Hello, my name is William. Welcome to my world of knots and ropework. I made this site because I live and tie knots in isolation from outside input by people who know this craft. I need your help. While I wouldn’t turn down any compliments, the reason for putting this site up is so that others may offer critique and guidance on how I can improve my skills. Thank you for looking and for leaving your comments
Scissors fob #2; Turk's Head knots, an 8 strand sinnet, and a tassel.
My Lady Rose makes allowances for my predilection for tying knots on anything that can’t outrun me and doesn’t bite me first. Over time she has seen the utility in some of the things I do. Lanyards, fobs, and leashes are some of the things she has grown to appreciate having on her own things. Its a fair trade deal: I tie them, and she cuts me slack on some of the other things I want to adorn with knots. I do suspect she averages in a testosterone fudge factor, but however she arrives at it, we have a deal.
All of the statements I have made in various posts dealing with lanyards and their kin also apply here. I seem to have a mental preset for what constitutes a proper size fob for scissors. I have made 4 or 5 of them, all without preplaning, or measuring — they are all within an ace of being the same length and look much alike.
The knots on this one are, from the attachment point:
I cut 4 strands of paracord in a neon green. I then made a short section of 4 strand braid and folded it across the handle. Next I seized the strands with a constrictor knot.
I plaited a 3″ section of 8 strand square sinnet next. At the outboard end of the sinnet, I tied another constrictor knot to act as a seizing.
I then fed 2 of the strands through the center of a wooden bead. I worked a short section of 6 strand crown sinnet over the bead. Then I seized all 8 strands close below the bead with another constrictor knot.
To help add bulk to the head of the tassel I put on a whipping, about 1 1/2″ long.
Finally, I returned to the handle end, and dressed the transition points with Turk’s Head knots.
The Turk’s Head just below the handle is one of my standards. It has 5 Leads X 4 Bights — this knot closes up nicely on small-diameter rounds.
The knot just above the bead is a 3 Lead X 8 Bight Turk’s Head.
The knot just below the bead is a Pineapple knot that counts out to 10 Leads X 8 Bights in its finished form.
I trimmed the ends of all 8 strands to give a rough, but very robust, tassel. Having a tassel on the end greatly increases the odds of seeing it even on a very crowded desk. After a day of shuffling papers it seems there are always a couple of strands of the tassel in easy view — even if the scissors have crawled off and tried to hide by burrowing under something.
Thank you for coming by my site. Sing out if you see any way I can improve either my site, or my knots. I always appreciate any thoughtful comments — and you don’t need to be a knot tyer to comment. Your thoughts on the looks of things are as important to me as your thoughts on the structure of the knots. After all, most of the people who end up with the knots that leave home don’t tie knots — they judge only on looks or usefulness. That is as it should be; it would be unfair to expect people to comment outside their area of knowledge. Come back again. If you see me in the parade, wave; it makes me feel better to know someone is watching:
William
A very short prayer cord to show the use of the Sailor's Knife Lanyard knot.
I have to admit that when I posted the original article about the use of Sailor’s Knife Lanyard knots ( ABOK #787 ) I didn’t think it would generate the level of interest shown. I thought a few interested people might be saved some labor by using the sailor’s in-hand method of making prayer cord knots. There are evidently many more people interested in making prayer cords than I would have guessed. I don’t have a benchmark to measure from, so I don’t know if this is usual or not.
This level of interest, interests me. The traffic numbers, and any comments, give me a slow but fairly accurate indicator of what I should post. You have shown a strong interest in using the Sailor’s Knife Lanyard knot to make prayer cords — so On With The Show …..
One of the questions was if it were possible to tie the knots as close together as beads would be — the answer, by testing, is yes. It is easy to extend the normal working of the completed knot to the strands leading in from the last knot tied. It just adds 2 more tucks to the finishing process. Before I forced these knots into an arc to add the doubled joining knot, you could pick them up by an end knot, and they stood up straight.
Another suggestion, by a gentleman from Poland, was that the people tying them use wool yarns, not paracord, and that this may make working the knots down tight difficult, or impossible. I borrowed some yarn from My Lady Rose, and tied knots in both single strands and 3 strand laid cord. I did lay the cord up fairly tight — no surprise there — but not so tight that I thought it gave me an unfair edge. The knots did have a slight tendency to tangle where the stray fibers stuck out from the yarn. It was noticeable only because I was watching for it very closely. It only meant that you had to pull slightly harder on the yarn to seat it snugly. If I hadn’t been watching for it, I doubt I would have seen it.
