Kardeel
A Kardeel is to fiber rope , as in wire ropes of steel, a single strand of cord yarns into a rope nautical or a rope or hawser ( "hit") rotated or intertwined.
At least two, usually three or four cardeles are twisted clockwise ("S- lay", rope lay) or counterclockwise ("Z-lay", shroud lay). In the case of steel ropes, significantly more cardels are often to be expected, which are then wrapped around a core (made of fiber rope) in the middle . The soul is required to fill the cavity that is created in the middle. The spirally running grooves of the tied ropes are called "keepen" in nautical terms.
Twisted ropes made of natural fibers as well as plastic fibers and steel wires can be spliced . The strands are intertwined in such a way that an "eye", a longitudinal joint or a termination (as in a Takling / end splice arises).
Braided lines can only be spliced if a special braiding technique is available. So-called core-sheath ropes, as they are e.g. B. used in mountain sports, cannot be spliced.
source
Erich Sondheim knots - splicing - rigging yacht library Volume 9 25th edition ISBN 978-3-667-10171-6 Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld