following yarns were employed 1 15 filament 007 polypropylene denier 3 600 test 40 lbs 2 60 filament 007 polypropylene denier 14 400 test 160 lbs 3 100 filament polyimide denier 1 500 test 65 lbs each of these filamentary materials is commercially available with the polypropylene material being widely available and with the 100 filament polyimide yarn being available from e i dupont de nemours corp wilmington delaware under the code name 34 kevlar dp 01 34 in order to fabricate this structure into a composite rope the following operations are conducted one yarn of 15 filament 0 007 polypropylene and two yarns of 1500 denier polyimide are spooled together on braider bobbins these yarns are then braided together in a diamond braid construction the presence of polypropylene in the core renders it more easily spliceable thus making a braided core that can be entered with a splicing fid it has been found that the high modulus fibers of polyimide do not remain firmly in place thus rendering the material difficult to treat with a splicing fid yarn comprising 60 filament 0 007 polypropylene fibers is braided over the core material while other filament counts may be employed it has been found that the specific combination herein provides the best results when employed on eight carrier braiders the core is preferably passed upwardly through the center of the eight carrier braider whereupon the sheath is braided thereover in the composite material provided the following physical properties of components and composite are provided corepicks per foot 30diameter 150 inchesyield 44 lbs per 100 foot 21 lbs propylene 23 lbs kevlartest 820elongation 9 6 sheathpicks per foot 30yield 66 lbs.