There were also statements to back up my theory (SWAG) that the one-handed cat’s cradle technique was a form of prayer/meditation. It was suggested that the prolonged tying time allowed the completion of a short prayer over every knot. Personally I would rather finish the knot and then hold it while I finished the prayer — and then tie the next knot. Of course I am not a monk, and I don’t tie these for religious use. I just tie knots, and am always keeping a sharp watch for knot-related information.
The doubled knot that joins the four ends of the cord isn’t doubled in the usual way. Instead of following the lead with the same cord, it is tied using two ends as a single strand. This joins the cord ends handsomely and is very secure. It would make a good tool to put in your ditty bag for making lanyards.
Thank you for coming by my site. I’ll try to keep it interesting. You could help me steer that course by giving me guidance via comments. You can use the normal comment-under-post system, or the “Write To Me Directly, Here” link at the upper right of the page. Come back again; wave if you see me at the parade of knots:
William
A knotted fob ( tail ) on a pair of scissors makes it easier to find.
I realize that this may be pushing the definition of the word “fob”. I am going on the fact that this is an extension of a key fob, both in size and similarity of function. On boats those things that you might carry in your pocket, and that don’t rate/need a full lanyard, are often put on fobs. This allows you to access them without using both hands. It also allows you to get them out of your pocket when you are in an awkward position. For years I carried a knife which had a fob that was long enough to reach just past my belt. With one doubled Chinese Button knot on the end, and another spaced so that it was just below the belt, I could get my knife out with either hand — very quickly, if necessary. While it might seem counter-fintuitive, it also makes your knife more secure. I never did figure out the exact mechanism of function, but I never had a knife with a fob fall out of my pocket, regardless of my position or activity. I have had knives without fobs fall out. Hardly a scientific survey, but it convinced me.
The knots used on this project are, from the scissor end:
A strand of of white paracord doubled and hitched to the handle with a Lark’s Head knot. This cord forms the core of the fob. At an estimated breaking strength of 550 pounds, it is more than enough.
To add stiffness for easier handling, I laid a length of paracord next to this, and worked in a short section of 4 strand round braid.
The outboard end of the sinnet is dressed by a Turk’s Head knot of 5 Leads X 3 Bights, tripled ( doubled twice for Ashley’s fans ) in black paracord.
A Sailor’s Knife Lanyard knot, doubled, is worked into the short section between the 2 Turk’s Heads.
The head of the tassel is dressed with a Turk’s Head of 6 Leads X 5 Bights, doubled in black paracord.
The fringe on the tassel was made by extracting the center of a kern-mantel cord I had lying around. The core on this line was a bundle of straight fibers, not laid cords as is usual in paracord. I tied a single strand Sailor’s Knife Lanyard knot and laid the fibers across the center before working it down tight. This method makes for an easily tied, yet very secure and robust tassel core. After teasing the fibers out, I trimmed them off square.
Like many of the knots you see on my site, this fob has been in service for years. It is starting to show its age and is on the list of things to do on some future make and mend day.
It is amazing how much a fob on something like scissors helps. I generally know about where the things I am looking for are. They still manage to hide from me. With the fob on, it is much easier to find the things I want — a grab of the tassel and it is in hand. As near as I can tell scissors and such are not smart enough to know they need to hide their tails. When they have their heads hidden, that thought eludes them. Of course I have known people who were the same way, so I can’t belittle too much for that behavior. You should never confuse concealment with cover; the costs could be higher than you want to pay.
Thank you for dropping by my site. If you know of any way I could improve either my site, or my knots, please sing out. I would greatly appreciate hearing your ideas:
William
Medicine bottle #24; a Spanish Ring knot and a Turk's Head knot cover it well.
The parade marches on; today’s post is Medicine Bottle #24, so we’re back to prescription bottles. I use a lot of hot sauce — the only thing I seem to have more bottles of is medicine. Because I tie so many knots that need an object to live on, it is only natural that I tie knots on them all.
Today’s knots are, from the top:
A Spanish Ring knot of 2 passes. These knots are very useful for filling in those narrow gaps on a knotting project. They also have a hold like a snapping turtle (Pit Bull to y’all city folks). They are hard to beat for permanent seizings on braids. This one also acts as the carrier for a Chinese Button knot, also known as the Sailor’s Knife Lanyard knot ABOK #787. They are structurally the same knot, but worked in different ways. I use the Chinese Button knot name because more people seem to know it better. I usually tie them like the Sailor’s Knife Lanyard method — it is the first way I learned, and is burnt deepest in my neurons.
