THE COMPLETE BOOI'( Of

nats
Lanyard knots Button knots Globe knots

Turk's heads

Hitching Chains
Plaits

Mats

Geoffrey Budworth

11m!!lLyofls press

the knots,
director]' of knots
iIc know

6
.8

lanyard knots
button knots and globe knots

30

I()dg m ent s rodtJct iC n

I nt

10
12

terms, uns and techniques

Turk's he,ads mats and hitching plaits and braids

80
108

o
()

128

glot';sar], bibtiCt{draphy index end c om men

155 156
158

'OJ

Flrst pidJli!l;)ei! in 1'l~ by 1!Io",1~~ an Imfl'I~! or ~~, (llOiwm ... 8...,k< '1.1",~<Id liIidlalin H"lJ~ 111 f''lIIiUm Root(.LDIld"", ~W36RR €:apy,lght 0
~i;!I

boectill.,. [011"", Mlr... E'i.o,ln::! 5eo;io, iEdit<J. rif.,. 3l:1'rm~" [dim, ( • ."Ii"'! Bin!!~ ....'1 ~'" to:'ciIfJ MIoT!lfl ~.t("'Li ...... ,t Edit.. M.,k St~wr1~
lIiuSlroUI>n

COM""",", II".."

Limited 1!ill!!

~d, N" PO,!(lIt.h'~!K!.:Il:'tHV 1M: .."lIu<ad b In ~y ner";j'_".." 1M ~'!!~ wrirn;:" ~""'..,nt af the p~t.el. ,1>0 r.alQ "n"I'Ii' @O)!;ilfPt~ In m.u.:.1 re ....... ' .,,,1 ~Ttlt_1E,5. FIJIinqlAriO.. ""culd b~ .dd'''1~eii 1:0: The ~"" f!jj .... !" 31 w""t ~1 ~ N'trto 'rorlo" Mo-w Yo.k 1'0010.

Li"~.r>d~,,

'•• "")1' o'ffiDrt II> ..... u,~ ihiH.l111 IP1:tek tire a_Ct1.l~~C' col;! $~~ bllt ~tM:!!' OIIn:nat "<g;p1Iin"l!lil'i' kif an~'r";"I~i"'!l' rnj!Jr~d.~~ (I" less 10 ·.I!i>c, "",,,~, Qr D!f'lneri~ "'''''tller di'~' "" <"''"iC!IIl~~lat aM ho"""""",,, ~rhln~ 'fl11" W''''(IO' anil ","IOII!I1 ""JII bo gt;I.~i!l fOl ... lim)' infllm1ortfuJ~ ",,~jo;~ ""iii B~~i'"lhem ,inuoplrog Muoe 'B";~tioU uptQ~
il1t5tru!!~iDI1di ~!"!I11"j

'111~ p~lM;r~5

i!.~.~ m~iI;;
ttkts

l'yj)('se; in A"","~ M~'i.d. Mor..,trllM W;jl!!la~man'll M.;I1""~l'1!'~ G""!.",!,,~ I'.rodll(~ b)o T~I'v.!'" I'fit'Itlllll' (Ii UtI ilfanled in (hi""

D'IR.ECTORY

O,F KNOT'S

(§)

LAN'I'}'I,RD ~_~0T'5 :SJngJe Jt1i!'1!! ~~mi'~~~I,~

kl1Qt

BanI' ~not
~i'dl~ru!iI O!I!l!!iI~,~ygri~
Clblbn-!;l

lMa(e~ B.[hreMtr>KI~ plait'" ~ ~IIWIB,(011I

"~ot

krllj~

Sijp8f@ !:iii@e'~'ilIIiid .errl'ljo!m'lul'l~n.t

lR~tr.!II1!J1ll.f l<!og~ (hj~_

....,.itt ..

H~

(itii'le5~ d!J.er.iBa~1OrI~.

~1ilf.kll1l~

~hl"n:,I Fbll>l ••

"""t.a,.I~n;:!!
Oh!r:;~!i~!l)'¥d t~~ I Iiioo~ Iu.€k ikn_ot

lfI1afll!l~J lrnIINor~, _jUilQ~ (lrhn~~~

~ubill!,lid !.)TI1MeLMBi ~~1!Id

(hur'i~ mlilli-Ioqp
(r~"t~".

OOlalM'll~a~~

k."II.mf

KTIi!~ ~~~~r;j] kntll

FIIO~j>i!rmM w.lllblt<tr:

""t1fu.I.:lntl

".rid"'''''' 1iI"",.attltitm.FI~
rnore "tr..,a

~'r.;1>!

:Smfl!l g~lhHi!'!!l ~!>!It fJ!l' th'1'o.,.. mar. Q:1rd. IBa~.'boegll!lnl~'ror ~ oornpltx aM, I;(I!1'J1Ol.!!"i1!1 t_'th"!Q'''''
~.nqknill

Matibew \II.IIlker Kool'l

IDi~"!;li\!ll'

rP'ulti_r:idl"DjI~.r

blot

liOiiiiY!j

II!Uno.l\I ~MIOiIli AN~ G~.OBE 1~r@1f:;

i!da~k ~~I] allldoom:Pil~

~r,~p~iknqt

blot

fClr !l:!o;p-.!l·buIW. f~~~"in~ FOClel;-ett.

alii kinti~ oi

IHUll;,;u~ O!Ilii hiM ~r bJfJller ro~'M!!I

5!.armC'l.
I'IIIm.tl'allli

.!l. !nQJt

~r,~i~

multi ... mr'ld

.,,~

knill'for

_~nlo!fItlii

II;n(i~r.l; :5pfierll'Jl «Iyerll1!i! ())J1~IlIYed'frolll

<!J

sfJ!gr. oorll

iGioo., ~i\Iilllia'rger 11I~~~efEarm

~alul'fli JL¥i!~r 5i ...
(:;100.' k"",t "".,,"" """ ..i:l...'!h:l~ lJI.r.l<1iJ~

~B~ IHijj~1I'~

",~~I~bgllltii;' (~~!4q1W'.noo "F Ii'l>r.rK.1 '~!J1!l !.to!lP,i!r blot fhat'l'lIIl-l_1!o SlI'Ne ~ ~ ~a!! ~h.!fi~1

m,,~rlM"lru:llkn<!l
w'~!1d~

~·~in.g

ElgN'~In!r;.;! ",,,ng lIl!1o;.t

Illl2urnil:"j!lIIil ....M~ i 1\;11ioI~ i!i 'M:]'e I'I!~

IIWii ,iln)1ll1ti~

s~~~~ Ikl!Ol'l!~I~h~ ~~d tql:~

T@;j-stl\!ll'ld roooo kl1i{\~ B<Jlki•• ,glb'1;o, imw

I~~rll~

'Qt"~I!I!~r!:u](>!~
~_r.!Qti'Il'l'lNo~A~

Varl~bk!l1t5 It!e lPi'eo;e.lllh9 ~n

~W

@1iiUAA"5

HEI!!lS

S:;

