Cornish Spliced

Cornish Spliced Splicing handmade dog leads/toys & lifestyle products by repurposing discarded fishing/ghost gear. The more weird and wonderful the better!

Our Story…
We are a small family business hand-making dog leads, pet toys and lifestyle products using “splicing” skills and discarded fishing gear…

Making a living from fishing and passing down the skills needed from generation to generation is declining in Cornwall. So we wanted to find a weird and wonderful way to keep fishing skills in our family, whilst helping to protect the environment an

d sea-life for generations to come.

“Grandad Plummer” (Frank) retired from fishing aboard Tyak Mor and then Harvester in St Ives many moons ago. As girls, his two daughters (Rachel and Helen) spent many childhood hours in his “fishing loft”, sat atop bundles of nets whilst he made repairs and maintained his fishing gear. (We can still smell the ropes and feel the nets under our legs!)

Now with grandchildren and several dogs included in the family, grandad always has a bit of rope for when we forget our leads. In October 2021, 14 year old granddaughter Beth wondered if other people might like “a lead with a story”. From a family meeting around the kitchen table & a few social media posts, Cornish Spliced was born on what would have been granny Virginia’s birthday. With grandad Frank, Beth, mum Rachel and aunty Helen now involved, Cornish Spliced products are made by repurposing fishing gear from grandad’s fish loft and other kind local fishing families, as well as ghost gear scooped up on our beach cleans. We are proud to give our finds a “new leash of life”, preventing materials from going to landfill or re-entering the sea. Nets, buoy lines, anchors, floats, “dans”... each item has its own unique story or previous life, which is written on its label. Rope is “spliced” to make joins, so we can affix clips, make handles, combine ropes, etc. As a family, we have loved finding out more about fishing, whilst learning how to splice, keeping this special skill alive and passing down through our generations.

“Spliced” means to join, never-ending, which feels particularly fitting for our family adventure across our generations. We are always on the look-out for other retired and discarded fishing goodies so that we can repurpose it. We also love the challenge that comes with our bespoke item requests. We are constantly adding to the range with new ideas for products, adding knotting to the mix, along with incorporating assorted colours and textures of rope. So do watch this space! For further info, follow us on: Facebook/Twitter or on Instagram. You can also contact us at [email protected]

Do visit www.CornishSpliced.co.uk where you will be able to view and purchase items. If you think you may be able to repurpose any of our beach cleaning finds that we can't use, please contact us to join our friends. Thank you for reading about Cornish Spliced. We hope you will join our adventure.
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12/02/2025

Quiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick!!!!!!!!!!!

Carry a little bit of Cornwall with you, wherever you go, with one of our dinky heart keyrings. Handmade by crocheting twine used to mend grandad’s nets, they are soft and tactile, a beautiful turquoise blue. Each has a little... Read more >

Grandads been busy making a mat out of some kindly donated retired potting 🦀 🦞 ropes from St Ives today. 10 fathoms of b...
10/02/2025

Grandads been busy making a mat out of some kindly donated retired potting 🦀 🦞 ropes from
St Ives today.

10 fathoms of beautiful ropes saved from landfill and made into a gorgeous door mat. (Been used for table mats too)

If you would like this mat for your door step send us a message above.
A memory of Cornwall each time you come home.
Helping to save 60feet of rope from landfill or incineration and giving it a forever home

Mat £40
Postage £6

Dimensions
27inches x 15 inches

Just message using the blue button at the top of our page and we can sort with you.
Or
Email [email protected]


28/01/2025

Awesome beach clean adventures the last view days. Thank you for all your support and helping us to fans www.CornishSpliced.co.uk
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From ghost gear found on Porthmeor beach to mini monkey fist keyrings. More ghost gear rescued from our beach cleans and...
12/01/2025

From ghost gear found on Porthmeor beach to mini monkey fist keyrings.

More ghost gear rescued from our beach cleans and saved from returning to the sea or going to landfill, giving it all a new lease of life.




Available in our online shop
Www.cornishspliced.co.uk

https://cornishspliced.co.uk/product/monkey-fist-keyring-porthmeor-coral/

Simply message from our page or have an adventure in our online shop to see all our adventures and and how we have repurposed retired fishing gear and ghost gear into mats,bowls,wreaths,keyrings,dog toys, artwork and challenge requests
Go have an adventure 🌊

Rescued ghost gear we rescued from our north coast adventures in Cornwall has been repurposed into keyrings and on their...
05/01/2025

Rescued ghost gear we rescued from our north coast adventures in Cornwall has been repurposed into keyrings and on their way to join their forever home, taking memories of Cornwall with them.

Thank you for your support,


https://cornishspliced.co.uk/shop/home-lifestyle/keyrings/page/2/

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A very Happy New Year everyone                          from all of us.                   🥂🎉🌊2025🌊🎉🥂
31/12/2024

A very Happy New Year everyone
from all of us.

🥂🎉🌊2025🌊🎉🥂

With all the 👍s we'll be adding to our range! Ideas for how to finish them off have included "star for the top of the tr...
22/12/2024

With all the 👍s we'll be adding to our range!

Ideas for how to finish them off have included "star for the top of the tree" 🎄"Christmas decoration" ⭐️ and "wall hanging with added shells". 🐚

Any other suggestions before we decide where to put them in our shop?