The black knot that covers most of the bottle’s body is a Turk’s Head knot of 11 Leads X 10 Bights, doubled in paracord. This is another of my “standard” knots that I tie in hand, double, then place on its home and work down tight. When I say that I work it down tight, that is putting it mildly. I learned to tie all my knots tightly, because on a boat any knot that fails has the potential to create a great hazard. On a sunny day at dock it is no big deal if the Turk’s Head on the king spoke of the wheel goes adrift — other than your failings being on display to the others present. You would have a hard time telling them it was gremlins, and not an exhibition of lubberly work. The same thing happening on a dark night, in heavy weather, is another matter all together. It could cost life, limb, cargo, or vessel — or all of them. So yes, I tie my knots tightly, very tightly.
Thank you for coming by my site. I’ll try to keep the parade stepping lively, and playing a catchy tune. Come back and see what comes around the corner next:
William
I was out looking around the void for new knot-related pages. Through a series of tangential links, I found this page on the “Viking Knit”. It is a small diameter tube made by fender hitching wire around a dowel. They show a sample with five rows of hitches. After it is hitched, it is removed from the dowel, then pulled through a series of progressively smaller holes in a wooden drawplate. This sets the knit securely, stretches it to double the length, and evens out the profile to a perfect round. I would imagine it also evens out any small imperfections in the hitching.
For some reason fender/rib hitching and its kin have never appealed to me. I have done some over the years, but given a free hand I always figured out some way to accomplish the task at hand with another knoting method. The closest thing that I find pleasurable is Spanish Grafting. This isn’t the mordida we all hear about, but ABOK #3553 & #3554.
This is a very interesting idea, and the end product is capable of being very handsome. They show some done in a silver wire that would make a fine gift for someone that has put up with living with a person addicted to knots. I have found that the occasional gift produced by tying knots goes far towards greasing the ways for your next big project. ?? Maybe I am talking about the Mordida after all — if so, it is a much more pleasant version, with much more pleasant people to deal with.
Thank you for dropping by my site. Come back again; I’ll try to keep the music lively and the marchers moving in cadence:
William
Medicne Bottle #23; Turk's Head variants cover the bottle -- lid to lower edge.
This is a vitamin jar. This magical
composition is supposed to help my other
medicines function better. I include it in
the
Medicine Bottle Collection because that is
the only reason I take them. At this point if
someone I believed in told me to go home,
strip and paint myself blue, light a large
fire on the full moon night, and dance til
dawn while chanting and waving dead
featherless chickens —– I would do it —
once. Of course if it didn’t work, he and I
would be having another discussion about
what he was going to have to do to balance
the karmic books. This jar being larger than
the usual one gives me more canvas to play
with. This is what I did with it:
The knot on the lid is a Spanish Ring knot
of 2 passes. This makes the lid easier to
grip and turn. This knot also acts as the
carrier for the Button knot. Having three
bottles of similar size, I had to be able to
reliably tell them apart in dim light. One
got no Button, one got a Button about half
way down, down the side of the bottle,
and this one had the Button on the lid. It
works well as long as you wake up enough
for your brain to kick in gear.
The next knot is a Turk’s Head of 7 Leads X
6 Bights, tripled in black paracord. The
edges were worked so that the lobe usually
present on these knots was replaced by the
“Colima Lazy Man’s Method” espoused by Mr.
Bruce Grant. I had used them for some years
before I found his book “Encyclopedia of
Rawhide and Leather Braiding”. While I have
no affiliation with the author or the book
itself, I have chosen to use his
terminology. He has reached many people with
his chosen name for this knot. I have
reached three, and one of those lives in my
mirror, so it seems only fair. It does make
a different edge treatment that is
particularly useful when the knot is next to
something sporting a straight edge.
The thin white knot below the last one, is a
Turk’s Head knot, of 3 Leads X 17 Bights,
also in paracord.
The dark knot just below the thin white
line is a Turk’s Head knot of 5 Leads X 14
Bights, doubled in black paracord.
The lowest, but not the least, is a Turk’s
Head variant of 6 Leads X 5 Bights, in white
paracord.
