blender rope

shift+a->cylinder, select 8 vertices, rotate cylinder

ctrl+r to loop cut->scroll to increase loops,

2 to edge select, shift+alt+click to include loops on both ends, ctrl+b to bevel

3 to select face, shift+alt+click to select loop faces

change to pivot around individual origin

e to extrude, s to scale, shift+x to cancel x direction scale

2 to select edges, shift+alt+click to select loop cut, x to desolve

shift+alt+click to select inside cylinder faces

s+x to scale along x, side faces on big cylinders are auto tapered

reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7m3QkwRcGE