A similar result can be obtained from the angle of the lay, which is the angle between the line of the strands and that of the rope; the greater the angle the harder the lay.
Isiphumo esiyeleleneyo koku singafumaneka kwi-engile yokondlalela, eyi-engile phakathi kwemisonto yentso; nje ukuba ibenkulu i-engile kuba ngqingqwa ukundlala.