When you grab this bottle you have 4″ of
knotted grip improvements. It isn’t that you
feel like the Hulk, you just don’t have
those daily troubles with the gremlins that
dwell in bottles. I have never figured out
how they get such good grips on the inside
bottom of the lid. Maybe one day they will
leave some evidence of how it is done — I
could get rich if I figure some way to
get a patent.
Thank you for coming by my site. I do
greatly appreciate your visits, and if any
of you post –my my MY — I’m in hog heaven.
See you next time you’re around the parade
grounds; wave if you see me:
William
A long Turk's Head with a Herringbone interweave.
I would like to apologize for not posting on my usual schedule — a combination of the real world intruding — complicated by a sulky computer and problems with “The Operating System Whose Name Should Not Be Spoken Lest You Summon It”. I’ll try to get the parade moving again.
I often make a small scale prototype to verify that it is the one I want for a particular application. This also allows you to economise on time, materials, and labor. This knot is to be used in a longer form to cover a section on the shaft of walking stick. That is not a stick that walks by itself, but one that you carry on your walks for either assistance or style. Besides, you get to carry a 3′ long 1″ diameter hardwood stick everywhere you go — legally. I have found that this does wonders when dealing with snakes, of both the legless and the two-legged variety.
The knot is a 19 Lead X 2 Bight Turk’s Head knot, doubled, in green paracord. It is then given a Herringbone interweave in one strand of black paracord. At first I tried just following the lead of the knot with the black strand — it just didn’t have the proper look. I ripped it out and then did the Herringbone interweave. It has the look I was going for, and also makes the knot more structurally sound. The crossovers brace all of the passes of both colors.
Thank you for coming by my site. My aim is to please your eyes, and your mind — and sometimes to pass along some information that you find useful. If you can think of any way I can improve any of these things, please let me know. I’ll see you again when you come by:
William
The roses packed for delivery to the cake decorators.
The roses on, and around, the cake -- nestled among the foliage.
These are the wedding roses I made from paracord. They were made by nesting Turk’s Head knots and a couple of Pineapple interweaves into blossoms and buds. The knotted leaves and stems were made from sinnets of green paracord. The foliage on the table is the real thing, gathered from living plants. The roses among the leaves on the table are the ones I made. As far as I can tell, they used only a couple of the plaited leaves on the cake as props to steady the roses. The happy couple was happy with my roses — enough to carry them to reuse on another ceremony, to be held wherever the rest of the families live.
Rather than repeat the things I said when I first posted them, these are the links to those posts:
A top down shot of the larger blossoms from the wedding roses.
A white rose with buds and leaves from the wedding set.
Detail of red roses from the wedding set.
Detail of pink roses from the wedding set.
I also made some Turk’s Head roses a while ago for My Lady Rose. She wore these on a hat for a “Run for the Roses” best hat contest — she won going away.
This is the main stem of roses from the hat.
A top down detail of the big rose from the hat set.
I also made a bracelet with a small blossom and two leaves on it for this outfit — as near as I can tell, the Gods Of Ropes And Knots stole them late on some moonless night.
At this point there is no way that I will ever be able to quit making these roses — of course there are worse things to have to do, or be known for. The real hard part is going to be making them better every time.
I am open to any suggestions on how I can improve them. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for coming by my site. I hope you enjoyed your visit; come back soon:
William
The pen with a Turk's Head knot, large enough to give an excellent grip without interfering with its use.
Detail of the pen showing the size and structure of the gripping surface.
This pen was done long enough ago that it has since quit working. And after all the work I put into it and having to make extra sacrifices to The Gods Of Ropes And Knots…. But still, it was a good pen and seemed to be filled with just the words I needed to make my point — just when I needed them. Because of that great effort on its part, it seems only fair that I reward it with its day in the Sun (or is that photo-flash). Well, anyway, here we go.
This is your more or less standard, fits-the-hands-of-most-people pens. The problem is that I am definitely not “most people”. I wear a Sasquatch XXX-Large glove, and those skinny little pens can be a trial on a cold morning. A paracord Turk’s Head with a Pineapple interweave makes it too large by half again. The answer turned out to be a Turk’s Head knot, but not done in the usual paracord. This is a thin, camo-colored synthetic line about 1/16″, with a slight stretch. The knot that fit the space turned out to be a 15 Lead X 2 Bight, tripled in the aforementioned cord. One thing which should be remembered when doing things like this, is that the definition of camouflage changes when you change the environment you are operating in. The woodland camo with the perfect woodland print, is no good in the Arctic. Well, maybe for the two weeks of Spring/Summer, then it’s no good again for 10 months. Similarly, woodsy, outdoor type, far-flung ends of the earth type camo is no good at the Mall. Yes I did use it, but only because it was free, and I desperately needed the pen to work … I did not care what it looked like while it did its job.