Gwenver had a Christmas 🎄 tidy up today. Blowing a hoolie, lots washed in and removed. We came across a massive trawl ne...
21/12/2024

Gwenver had a Christmas 🎄 tidy up today.
Blowing a hoolie, lots washed in and removed.

We came across a massive trawl net that some kind people have moved far back as possible from the sea so not to return.
It may be a work in progress being removed but just incase it’s not
Fathoms Free Clean Ocean Sailing Behaviour Change Cornwall Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK - Ghostnet Campaign
It’s right below the footpath on the right.

Starfish anyone? 👍 or 👎You decide if we add them to our range. If you think 👍 then what should we make them into?
19/12/2024

Starfish anyone? 👍 or 👎

You decide if we add them to our range. If you think 👍 then what should we make them into?

Christmas decorations are the gift that keeps on giving! 🌟 Every year we get our box (...ok, boxes!) of Christmas decora...
14/12/2024

Christmas decorations are the gift that keeps on giving! 🌟

Every year we get our box (...ok, boxes!) of Christmas decorations down from the attic and love taking out each little nic-nac and remembering where we got it from, who made it for us, or which grandparent handed it down. 🎄

So many treasures with so many memories and associations... all filled with love.
.. just like each and every Christmas decoration that Cornish Spliced makes!

So if you'd like to buy a present for someone special, that they will treasure for a lifetime, every single Christmas, head to our online shop and browse our many decorations. We can even post directly to them - hopefully in time for Christmas, but be quick! 🎅



https://cornishspliced.co.uk/shop/home-lifestyle/christmas-decorations

Repurposed fishing gear into beautiful Wreaths and decorations, not just for Christmas    Wreaths from £8Www.CornishSpli...
08/12/2024

Repurposed fishing gear into beautiful Wreaths and decorations, not just for Christmas


Wreaths from £8
Www.CornishSpliced.co.uk.

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07/12/2024

Lots going to be needing rescuing after has blown through.

🌊🎄🌊🎄🌊🎄🌊🎄🌊🎄🌊🎄🌊🎄Baton down the hatches!!….. that must mean it’s Cornish Spliced magic 🪄 making time Grandad!! Only two of ...
06/12/2024

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Baton down the hatches!!…..
that must mean it’s Cornish Spliced magic 🪄 making time Grandad!!

Only two of this design wreath in the whole world 🌍 and Prussia cove ghost gear rope is nearly all repurposed. 🌊

Made with a retired potting rope from St Ives.
Grandads retired fishing gear, over 50 years old and a rescued Prussia Cove ghost gear rope.
All made in St Ives, Cornwall.

A surprise Christmas pressie made with a lobster 🦞 pot hook 🪝 rescued from one of our beach cleans.
Perfect for hanging our wreaths up with.

If you would like to order an unusual Christmas pressie made from retired and rescued fishing gear, helping it from being sent to landfill just message above or visit our shop and send us an email

Wreaths range from £8 upwards depending on ropes used, design, time spent salvaging and creating.

https://cornishspliced.co.uk/product/3727/

Our shop is an adventure in its self
Www.CornishSpliced.co.uk
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Lots more Coastal adventures trying to make a difference with our friends  🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊So much micro plastic, polystyr...
01/12/2024

Lots more Coastal adventures trying to make a difference with our friends 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

So much micro plastic, polystyrene, single use plastic and rubbish scattered all along the beaches and so many plastic bottles and ghost gear removed from the coves.

If would like to join us in making that difference, please have a look around our online shop at all the ideas we have had to repurpose lots of our treasures we have found on our adventures

Www.cornishspliced.co.uk

Lots of lovely Christmas pressie ideas for all our outdoorsy family and friends who would love to part of




Christmas float Buoyballs and  Monkey fist Buoyballs travelling to their forever home’s  🌊Order yours quick so will arri...
14/11/2024

Christmas float Buoyballs and Monkey fist Buoyballs travelling to their forever home’s 🌊

Order yours quick so will arrive in time for you to give out for a special pressie or for your own Christmas tree this year 🎄

Send us a message if show out of stock in our online shop and we will be able to help you.

https://cornishspliced.co.uk/shop/home-lifestyle/buoyballs/

It’s prize time again !!https://cornishspliced.co.uk/product/small-traditional-wreath-st-ives/Another section of the The...
06/11/2024

It’s prize time again !!

https://cornishspliced.co.uk/product/small-traditional-wreath-st-ives/

Another section of the The South West Coast Path coves cleaned.

Polystyrene was this adventures treasures. 🏴‍☠️

It didn’t look to bad from the path looking down, but 40mins in we had to stop as just couldn’t carry any more.
We will be back! 🌊🌊🌊🌊

Guess the amount of bottles, rescued and recycled by this Saturday and win one of our Christmas Wreaths.

Www.cornishspliced.co.uk

It's time to mention the C word... Christmas! 🎅🎄🌟Whether you're looking for the perfect gift, or eco goodies for your   ...
03/11/2024

It's time to mention the C word... Christmas! 🎅🎄🌟

Whether you're looking for the perfect gift, or eco goodies for your at home, we have lots to choose from.

Wreaths, bunting, baubles... of all shapes and sizes, made from repurposed rope, rescued floats and ghost gear scooped off the beaches.

Sprinkle some Cornish Spliced on your loves ones this Christmas!

View our range on our online shop.
https://cornishspliced.co.uk/shop/home-lifestyle/christmas-decorations

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St Ives
Cornwall

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