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[...]... Single-Strand Knots can and cannot be made The ones that can be made are labelled with an X in the following table Every X represents a possible TH of one strand The number of bights is read across the top row, the number of leads is read down the left column The ‘S’ is a special case; one lead and one bight is a grommet, or circle I have left in the obvious case of the single bight with any number of leads,... describe how to make several other TH Knots, up to seven leads 3 Bring the end of the cord round on the right to cross under the right-side cord above the first ‘X’ The 5L 4B TH Knot 1 2 Start as you did for the 3L 4B TH, crossing in front with an ‘X’ Now cross to the right of the ‘X’, forming a second ‘X’ beneath the first 4 5 Bring the cord around on the left, parallel to the start for a 3L 2B TH Cross... 206 THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF DECORATIVE KNOTS Sheet Bend The Sheet Bend is so named because it was the favoured knot used to tie (or bend) a sheet-line, or sail control line, onto the corner or clew of a sail It was very soon supplanted by the Tack Knot, eventually followed by the Ring Hitch, and then replaced closer to today by a mechanical fitting in the form of a stainless steel shackle spliced onto the. .. least for the moment (we will come back to this later), let’s start by making a TH Knot of three leads and four bights (also labeled here as 3L 4B) , a so-called Square TH Knot It is called this because the number of leads and bights differ only by one in number; hence, a 3L 4B, a 4L 5B, a 5L 4B, or a 6L 5B are all Square TH Knots, or as near as TH Knots of one strand can come to an equal number of bights and... doubled, three times around and the TH Knot is doubled and doubled again or, for most of us, tripled When making a Single-Strand TH there is one golden rule to follow: The number of bights and leads must not be divisible by the same number, except when dividing leads or bights by the number one Let’s try a few examples If a TH has four bights it cannot have an even number of leads, because even numbers... to the left… The Four-Lead, Five-Bight Turk’s Head, doubled t u r k ’ s h e a d k n o t s 223 The 6L 5B TH Knot 1 2 3 We start with the 4L 3B TH and begin doubling it parallel with the first lead… – and then we tuck under the first lead of the standing part (here the working end is passing under and then to the left of the first standing part) Take a complete turn around the base to arrive back at the. .. Table of possible Turk’s Head Knots that may be tied with one strand Obviously, the table does not show all possible combinations of leads and bights to infinity, but there is enough information in it to make the determination that not all combinations are possible and that those which are possible are the ones to master and to master well As a last element of understanding the making of a TH Knot, the. .. circle and the cylinder, the TH can then further be manipulated into a sphere, with care being taken to form a small enough number of bights and a large enough series of crossings and by adding some interior bights within the weave to enable the surface of the sphere to be covered We will describe more of that later in the chapter Our first attempts will be made using a cylinder Many people use the centre... and the last one Remember, this one will be different because it has one more lead and one less bight 218 t h e u l t i m a t e b o o k o f d e c o r a t i v e k n o t s The 4L 3B TH Knot 1 2 3 Tie an Overhand Knot around the cylinder or tube Bring the working end around the tube and up through the ‘mouth’ of the Overhand Knot Exit on the upper left Bring the end around on the left, cross just below the. .. distinguish it from the Carrick Bend The Carrick Bend above should properly be known as the Double Carrick Bend and this knot shown below, properly known as the Single Carrick Bend However, that is too confusing for most people and the naming conventions do not help when we see above that a Double Carrick Bend may be doubled or may be tied in the single cord! Because I think that the Single Carrick Bend has a . favours. The general populace could also make koko and would offer them as payment of taxes. The best of the koko would be kept for the king and his 8 202 the ultimate book of decorative knots chiefs,. into the bight and start to bring it over the two ends of the bight. The ﬁnished and rather plain-looking square knot. Take a look below for some other examples of square knotting. 208 the ultimate. up behind and over the header cord. 2 Pass the end of the cord down behind itself and on top of the header cord. Repeat by passing the cord behind the header cord, over and then down behind

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