When worked down to my normal degree of tightness it was very secure, large enough to get a good grip on, and comfortable in use. Thats when The Gods Of Ropes And Knots turned me over to the joker bastard from hell devision. It quit working about a month past the christening celebration.
So here I was with the perfect knot tied onto a pen that was a demon from hell. It would work just long enough to encourage me, and then it would stutter/stumble along, working just enough to make me harbor a foolish hope. If I only shook it, or blew on it, or tapped in some arcane pattern, or held it just right it would work. No way in Heaven, Hell, God,s green earth, or the Devil’s deep blue sea.
It didn’t take me long to get the point — sometimes I am a little slow, but after the forth or fifth solid hit from a 12 LB. sledge, I start to get the slightest of ideas beginning to curl around my thought paths. I do promise that as soon as this post is on-line I’m going to get my drums, my woad, my coyote skin robe, at least two dead chickens — fully plucked, and I am going to hold a firelight exorcism ceremony.
Then I’m going to burn that demon-ridden pen.
Other than my poor rapport with The Gods Of Ropes And Knots, can you see any way that I can improve either my site or my knotting skills? I would greatly appreciate hearing from you. Come back again and I’ll try to have more knots and less story:
William
Medicine Bottle #22 covered in Turk's Head variants.
This medicine bottle is of a different size and shape than the standard type one each, cheap plastic, off-amber in color, prescription bottle — with the top any child can pop off without looking, and any adult has to fight with — patent pending and/or granted. This allowed me to take some liberties that are not normally available. With a larger canvas, I was allowed to paint a larger picture with my knots.
The knots used are, from the top:
A Turk’s Head of 7 Leads X 6 Bights, doubled in black paracord.
The lower knot (position only … this does not imply or state anything else in regards to the characteristics this knot may/may not have) is a Gaucho knot, done in black paracord. I have seen this knot referred to as the “W Knot”, because of the pattern seen if you look at it from side to side. I use the Gaucho term only because it was the first name I learned for this knot. This was in a book by Mr. Grant, and it has always seemed that more people are familiar with this name. The true task of language is to communicate your thoughts clearly and quickly to another person — I tailor my language guided by this dictum. If everyone else in the knotting world called this a “purple floodanger” then so would I.
By the terrible grace of The Gods Of Ropes And Knots this parade marches on. I do hope that it either entertains or educates you; the really lucky ones reap both benefits. If there is any way in which I can improve either my site, or my knots, please let me know. If you don’t want the whole world to know you’ve written me, feel free to use the “Write To Me Directly Here” link. It bypasses the normal comment system and sends a private E-Mail to me. I greatly appreciate the visitors I get on a daily basis — the ones which take the extra time and effort to write just make it a little sweeter. This also means I can improve my site based on your — the user’s — wish, rather than guessing. If you have anything to say … if there is anything you want me to know … Sing Out!
I will now start waiting for my highly valued guests to send me their thoughts by comment — E-Mail — carrier pigeon — or secret para-psychological vibrations:
William
A golf ball key fob, covered by a 5 Lead X 4 Bight X 5 Pass Turk's Head knot.
A closer shot of the fob made from a 5 Lead X 4 Bight X 5 Pass Turk's Head.
Today’s post is of a key fob I made one day when I was using the “Monkey Method” of tying knots while watching TV. I didn’t really intend to make this, or anything else in particular. I just tie random knots to keep my fingers, and that portion of my mind that isn’t needed to keep up with the plot, busy. If the knot doesn’t have some striking asset, I untie it and use the cord to tie another knot. Every once in a while a knot is worth saving. This one seemed to be worthy, so I worked it down over a golf ball.
The knot is a 5 Lead X 4 Bight Turk’s Head. I followed the lead 5 times to get the coverage needed. I guess Ashley would say, that old time sailors say that it was doubled five times?? The loop was made by taking one of the ends and passing it back under the knot — then I trimmed the end off close, and worked it back under the knot.
It isn’t a perfect knot; the poles are a little crowded. It was good enough to serve as the key fob I needed at the time, and it was excellent practice. Of course, then I had to get another piece of cord and go back to knotting/watching TV.
Thank you for dropping by; come back again, I do enjoy your visits:
William
A coin surrounded and held by a Spanish Ring knot tied in paracord.
A Spanish Ring knot securely holds a coin.
Over the years I have tried to come up with ways of using my knots that would appeal to non-knotting people. One of the most obvious things is the key fob and its kin. There is, however, a limit to the number of identical items I think is fair to expect a hobbyist to tie. I never wanted to feel as if I were doing piece work in a sweatshop. That would be the quickest way for me to lose all drive to ever tie another knot. Because of this, I was always looking for a new and technically challenging knot project. I eventually decided to try making a fob/pocket charm-type thing that would hold a coin, or minted charm, of some sort. It would have to look good, and it would have to work well — this also meant it would have to work over a reasonable life span.
This is the method I came up with. I originally used Turk’s Head knots, but these didn’t completely satisfy me. One day I found the Spanish Ring knot; the problem was solved. After that it was just a question of material selection and technique.
Gutted paracord makes a fine, long-lasting fob. The technique is something you find over a string of attempts — as long as you cull mercilessly. I have made these for friends who have carried them for years while living in the tropics on sailboats. I have never had a complaint or a request for maintenance. I have had requests for more of them to be used as gifts, to curry favor with the local officials. In one gift you had a nice looking, useful fob — and a way to give someone a U.S. silver dollar — that didn’t look like an outright bribe.
The coin in the photo is a 20 Colone piece, from a trip to Costa Rica. The fob has done various duty over the years and has traveled long, hard miles. It still doesn’t show any appreciable wear.
Thank you for dropping by my site. I try to keep the parade of knots moving, and varied, so come back again. If you see me at the parade wave; it’s nice to know someone is watching:
William
A perfume bottle with a new fancy dress outfit made from Turk's Head knots.
Detail of the stopper and lanyard on a knot covered perfume bottle.
This bottle had the luck (good/bad is for you to decide) of being emptied while I was looking for a new project. Its unusual shape, and its probable fate if not rescued, made it an easy acquisition. After removing the original accoutrements, I had to decide on the new look. Remembering how some antique attar bottles had looked, I had a theme. The problem now was how to achieve this theme under my usual knot-tying rules of the game.
The rules are:
No use of internal supports that aren’t built out of cordage — no wire, wood, plaster, paper mache, or such things.
No use of glue to build the structure by sculpting the cords with adhesives.
No matter what I thought about the “perfect” job of knotting I had done, it could be judged only by what the recipient could see/know. This usually means no knowledge of knots or crafts — judgement was solely on looks and function.
It had to work: if for looks alone, it had to look good; if it was supposed to do something, it had to do it well. No kludgey clanging beast that had to be prodded into movement.
On this one I was lucky; it only had to look good and provide a nominal seal on the stopper.
The knots used were, from the bottom of the bottle:
The lower part of the bottle is covered by a Turk’s Head knot of 6 Leads X 7 Bights, doubled in green paracord. There was a mouse under the upper edge of this knot to provide the bulging rim. That knot was a Spanish Ring Knot.
The white knot that forms the open lattice-work is a Turk’s Head of 9 Leads x 8 Bights, one pass in paracord. The tight weave at the neck of the bottle opening up to the lattice-work was one of the main objectives. It seems well done. Below the Spanish Ring knot that forms the mouse, a draw string helps to hold the lower loops of the Turk’s Head — it also is the anchor point for the lanyard which keeps the lid to hand. Next to the bottle is a serving that dresses the knots on the draw string. About halfway up the lanyard is a Turk’s Head of 5 Leads X 2 Bights, tripled in black paracord — this acts as a collector, for neatness’ sake. The stopper itself was formed by serving the ends of the paracord strands which form the tassel. By trial and error it was made into a perfect fit. The tassel needed something to dress it up, so it got a 4 Lead X 3 Bight Turk’s Head, doubled in black paracord.
All in all, a satisfying project — the recipient (My Lady Rose) liked it and there’s one thing I know — if she’s happy — I’m happy.
I will admit that if I had to do it over, I would do it differently. I don’t know how, but I would — while it was OK, the Gods Of Ropes And Knots seemed less content with the sacrifice than I was hoping for.
Thank you for coming by my site. I do appreciate every visitor. Come back again; perhaps we can enliven the parade and hold off any complaints by the Gods Of Knots. See you at the parade:
William
