:23+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-906060.jpg?v=1787333776 Aberdeen Has the Rope. It Just Has No Route Back. Close-up of thick coiled rope, worn and weathered, showing the texture of the outer sheath https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/your-dead-rope-is-my-raw-material-bring-it-to-town 2026-08-28T21:00:30+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-12585933_876ff6bf-d05a-44ab-beb9-e4d482165e4a.jpg?v=1787947222 Your Dead Rope Is My Raw Material. Bring It To Town. A climber's back showing a harness, carabiners and a coiled climbing rope, the kind of rope Forma turns into belts and keychains in Aberdeen https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/four-hours-six-photos-nobody-tells-you-this-bit 2026-08-30T08:12:09+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-4268512.jpg?v=1788073912 Four Hours. Six Photos. Nobody Tells You This Bit. A minimal photography studio with lighting gear and daylight coming through tall windows. https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/can-you-recycle-climbing-rope-the-honest-answer 2026-09-22T18:18:56+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-29806627.jpg?v=1788295260 Can You Recycle Climbing Rope? The Honest Answer. Close up of a frayed rope, the kind of retired climbing rope Forma turns into belts and keychains in Aberdeen https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/what-to-do-with-old-climbing-rope-7-real-options 2026-09-22T18:18:56+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-28164296.jpg?v=1788295310 What To Do With Old Climbing Rope: 7 Real Options A thick knot tied in weathered rope, the kind of retired climbing rope that gets remade into belts and keychains https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/when-to-retire-a-climbing-rope-and-what-happens-next 2026-09-01T22:37:16+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-12585933_4dc00e93-d860-4ddd-bdeb-8379da885d5f.jpg?v=1788298626 When To Retire A Climbing Rope (And What Happens Next) A climber with a coiled climbing rope and carabiners on his back, outdoors https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/workshop-notes/what-to-make-with-old-climbing-rope-6-honest-ideas 2026-09-01T22:38:23+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-906060_a311fb99-592a-4b17-9f87-539699f250f7.jpg?v=1788298691 What To Make With Old Climbing Rope: 6 Honest Ideas Close up of thick coiled rope showing the woven texture of the outer sheath https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/where-to-recycle-climbing-rope-in-the-uk 2026-09-22T18:17:25+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-5384405.jpg?v=1788298758 Where To Recycle Climbing Rope In The UK A climber in sportswear holding a dynamic climbing rope beside an indoor climbing wall https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/is-climbing-rope-biodegradable-no-here-is-why 2026-09-22T18:20:02+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-29806627_e8058d5e-fd46-402a-88fe-d4b170da94dd.jpg?v=1788298816 Is Climbing Rope Biodegradable? No. Here Is Why. Close up of a frayed and worn rope end against a soft green background https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/nobody-buys-recycled-they-buy-nice-things 2026-09-02T08:11:29+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-31759241.jpg?v=1788333081 Nobody Buys Recycled. They Buy Nice Things. A maker working at a cluttered workbench, hands busy with tools and material https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/can-you-put-climbing-rope-in-the-bin-what-actually-happens 2026-09-02T09:07:24+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-4454064.jpg?v=1788336433 Can You Put Climbing Rope in the Bin? What Actually Happens A landfill site piled with buried waste, where binned nylon climbing rope ends up https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/what-is-climbing-rope-actually-made-of 2026-09-02T14:29:46+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-906060_405cd968-0c54-4f8e-87b1-9d819699a7f2.jpg?v=1788355719 What Is Climbing Rope Actually Made Of? Close up of thick twisted rope showing the woven outer sheath and fibre construction https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/workshop-notes/what-do-climbing-walls-do-with-retired-rope 2026-09-02T14:29:54+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-6674229.jpg?v=1788355776 What Do Climbing Walls Do With Retired Rope? An indoor climbing wall with colourful holds and ropes running down the face https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/workshop-notes/the-rope-that-held-a-climber-now-holds-my-keys 2026-09-03T08:09:34+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-16482912.jpg?v=1788419367 The Rope That Held a Climber Now Holds My Keys Coiled green climbing rope resting on a wooden deck, the same coiled shape used to make a rope bowl https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/yes-you-can-build-a-business-out-of-trash 2026-09-04T08:08:50+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-802221.jpg?v=1788505723 Yes, You Can Build a Business Out of Trash A large pile of assorted plastic bottles waiting to be recycled https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/workshop-notes/one-rope-30-keyrings-and-20-prototypes-before-that 2026-09-06T16:39:39+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-13555358.jpg?v=1788709171 One Rope. 30 Keyrings. And 20 Prototypes Before That. Close up of coiled blue and white rope showing the woven sheath texture https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/if-it-breaks-the-recycling-bit-means-nothing 2026-09-07T08:11:57+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-906060_9a903994-f619-4f90-b1af-e2a514b6d190.jpg?v=1788765099 If It Breaks, the Recycling Bit Means Nothing Close up of thick woven rope showing its texture and strength https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/60-makers-one-shop-and-a-wee-shelf-of-rope 2026-09-09T14:08:10+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-11949990.jpg?v=1788959281 60 Makers, One Shop, and a Wee Shelf of Rope Warm interior of a small independent shop with handmade goods arranged on wooden shelves https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/handmade-is-just-a-word-until-you-ask-who-made-it 2026-09-10T08:11:02+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-5830689.jpg?v=1789024253 Handmade Is Just a Word. Until You Ask Who Made It. Close-up of a maker's hands guiding fabric through a sewing machine in a workshop https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/i-melted-a-bag-of-milk-bottle-caps-it-came-out-ugly 2026-09-11T08:11:16+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-3735204.jpg?v=1789110668 I Melted a Bag of Milk Bottle Caps. It Came Out Ugly. Top down view of assorted colourful plastic bottle caps, the HDPE milk bottle caps and lids used for recycling into new products https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/nobody-makes-a-reel-about-a-packing-table 2026-09-12T08:09:36+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-4498135.jpg?v=1789196964 Nobody Makes a Reel About a Packing Table An open cardboard box on a weathered wooden bench with a roll of packing tape and scissors beside it https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/one-belt-25-belts-the-maths-nobody-shows-you 2026-09-13T08:11:38+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-20190770.jpg?v=1789283485 One Belt. 25 Belts. The Maths Nobody Shows You Wall of colourful thread spools arranged in neat rows in a workshop https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/workshop-notes/no-two-coasters-match-no-two-ropes-did-either 2026-09-14T08:11:23+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-32063437.jpg?v=1789369871 No Two Coasters Match. No Two Ropes Did Either. Red, orange and blue climbing ropes coiled up on a concrete floor, each a different colour https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/yaps-with-the-founder/nobody-owes-you-a-sale-just-because-youre-small 2026-09-15T08:10:46+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-4072329_9e83e589-d9fb-4ecd-89de-415ee55f91af.jpg?v=1789456232 Nobody Owes You a Sale Just Because You're Small A customer choosing handmade goods from a table at a local market stall. https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/workshop-notes/cold-can-dry-hand-and-a-rope-with-a-past 2026-09-16T08:09:19+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-5318059.jpg?v=1789542547 Cold Can, Dry Hand, and a Rope With a Past A hand holding a cold can of drink outdoors on a relaxed summer day https://formadesignscollective.com/blogs/materials-matter/your-old-rope-lost-half-its-strength-silently 2026-09-17T08:12:06+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0935/0024/4351/articles/pexels-photo-6674139.jpg?v=1789629126 Your Old Rope Lost Half Its Strength. Silently. 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