ComJi~~

I;>rill'lqlQt ~~.,:!';l1'!It

'o.o)!iI!!hi"o;ltJ;

SIll
~~ ~

.Po srMI ~!lIa~'lIurk~ heat!J!JI" n~ml'ifoll",~mr!, :II.q;"'Bi1!TIlti~'i!i "ead ~lII'b.ro~itIfdiafMte~ i!j~oi<"~Wirio1!;1~" orncolli,jjj 'hip', .. h.~,h.i:1l11\lil~~ w lN~rr(iwTlM!l.'l hGil wilt! foy.'p!il~~r •• fl14' ""bj~l;t'..iitl1lbmoo!!di;;rn.ter<

1!5

[)IR6CTQ~Y

OF

KNOTS

~ 1100

I!I.mlblm ••

'I,,,

are Tunk .. h.d

~Il.'n.!i.~ I!O "'li!iOO':;:;: i\tlpA !~~ IihliJlli~~5

Re'm~~kal;llefufll"! head ...ul~!ll· ~~ .

l.t!g[J)

'or.tr p;, !I'!~!.oil d~<.dg- ~r..,ti<.li

_i!~~ im~ ";]1> ~ ~~51"'~1rt1wJ~!¢IWllfi 'i!il~~!'d

!P~'"

'I 00;

L~~'T<IF"~ ~fcJ

1'11!1;

F. ... g.iin9r..~tThrk~ 1'IeIId. <!~ flJV ilimen!iCij!

1:11

Quicl! ~di

~"J~

fQiilr-bigi'rt dr<LtI\rr ~1~f1

Hi:
'I,B
1114

Fi~~·iillgI11 ""ri~~j: ~1f1g O!"idO;mat ()i.mk~till1~lJlar;:l~n

L~r-g~I1;.IIT1D~~ltlll ..~b~~~

11~ U~

" ~UBm'WltI1.a O'4PB~tln9 ~,"'~~.QIj ~:n.tir."!iI 'too, bot oo'largoll ~ '•• ii>lJI.·I.~~

re.'.!O'I)'

l!i'Ig;jj;

iIOiti ",idttl

ilt ;f!li~i.'iI~Q

or m~re

~ralld lP~n~:m~ 1lO 1n

1l~

'o\NHIii .. mulli-;'1I'Orud ilfil,;Lij(aiu.d >Ii'«<l'~~ ooverlnilllt!rro~ rilil, ~1~'1lf i~~r,@~!;,

QlJidloi~IJtGfnate ar.rllhh~~e! ol~ muffil"'!lfQr !!I\!!l~or n Singl~' W~"g <~il!g
fQl'j~

~r'~II1"'rt

fl!ll •• ",~ "Ild: IIhh"".'im'.,gijj.IlI~1O'iIb ,liI.Ohe~ [onp.!

~rnYl'lg, B kflilteillexture

]J;l;

!'kUedJf!!Im~~!litQllr~ [lIulki.r .omE"liilom..,lt

1~4J

HII!
1~~
1~~

QuiOl: '<iiillimpl!. LlflrJo.:i IriIh _t<l~ Ubi!I,Qit'!!Yi'I'i!Jtoil;;Joj1;

~ 5~;e1lg s~ii.~ ro,peof~itl1eri!'¢lli'i~

KI~ CO'tr4n!l"JI",

C'QliN.Ktio~

Hl '~:l:
1,45:

FI~t brolll!!1 Fi~i or !;Jiiraiiintil foor-.;'ifimdl1liKr~lTI~bTaid

.iif'"li~u~·'b2llJpmoclI!l!l:~ ~ _ JlI~it.
slj'(]~

ZinD tf1~lJli~
~~Q.~,[~!, • ..,;lIiQ01

1 ~I>
1.4-7

s~n:1l snlld !'O,~ ~'Qlih~r-ro~~~~

'bm"g

~:_;;i.

roil"

with,.

ooiRIlI ~iI!I!iI'~~OO~

1·~a;

'" illlXl!;l a!'!d,~!ll~

«IrQ

~r ~pt
.. r~nd.:'!'!'lB'" i~r~d, pieil

Elldlo .. ro,p~ ri"';I...,.,m.t;lin,g

"" ,.i~t-

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ACKNOWLEDGMIENT,S
Iklca!l!u knot t)'Ufl.'9lii~ IilI'1teIlJ a am '5Dlitar-y pUBuit I tend! to ~·I '~'!I!e.Over more self-ta ugM blit tlll~t Is not ~Jial~·
tii'li!ll1l "15 ·~rs I hia·\I·g· absorbed ffiuii:h Qf'wpi!I"t is iil1l ·lJhe hundreds, o:f kf'l>Ot.llxiooks ~ IflJOW
I)WiI'I

,ami so ml.lsl gr.tt'eIully tille' 19605 aDd 7G:s

.~d[!'Iowled!Je tlleiir writMs. illilcll iilustr&:IDU.ln I had a f'lli~ndl andllknot-tylflg meil'!tor:. ·Ilhe latE! Jarnes. !\Iic:o[i, who taught me·." IQt_llihen,fuilowln.~1

til&,ut.~il!Jlsllmflll1t!n l'~l ootbe

111iI~erlTlj]tion!ll YO\li!~ of KIf'~;yel":!i [liGKl? ,~,II·wall, .si'iO"W,i'I, llilll kin ds of or!gl Mil ~mJjt·-""'Dl'ld.n9 .I:ry- my ,illcoompll~nllidlIGKT

wlleOl.gue.s"

I e-s.pedally <n:kilO"""Ie,d9i~ the' rD!lowin:g ,Guild membE!~5.. In th U.K. and erse..... lIere"whDse I!':q>erllis.e h!l~ Glo.ntrlb1.!.t~ drT~tlly or Cn~;Ii~ectlll'ro oonti!tltS. Q~ me thl5 boco~.:GeQT91! .A.idri·d'ge, Harlf)l' As!i1ar;lJ'lilf'll m~!11g~~ [I,m (anillii~l1Ilj1.l~~Ik~,. USA), J'e5i5oe (~I!emilIllIMabam<!l,IUiSAJI,

ACKN

OWL

ED,S

M EHTS

}Iin" wn~<I!!)le,

Europ<!' '~h;Ulg

i)alR.SCIn. iitl)l1' Edw.lmb. Brlilfl

Fle-Id,

G'~d)l'j Riltll'e~ IE~dCftiln!U[i]I, Situart Graing!!r, IPiE!~E!r",:rio dE! "

GTiena (iI1I1e Nfl'tl'i&r!ElndIJ. J~!l!n II-I.llif.u. porn Hn1l fr-@}!;~s.USAI, • IRrnnkHanils, Flori:s Hin fTb~ IN'eJhelilaf1d~l,A.muml Kamer (UK- Scetlillllt!l, KQb!~IfU)'mJl;I
JUf!j@n (Sl!lgluml,Jmt! Kftilll*,

Aiian McDowali, Desmgm:l Mal1ldevill~ Ne-iherillll"lc!is)' Fri!n~ ,M;I$Ureil ,[The Des lIll'lld Ill:

Pi!ift'!Oi'l,.Ihfolld $co'tt" Th!!'o Slijkernmn '(1nheNethl!t'lilllltlS),

'TQI!lfISolll)l',Oharite Sm'ith..Jl;lh'!'l]

Srnltl\, Clnul'
lieffWVilitt.

5, HS,. ThomaKli'l

ICiIoinH, AlJtstfa.1il!rj, erEoJi] rtis$, Mrdl

NO~I!:FJom ~hIs point on., iiiitliVidU.ii!ls who ~re mernbe_i'$ {j'f t~ ~GKf will hilYe '1JhJ!j5'e in!ti~lj @5 l! supeulCrlj:!t ar~er their l!I!!mel> for exampole.J, Smitll .... "

INTRODUCTIIO'N
Knots ure mere
t1\l-'i "Jtl)~l$,[nan

the

~Ii'lrJl;

ami eq~n.Ily my"slGrioU6

OOl<l b'~iluti:fU'L,

Dr, JoI1m Tumer"", MllimitioFI, INe'!v Ze.a I~nd, 1998

It i~pessl bl'@ ereate elaborare ornernentel knQ(:!; to witrnOLil~ ev~ 'lY'.'uf'l9IMnn~ a slmpl@ practkal one, In othier WQfds,.)"01.I nna,Y' .!JJ Turk! hi!l1Jdbut not tie hl:l'le a clue about the ~imbeJ 'hitcn, You do, nor ~en naVl! to IIki! boats;a lal of land-based C'faltwOt'kers ,and handicraft hobbyl5fi: malti! lancy knots. wtJile olihl!!r iflcJi;vid IJ\als dloo~e p1.I,rSl.loE! 'to thiS pleasurable craft (or ir.s OWil'l, sakQ, finding knots, as absorbing a~ 50~if1i9 <II crQ~s.WCt.f1il pllzz:il~ or i'li!ddlngl a good book. More tt'1BIIl one evid knot tier has 'takEt-i'I a length of cord ,alxl;;m:J1 a Gommeltit'i~ <!irliflle'r; d1\,1~il"1~,01 l.;Jng. m;;Jul fligfllr, ancl M~ only pas.se;d; whOlt mig;ht otll€rwi:se Ii1<!VE :beeFi " tem's~ or ted10lLls [rip MJaya'bly, but :benefited f~m the' per ..tll'lall atler'fltian tJf am In~em~red cabtn cJew.And when Mllriann P;;Jlmcl!;IfglG'.:-r,. a NOlfwQglaf1. now IlYing on ti'iit beautiful Caribbe.m iskmd of seq ula, dlrive!SIh@r jeep to the Iil!flr'k,et,It is not merely to buy fry,i , vegetilbles Clnd 01coo.1dnlli'lK.SI'iE!gO(Js thim~ to disp'lay and 5e11.be5idelh~ Oe<illltif\tl white, s.. d • m be~(:h, her ,cl~Qratlve ropework 'produ'w. You ali'll ta"kle Olfl~ Idnd o'~ decor;;ltive knjjFttiFl9 - sal!!' but10n ~I1Qt~ (~~ep;i~,60-79~ withOlli' knowing liow to mak-€!ill plait (s;eepp,U8--" 54), oi' <unat' ~~E!e 1Rp., 10-19)_ JUS[ tum to aflY r:l'j@"1Cffi:(hiFlgpage that 1

tekes yOUT £ilm;y,lTorthere i~ne lengtl'ly ,appren'tloeS'l'Ilp to be served h,er<lil. Wl,JT~ it Jmay Of be ~n$ibl~'m try DI s.qmplltJknot berore 9~in9' on ttl '~ckl'ea mere comple-)I gne 1M! s:un!i! ti1rmll)' - blll: the _n 'tI"i_a'f: I.~not a s~rkt:ule. r AlllkFio~ 1'I,iWE! jOra~tl(:alappllC:<lIt:lorl~.lIs it h.appen$,.fflOinyof tile nillre ~om~II~~l!d (iOO~ also, create appealingl shapes arsd in!E!n\Fl!iven I.Ie:dLiil!!, but 'tlil@yl:Oo,all t;!vOlved to ~ery.e 59fl1e lI5ef'ul purpO$e orollher.1 st!ITi@'d1 tyLl1glmots as ,HI 11-ye,ar-okI5e~ Sooo\Jt growing tiP Olli 'the ,smllil coast of
Efl£IIOIn~ wrn~re Iwas tal.l9f~t basic:

ki'lmS an4 ~p!ic~: but i~ 'oVal!; not l.m~il I s~w a spoclmen of deGor<ltio.'e knQ"lWfirk for iI\~' time - a ,Ft~t bellrope ~c:omb1"jnE! la it~.,I.aIi'11>,aI'OI p and globe 'knots) - ttla'!: I 'NaS tru Iy smitten and kJ'iottll'lg became kif' ~ <l ma!ll(lmcent obise!1slot; (hiM has lasted for almo:>! 50 yei;1r~_NQW you t'M are about to be exposed to thii3 infec;JtiO:Y:5 :pasti rna. Alwarys remember,
Kn~l:lil'lg ,\.,enCrrr.m,

g;.,i,;~tI"

"<10>

TRODUCTION

<'111

:>

IPS AINID TECHNIQUIE,S

M ATERIU.AIIi..S
!I~~hin~

'(or r;!\ltiln;lP-~e,a ~Ul'iplf1l'J :~hQfl'Ii! of~i'1 ~\e:~~ OMI, ~"mh O

tUGke~ and

tlili!i~ rna)' bI;! Mi~ted\

.~ }!\iII~ht:ch<:llilt!ller~ yams to,

M I~

:~liiow.wl1lll-l1 clil1lrltll' $~Ojpl

9nter\!lO"'E'Fi,Ol!fldIlI~itedi O~ i)rai'i;l!ed,€r,g;m ~~gtlfls Qn~'bric, i:1Ik 'lJ'ii'U,d!5 and] 'woo!l!en it~wni'de thtlJigs, ilK>utthe'

WrrrI

car ~OrnI f;air or ~Doili:ju.mblli!> .sa!~' ,t:lf'I

yi!l!ld

t~!IJl~~S"

R!;!m!lfjOl'9~ irnoal'!Y bil'! of cutiflria;o edom!!l1Its he{ore ~fiI~J(:Jil<fing ll\e stQ",k O!ll d i~.~!O!¥,-'!!lid al1!ythii"~ 9'et '~h:M aftracl5 ~Oil ~~er,eaMI 'tMi!!in.Y>01J ill 'frndJ,~ y~e w HE!r'E! h.aM11lter
n!I o<i~rnlrQlles

t:wll:ie5.

S'!rRn;g\ ~!tlrtli~rilt! i'Ji)pi!', (:~ilI

bt!J

~1.1~!,!ed il'!;tDS:llme kiil1lfi OHII1CitwmJL To learn more 1;:I!IlIlsuu.cH{]l'Iof rope' and !5;fl1alier cordage, :5ieeTIre- W~!'!11yr! 8@o.k ofl<Jl!Jt,s; ~!U I:or '~h;ekrmts (!Cl:l'lt~~ne(jlg':l thi:i v«!umelt 15.,enoug,!'! 00' f,;~owth~ f!iiJII.~ ·alild IProbillJ:l)' round fl~~ibhe stuff ~.Mit is iirl'o~m.llily (!lUIl(U wi~hi
!I;iIiarneitl!r.~ :not ~m.3illel' than Jmm

m.iJ:fIey·~.1I!,ring tilji. MMo/

ilin.dooms ,oon~ist ofll thirli, Dor<lJidedl

'Oi.iWl' ~Ii!e~ttl p~.;~d !;"'~l~ .. wre

~rj;l@r~llel )!,;III'I1I!;lJ.:r

'fil",merltS.

Ft<.!rnI,o'ite

tlilliit

OOl!IHl!!ld th~ I~hlil~th i;H:~rne~

m;)t~i"!J~k~lt"'~1I! 11)rn~ ('Mn) will d!Qonn~t~h.!!1Ig~~

·21fl!atJtellieC ta,f)e Tar surfl

halfrtli:\",or~.;lt~ 1l.G.~C;n,.. coyer !;;!iftl :51ii1ii!i!rt'i::a~ wiitm. a OiltW.[)il/€Flbe:dure.

£!;;perli1ne'nuo IiInd O!li!t whOlt b~~t~1.I!it!S )fQ!!~liin(Jer5, ~~igl1it ~iil!:lb~n!;: b~g~!'I~e.Y>oI.! i!~ pY~~iIi5e ~p~, C rord Mti ~hl!f19by tl:i~ m(!iti'~ 'fWiil'l tholiN;]Wii're~h(ips or [)IV 5iupersoores ~iln - be! ..... :Irirllea - it i~fairly <
I!:II1p<emi~e'l:;I!;IugM ~Iili:!i'"'~~:, 8:lL!!fingi iHJ.,~he cop

w:hiIlPilll~ or gt{]he kruchoo

EQ~e~ whiclh.!ook better

The-I~r~w.er ·oo~e'COl!'!! b~ u:se!i! Cat I'm exl;ra {.ostl 00:'

.~~m~tn,11'I9lisc. To, :lie~(!Jittl!l'~!le<!,lh e hQm ;;_~re..,atl;;lc:1iIi '~eliiller
do[](i'kn;[]h

strandsto 01 firm a:ndle~~QIl:,.:!.uclh ~l lU (fig, 1hal'1<tithiE!n ~tJipttt€ :!!h;e~tn~w,~y, 1irnE! wj~h r,hytillllll(

~re-e!l) ~hm~!db~!l9 <I t;U~oo,yl1!~ ;lb@i1ItIi~~ Better , af

~,till.,IO'llU' ,~ndlbuy '(rom '~he wlilol!!l<~~!e~ ~o w !!Il.illilHe~,!he metlli liI!'r. I\fl ~ .Il:re·cih~~per:~Q!li.!r(itfi ~lJI: s

'~~!iiippin~ up tol m (~;IAfI:]ilta

jwtngJn!:l P\ii!Jll;~n;lllll bothl lilal1d:;:.

;hrdliJj~,j)ic [l1I1ian-rnruade~ Ci).rda.gec,~n

..,.

b~ G~,t~r!1;! ~n,~ $e3'ei;!,rt the' Silnf!>e ti:llf'je' ~ he<rtli!l£l <lllitl"l!kr until it Is du:rry red! Bind! '~h~n ~:€ ~rin9 'Ihe rime ...
an DI.d, POD'ItlI!t ~Ilife

l'1li 'lW,Ii' W,IfI(!rll!jil~f reqiJiiredi.IIIUse

~'I;!!,Iid 11It1~;I~ IF!eat.lt<!rf<;)'U5

m~lerli!'!!i react

Idffel1lrnlty: seme melt de;nn'ly.. wh I!e QJth8U .aliSlC:olou'f; iSlitcltl~Feand .bbirnwilili ~ Silflilll ;f;I<i'ilne~hM is
Ibtow.n out. Ytiu s'[Jc.[IliIlie;lm I'U:l\!l.mlll~h h~ W

1PfIIv. Wi~h !i'r,loI;li~ 'en(l~ '!!lilY

~edl

b~ ~~!l:~ Q~II.

off"o;r ~,!;!~'k> ,e. ~nt (with <IJ w,ell&dl !!ind ~!1It.!mbl"Thl<e·(".Ii re, l'Io\i'!'~,,"{j',r; as 011 iD@iting cf i'ilil~on. .oIY!!~~ilr, wn~ti!v~i'; \\0.11s~id. to ~Kiiii p or bum,

S,IEIZIING IEINDS OR 'GA,HERIING, SlIfRANIDS

Wcr~'I!,!i~h hea~-~-eli!r,i;!(1 e'n;d1~ ifl}'O'U (<!n,lf:!ut

Ithey may

!'!'ilVe to b~ I!;Yit. off il,1~C!<s>etherif tl\~y t~lII~ to ~na.gj 'tI~iIl'W.ort.:. to pfllwn,t i!fid~from kOlyln~ ,Il!f to ' So, !Qlilldler ,sever<i'l :SNalillil~k1ge1ilTler temp®raril~, lU~e ill
shert !length !Df~in
!I),;Ird

or twLn:e the,;! i~ i;!~~r;i!!'I9'e

lklll~ (iig~, l-:n. Wi~!l'Qr wl!~~C!<ut i!! d!r8W'-hD()~for q,IJ~t;;k-rlii:leiii~li:,

_.~-

::,

--~ ~~f1!t' 'r Ii

r i!l iHI S. TIP SAN

'D TEe II'HII OU ES

'
I

Ilf YObi prefi!t 'It, ill ilCiiiutr1clX:!r l!mot 115 jg~t OI~ 'E!,fl':Ktjyp.,Wri\~' nd wcktlnoll'WD!rlkill1i!l ena
,iU

~1ttIWi'II

Uilgs. 4~61ami nn Ib~l:h i!nd$; off:l!!: !:hort as,yo!.! lil':_e, Sometirn,e~ it ts IPo$$I'bLiI! t_o'lie th~~Ikllo! $lidc:i:l!' and i!ll,IIkkl)! f~i1I1!n,!IliiiigJl'I'l:"[i.e ..Wi'IIh:Q~ !!n!rng~1iI,end\s~ '

flgi~.1-9).forW'u.'9iler !~b51empl~~a d)ou'l'Ile "on5t~lcwr kmit (fig. 1'I[J'l'm !li'm~ly tie mro iiomtri~n'5, on i! alOoltgsilile ,the otlileTl TWo 'Qoe-naTidedlililOI)rS to assemble tl1e:~eknQl5 are iilh!l!ltr<lted Ililgs..·~ 4); or 1-~ !j'(I!II Cll:l'l !nwnpaor;;rte'a d'row;·limooJjl ('9g:!.lS-1~1.

CaI'l&1r 11:1:0 Ili:l1i!Itr OOie"hilMild mt-t!!.gll! (I))

113

Hi!'lMS,

TIP'S

AND TECHN!QUE.S

Of!

I'>Dr ,e:~<1 ~!:'I:I!Ii'Jty. when yoor 5'eiizin91 miJit be: tb~ elld CI" wl\:rteJ.r,er liSbe:illg bCli~I'Id;
the heillw)f"dillt-~ boa kl'lot (1i~~_i7-ilO),

«Iiflllbinil' the chilract:E!lIi~~I~s,;;;f strllm:;jle bo~h

.. miiltof

;!IIdlbEla, ~nOI~ wlli~

.1IrE

akin 1001

__!l

ba;g, S81;k ar m!!!e~ kn~

read The j'j'amlyn

af'KIl'CJts. Mei!l1IWhile, iii paWl of lI1iIille (wl'1,lch ilppeillreg In 1lh~M fell, 1997 issue af J(naonIng

jKM),lbe CJuanerly maQ>l~lle ,of tbe IIGKT. .~m:~rI7es ~his grippingj'~riQ thus: 'I,'!!.· Il:Jg, S;yrk and 11ille:r's .lLn"L>;
An, c, "I imcntury bi>ru;lill~ Il,,~ ~fk"ll rop~I'.'Gm. jo:olb:i
!l~

I,}f..

or

mOll!' Iltu.bol'au.

",ri.tl:dil~~,

Thcllptly

tl,urloeol GollBtriotor :U14J WiFl' like lO:"]u;:;, ~lr! and no

IUIrt:ito.r.

mil dillJ.;
S:UI.IIl·

\<\ h iJ" tl,.. SI r.'"f,"'(' Kn!Jt's II gtriC1 111'1.'

Ili.X'fD Dl"«tCT -

But the Ik.l'., Hw I'mgh~l hLlp!!rl~hv IJ~id,'R"'" be...O't'"}; '

::;trungar, l"dk"'r than the mil, [M[ 8lid hr.~~'" ill I}J](' knot,
·Uh'I'm,j m I9'J6 b}- the! eminent
lTo1ft

weaver und

wri ll:>r

PelL~1" (;",11

i "1,""'''0<1,

T'ERMS,

TIl'S

AND

iit,CHNllQUES

TOOLS fa uart, with, flnge!':li ",,[II ~uffii;e.. :SDDn, Ilio\\le-'t.rer. ,a few bill ~'nd pl~O!:cl!will pTQ",e i');e~J;lfl!ll~ 1 nlIl' ~3"'ftl a l'11li18 me!1l!511F@ I@fft~th~ oJ cord; s~lS!ior~ ~!I'!d a teo ~jjft sbarp II:r.aif'tLnife
'k1' ,OUt ~

,3 lIIi.rliilllis:plklS

ffig.l} are v;ef~~tlne metal impl!e!m!!!tts., 'W'ltl:! ~~hoer pC!ln~ed

or "redge-sbapedl tips, irn~!!i'ldi!a 'fQor

ndiJrlm ~trai'lcls; ,som~

ll~cll!'l!1l iPii'~er'~ nd ~h,eets of '!;Ira ~h. ~Dr oihi!lr :5qu.li~41 Il~pe" wl~h ~ :a"or ,28 panell aniCIlan el'"ll,ser,tooclra .....Ol ' ,Cl)I'Y(Ill'll!! I!ll'Ilaf98' knot patIPmsJ a C'o~kor thick

spl]clfl'9 rope or wir;!!..SiU!s,vary from as 5I:lGIU~ 1 C);;m j4i'n} ttl, 'hf!a'O!yweight v r~liorIsupwar:t!ili af 30[m U ttl lin

pclly:>lynne t!ll~ ~tJl1!'lesort lfig. 1]1. !:Oge-tDer idl a 'oW 1 w lot of'mlliCJ m~T·pilu (avil[l;a'''lel'rom 'c;JI'afirslimps) te
stake out your IknOitS ayer their drawings.

1@f1gth, <'in.:! 'they !lJ~U"II;Y have

,a!! eye to

wliiCih ,81 nYl1n' may be alti!!;!ileg ..IJ~e me !loint'eiil end for pok!ing ll.rrdi ,th~

midk em:;! for pDund·ing kniJots intiHl'is dle~ir-ed slhape.

P'rilikillrs UTIg..4) !In isli"l'll!U~r met.il!1

Sonne

lf1I1!iide !neil'rer"

ltin:otwo.rk ~scornp1e11!(J nn:<iif''e~!ly; 'QF with tEl!)I:5;; !Ifni I.:!' tucking, tj!Jihit~nl!"l!:l
i:mpoS!Si!)~lewitirlo!.!'t

spikes, bel:\L\reen '1'i:1-J:~mI

H-Wjnl

and b:urying ends is sometimes

i;hem.Mi!1'!Y ,of ~h!! ilmptement:5 ii~S"ledand described 1;(!low1ffl!1'II! ~!Ctu.iI!lly;mar;!!e forri!11gers and .5ailma~er5,

-~--;;;;;;;;::;:=::!~=::=~~a
5

ll:lnQ_, lith ~

wDoden

handles,

but ev-e>ry Gf'd! of·~hem

e11111h~Jl

to tie klr!gts,~ Swedish fidl5. ffii!l- ,!i~ hlllve bl!'fli"l :M'o!lln(:J' 5ilm;e at le~tlhe "I~6Ds, wl:Jen,thi!' e-.1 rl;; ~ne50'lN"ere 5t~mped'Milde rn Sw,eJilen"
~h~1"ICIl' lrIilme).11'!ey 'I~&' resemble

FiCis, [fi!J, 2) ill'1e tril;QltI.Qt:lil'l ~pl icing

tools. tbH
prior
tD

t!1iP~i'!:d1 i;'i'Wge!'l5p~k:tl"$ ar~

otlili!r

IIsedl-for prisiri:9 rnpit Ur.nu!1$ i!part'

tux:liiing

stt,l'liids

I:;-

twe

III

cl'ie~1!! or'IIPipl~ COlen. Th~r ~~<!ini~~~ !>teel ,c:Om:awJ!! ro:s5@ction c nt!!il"!!5 OJ, 5{pace't'tmmgh which sit,lnds,'!2J'1 iii inserted, in iOOntra~t to tile traditloiial
solk:l

them. H,uul·heild ones niI~de (lfdigr'li.im

wo-oo

ltd wilien lias to be !:lef6f!! any tl!lrli:illg

GIn De

vtti!e 1;11' !Other hardw.ood'!i iOOme in I;fI!ril)~ ~l~e5,ifrom ialBoirut ~'lkm ~4i111
long: up lIO 3~crn (1 ttl Dr film'!!. M;;II1f~

wi!hdral.llnl

s.eoon(!·IlIl:n,a 'Ods are

DOW ,~n~l(lU~

items, ,at ooUIl~OOrs'pri!le~ ~UJt ,new

aoes. can be D.!ilI!IQ!h.t IlI1ior,ere~sQoi'l~bt)!.

nSIll!) ¥erstOin.

don(!. As the '1:001 i~ remQ~e~. 'l!'l.e S"ir,;Ji'id is, f)ulletl '1Ino!.!gti W"ll!'! ~t. To~11 lengtlfi.s :51'; ri 31:abouJI 1::tern H;iil'l) and go UFl' to il .h.ea"'Y"'d~il' ;:ISCim

iERMS,

TlIPS

At.I,D

TECHHIQlUES

Grip:fldJ, (fig, Ci,} I't'seiilbr:e small

$w~d'lsh flds but ,nE! made 'I'r",m IilandflJ~E!d brass, pollished
0I~i'! ';Ii~U;eI'ecd,

1Iul!:ll!lu 'fids ~~ig, 8}ilfe p<1~stil: Of alillm1ntu m 1:ubes" I!IDill~ed iill! gne: ,End ;1I.nrl opl;!n ~ the: 'i)tlle!'; iI1h~
are pl'~d~ !lillie! 'Glc!llby I10pe

NCh with a'lI'!.!,," n,elld Ihandle,

i1he

cliiararteri5tic

ll'!>1!1i gll1~l <i 'gtip6d its

maf!.ufaCW~ers 'f.or '5jpridns their OiNn sli'le<!th-~-co'l ]:IroducH. ,Iliiidfcr that rea<llO>MI ,tl'l~rt!~1il' 5~ver.iil siz.es ~or.ai~able

name, f1Dwev~r.

r thei

lo-lml

(';.- 11nl l

of~e Il'd!!le~near ~he point whim are burred

O¥L:r ~CI fh<lii:

the tool

ni;p.s and as

mil difilii!relilt ~i;amet:l!ir5

Pl!:shel's needie-liite e~~nd

of fope.

hD~dstne oord,puliln'll

iUhnl!.lgh

line implement

i:switlulra'l'ffl. They

Inot [!Iwtroilteol ,~!"e !ong" Implemll'nt5 t!:l fillllge; 'M t~b!J lar

are an inveJII~i9n frQrtll

~hebrain, !lncl
lind

klnitlilil9
l!J~edto

w'(}7ksPi,opofkn.Qur.aftlilm~n wrlti~r ~lu .. rt

Gr<!lnger'iiKT, a Guil!ll

fid~.The,e' 1$~ smEll] ~i2ii!'l'orl!i-141111m

['I.-'/..I!'l~ di~metil!r 5ir,!ll1d!! and a

pa5t-P~.s:lde!l'lt;; lind m~nyQ,fu:5,wQutd

not b!! wi~houul (:'Dup'le,sinc'E! the

stiiiiii!lairiil si2iE!fit5 cO,Mage Ull to about

i'gN

verSliOO1 for

[16-:14]mm

(%-1 inl aiaml!ter,s.

llmm ~'!.i U diameteT al'ti;l a Ilij:r~er n

~E~ml

copes 'uitlil up to ~,;i!l'lPl

~';;In}

'9

diall1l0f0t~f~Il[;~"d~. :

Wii'i luup5 pflh<lps,

m vari:o'Us sizes

{fJ:g'_ are '7} NeUilll'!ll tub!.lJ\ar fi'cb, [~9I- 9)

a IQ"~ dnfil~u'lt ,(;If
!'!I'!<l.ke ~

tIM! ~jllg!le

mo,st 1iJ~!Ilfy'! Q()11 t

for odE!oor,ative Ikno-t tyl!l'91 but '~ht'f~ ofleil hi!\i'e to' tJie hl)me-m:uil~, ~tlff ,,:nd ~rrnl1l)f
dllll'lteliir

,splE!ndfd Plllesent f« i!l1'iji'01!I1il 'IMlto, dloes

konotW,ofL Mine liTe ill oil NOl'"\w!l!lililJn 'Selma'

'rmm

2.5mml ('hill)

s1ain.les5 :~teEI5e1:

(OJ thinner) w~r~rniliEned

wllih

41f'ling~ ,of 1~2!E:5, 5'ra:ndsl'J;om for

into Ii hlndle
1GKl' member

,<lind sec:urE!d ~otha1i i~ I)' an

'Will !'lave oil b<!toh, 'for

4-l'Ornm ~'I,'I.il'l]- diilmeter, -

owlll m,ot pull out 13.g\3·il1l. P,erigqi",! 5ale,_As, the 1~!5!)r 1'131,tlli~fgo,

wlherl! O! f~er!io:l wi'll i'iOt.fllieir big

inag Is 1J1at 'lti@' nr~'nds,y.arrll.sor U'I.Ielid!!:p.uJr.ed tnr~uQn ~fE! dOUbled

l~nd'Cii:ii:5eqlJll!<ntl'ytwice as thick], Yt'~kl'U:iln be
di'sfig life
<II

S.,I!c!ng M.dlil<s, [fiS' 10) are metal and t~fii!i' are il "'~riel:y of brand na mes. Thg,y i'M'Y be ~uppll\l!1!I by ropemak>er$
wdtl\illlpaok~g!!d :splidn;g

klt!!;.1ihey

strug:gle

~nd mOlY

com!! ill small" medium

,Ollid exlJ!!-lon.gl

'~he ,(gmlitlel:edi Job. On-e way

sizes Slid "re u5ed111ke wl~ loops.

aro1:Jni:llhls I~.if POS!5!bIllI,~(!; pull Oinl)' !

~ few yarns tlilrnuSiI'l ~t ii.mme'.

Sallm!!Qris (iIT"9' 1 'n ue

othiliftcUgh
'~U<J;r;p5,

IPiilms,
r~i!tner or'

NHdlel, [nJ)1: IIL1stl'llt(l(j~.,'Co1Ie~~ 1

\fOlJiiiMy oft!!e

ill

'larger kinds i(nI,g"f!'!a:'kin~ wllell!

hand-

sac5ki~ ~~irm<li&:in£l1 pafltiwllr~

~dh 'wIth 011 t1t\i:mb ho'l'oe{biased

'for left.. or rlg'hrt-

Une:)' hall'e big eye.s oIInd bhm~is.'" poln,tll.

'II~S

!Iand!i!d u"er,IJ, U! \Widh ~ afliii;e-a II

d'lmpkdl 11~~~lli'fthe hand
C'~1il

~ta~

:scdk,et to' 'Ihilrt th;e P!.l~' I'a'i'g~

'OJ

II'Iilavf! ~!f!'II)"l;IeNiI9iil!',en two r"OtllJiSt 'm~d& by Ol1'rl ,C',dlahi!llillGI<;Ir of i!LfI,dliorage:. Ailfl'~k.iI., iu~Yil~E! hlbul8f. T iI!PiPTQl!(ir'M~I¥ 2rnm '['/wlnl ~nd 4mm rh.iJ'llln (ili~met;er,llrI!ilt'lI1e.e(i~1 ',eatul'e Is tfl<!Jt eaCh lin@ 1il0i$ ,at IllSblunt

enil! i!'~ ~nII:el'lii::l~ornw 'll1~~fl. ilirm.e ~ idoo

lIe-edfes~hTough !'Cpe

'~lWaS.

- lllnd it work$ well - is, '1:0, heat !lind 50ftt!f1'l '~heend of 11'I;)I':IQiII O1hll'l' OJ' ~lIir'l1hetic line 50,11i;l,t it Gall be SCirew!XI1

low-me

n!l!e.dl~tlilel1l,Qrl9~'iilliCking

or

th~~i!l9 has ~ei'l iiucces5f.u11)!"g£Jne.. It can lb.!! Y_iI'Isaewed~ dli!:tadted, <lnd (iif In;e<<!~FlIllii'(l<~tti!cIM,ed tilii!' nm" ,or t'll)
,a!!lQ~ner WDllkiit1i!1 ,@Ilc:!i.

IQ!!l'!d·b~iIMipU.n ~fiBg_ 1D ~l'e used to tiglitte:n knots:. They call be o~tOljni!d

'in a ~.all:!lim
,iI~

l$C!me'tijin~$ ~r1l<fi'Ht(l pl'leNi'!

'J~me;~

about

1 ,em f4'hhll

"in !lllIle~ (flig, 14) 3fe\ li'Iand..f'lel~

oVllralU l!eng~h" and ilill!l'lefelrroblll~l::5im~ ~rl)m ~'bO'u,t t S(;Im 1[~nlluiWlarQ;5;, N~"'!I Il.eedl.s iRg., ~31.Otll'~nl..,bl~
Or IMi'en

englf!Jcering

"I!l~k; ~hat !:if~P 1m,)!

of

Ileoole

or 'O'~er po!n{e(llspk'e
!,I~

51~;de.r di<lmet<lr. t,.m~mfmiJtgl'iit: unl:oo,~ prilckew.! a oo:w!PIe O'f sliZ:e,ll, QOd'l, lless, iim Ipl'a~~I~""'~

mftC'OIl

~1ll'1;I'tt

than lkm (4inJ long. flfOm title 11!~t li.bQv.E! It is d~!II'r tha,t 11!1'I1l1'tyet,salil~13t O i!lIIti i!td1lllpt tooJ$ 'f,om ,od1~r~i'Il,dcs, oIInd call'irlgs. W!'!eliever ttJey mll~ IIUQ/II<e andy ",rlh rope ,and h ,e:ori!lage. i!IQg,tln'lQl ~nl'Ou!Jh my '0Wfil11~01·bcx 111M ~lbat Slime of UI!: dLver5!i!' ,oddltie:; I hilve ~~CiumldM>t!d II)"'~ half' ~,,ce:l'IllI!ry Indl!.!tle' <II plo'll'ir' MclKlltijng of' plier~, intended fer f)ipev«tter !Irledj.ani~ 111'1 ilM for ~i'rJn51 tiline cih.ailrUa'ls,a l~dl'L'9Jtqgl fOtoltl· ~'asll,.iQi'ied lie<!tln:r h;H;itball!;, tI IbO!C!kln Jro!ll Oil
:~t;!~i!;:Jrier's '~hQllP' alil<lch pink iiibbon 'to legal fto,

['(teall,
~~O~

ro ," tr,ildi~jQrlal wary'KJ.

and 'W(I'rk '1l!1l91'e-~~ "",r.h,

W!»"ti!o!!r!i,d hM~S of «IOOf~1l'illl~Dr

thil' 'Ili\eM tw[n.e~. s-lizH r,angldfO!'!'l a s~lm nd Jhort ~5cnn 16ij'J,)'Ml J!JJl!"I!;io'"$iiz:KI OIie~ 301:1!1'1 11f1:~ or' i;'i\ore tn ~ngll1;. and oCCllsionf,!I~ you ml'l]l' 'lilld ()fie nicely 'M~l'Owed into a w ai U to:r a ,-onn.f>QtI:aib'I@ grllf:i.
Avo'id IrQII!JhI; mad\e enes ill

Ip.rer.erep~e' '1:0~hose ~lTkatInt' ~moomly roundedl ,~nd 1iflis.l1l1!:d.

l(o~~ ~lIppl~erwl'll ~1'II~Y'l;IIwIITkDW

lI!lpei'SI. :andl S(lM!!o Wlliil'PingIPQsl$

M@~imii'(!

l!I~d by

~'WlfS

to

!!n~'CUrt~QngS~i'Ilfijlh~"

ee !~d ~it~m willhl ii'lCl'.

TO D FE AW K.N'OiIF PATlIi'lER NIS

dertil!!OiIrJl

'l:HIi;gilil!lll'l1at ~mn ~!I¥[)Uil ~~llI:ih ,~~ 'fig...ll,

~~~J1d,eni:a.!!Ie'():nl!'r"om,~ ~>Qk m~e~hri5;j;t 10 Ult 9ra~h, 01' gtn-er s"lYaFe>ClI Plllf!r" Fi~~ 'Q .llPClIIllIJ.W 0'W!5ing lP'Ililfl~ o:l\ten occurin a r·e~liIliilr
_III!I1A,.,"im;l~mcan b~ re~rgdlil.:;e'" ~ ~~ans af

....

X~,on ~e ~!lpe;r {f!.g' 2~ ;L'!'!d·~.;:n jo[nec! !.!!p• 8II1 .... 11~"1 '~reeh,md 9I!1e$~wo:rk. ote, too, 11t00'W ... M blollll$H 'GI~u:liI'¥l ,in 'EM:I!!M\P (If Uiii~ l~t~i~i:lI~r litca&O~nIDF4lJj;Eln,into i! ~5ta1lf11:1j'ng arll!l O ,end

Iffi~ ,en:~le~$ ~.!1IQt d!l-S1911!~ ma~' ~et!lk1I~IlUI" In .com~ge: l\h~ h:l'!'e t.tI be tied.. ,~~tIiiOu!iJ1lltlilllJ 'MI1iIllild working e;l1d! ncll~ locM.edI.~liIr r be witlit1li1m!i'! kn,llt,Thi:5i partl:[Ul2lf p~tlJli!rlfllSa .. iItlon;~n~aillilf~5In~~~t plate de5i~n. iflt~!'Idled ~ll' O!ll ~hll: ~~n, d il~Jlg~!'I-9lr~Of!'!I'~ (QNli ,~r,o!l11id1 ned. 5~jliin9' at the leai:l (~<lY ',ieed'~ wi~ln 1lnl!' Imwh!~~ (lfli!!!" ::!], m~rl!: e;ldhl 'Ci!'Q~irn9 Ip!lJ<il1l~ "m«ILllJ!! "vel or y~. t!'l real:nt: 1}'e<!r5 1~i!!d!n91 M!l'M~1!:i'!H b(!lgul'l~o; shor~IrIIO<i\gI !!I1i'I1lIii!f· tl.ldin'lJ SiI!Glllellce.5 to tlte lettleil'5 UI~U IJ!Is "1nII'!'i~l1;e,,2I~,i:l11 "~Dill! dQ!II'!e ~rru~.'~Qmip!,J}e IUl'!tl! .mole ~ut ha~ beef! !'I:li!!1'\!Iie1\! in ~Jwi5 wQ)!'. Then,

lMeh~i;sE~",[]umightim~~,iI double,jine'

[1iig..5J

IgiIln repr.,j)dy~eUie ~-O~UI~e9lY!<!ir b~~.ket

S4:q;uen<t: ~f1~~1', ..
I!:litJIt draWings. cam Il>eenlargi!tll !:u ·re.tlil,l!ted: y b

p;!p;e;r, Or ~
II to), Me' wll!

!lfl<!,y po~~~~ ,01p;lI~!O!lf,~p!1l do~.£hn~thHt dlayt t1l~ eli ffiou'lt

.........

rr-rjr-r ..

2Indi r.ed:udn.gl·rum:liolil.

it I::; ,,~~,

fe<l~ !m~~ c.e!"t<!lll~'y filr p!.!rpwo:t ~I!c! ~!'I o~Jlo..njjJlly f~~ If!IIlillanioiiI. :5JIfIiIJIlI)'pl~O!! tlti~·I!IiIO'rWJi)rIK an the
~l;Ip,l:II.ItQ'-I!lp)'

TERMS,

rtss

AND

TECHiNlQYIES

COIRDS OR ,STRAND,S ikno.t Is tl;t be douhJleti ~Ji\oUo.w!ld ,31'Q!J1l'ig, S'em:riill time-}, 'llii'S't ,tot'" tfle (orol i'1'Il naH' to ,a liil<!!!'Itl tJ1e eell!tlle ('midciie' it) :lIlIIci UJoilOl'l~'yone Il;II:f to tie the kJnot,,'l'II~iIi!l!"'~ pull illg through a lot ar 5\!1rplui!i Ii ne.lliten, onoe' 'the IcJ1'!oti~,lcomplceted,1ih@ o~ller h~t~ (an be' W!seti ",or title d'04JI:JJJiI1i91 p~O'[e5i:S" tIIever tuck a,Ion!! WGrking eMI ~'f,!'n~tead, 'iDl.I UIi! Ip.id(,up il !:lIght dD:~1! o tile llt!Jirk in I\~m! :j!.n~ t ~UJdk tiilatfiut (fig. ]1.Sl!d.;':'OII1l:l' needi!e or wire I~ in ... !~d tl;) ,within 1!i,,;:m o 1(lSinl of 'the tuddJllg point.
TUI'~KIN'G, Whel!l al si1ll91:estl~nd
lli1~n,onQe thel1u~k

item. Some :sll'flpile ~!1O!1~5 ilr.. ids lise IlIl'Ilcyollie-third ()r

:ali much ~gi3jn O\S th@,e:ompletefllel']gth

mtlltl-malld
mi~lit~absorb six fl~ IDoretime-.5

oh'rori(; but chain plaitt 'of rillpellted ~rowll koots

tn~fini:me-d

lengdl.

I!n ~hecase on:Il'iO'lJ phllf'led IOI;)~~iY'Dmlll bo~rol O'I'e1 a

is aone,ana

thiH\e~le'or

hoop.

'[ii an)<11'i1l$.,emefge(!"

PIYIII alii ,the ~bJ:rjilu~ line, 'lhroU',g'h.

~.!iitre t

u ntil1ihe Wldi ~~re.achlHllThis way, lP.robJem~ ,of

1!1'1,1isti'ng' ,and kin!!!! n,gl will ~e501"'e tihefli1lseiYe5

ali'!expilnded dra,wing, 'fr"'Ili' '10 ten 'lime~ '~e final 1~f\9itJ1llT1iIY be l:Iec,ess;iIi'~ - amt,CiI.f;g1'l m!J;:Jlllf~hat villi bit reIJle~~J rn.1J19h~E!n!'n91 iiid may then boe,cut ~ o'fffoJ fci!'d~ em i_l1iOther p'mjE!ct. It is jus~ <l'boout ImIPQi~l!;J!e'to add o1J 'fresh s.traud to ;UI!·e;.:h'lIlst:e.d1 ,Me, without ~1ShOWiing. by' n'iI~~y IknO'lJti~1 Qne to tne mlie;r. I,f,h,oweve~.tlh~ a,d~d itiia.n,.of;l,!(not lit imef\lah, W'itniil1he work I~n11t an eyesore., then IIfew een be'lI'I!!Comllll1E!l'Id@tk IF!5!!e'l'!IIa'ri!; knot, ijijgS.l-6). Th!:i i5, .also ill I'Il!lt WII,Y [e5J')ecialiy doubledl U1!!IS, ,-9') qwtFi:'b!~~:' figs. HI-1 21 to 7
I!mi~e1ifle two, mfd~ of:l! n,eck lallyawd.

loo!le 1!I'ldi.sfree 1

tD

5hl!!d ilJny n.u::h torsiQI'1_

Clifford A5nloey recorn mended wearing a sleelll!leS's pulLl:tver and ~ititj'n9 Oil a Dadd!!$S stool t'o tie ki1llts wtn ~~Ii[~1'Iy~tra!l'l~~- r,~main.s g:oodJ U ~d'vl(e.lf encls are' not to beoomll ~na7!ed
Qf1

fu mi~iJfe, s",~r>ed by hooks and k",Dh~ arn.d~khes

ilml handle$, ei'lS!.!Ire ~u ,~r'e~~ ill ~nag-free

,~]j(ii,~.

AID'IDIING, QR: REDIliJCiING. STRANDS Estimate the lel'1gth of lIro'mirng 5~rnndii neded and
dum add ,I I)'it tor luck before il:ti!~!liY.l1IonehiHiiU'U:1
}fOil

s
fmnt'tJeW

cut them, so '!"iltr

te II:Ioeoo shert, Iii: ls not t

possl!:!'e to :;oar jU'!i1 '"' OW ni'udl (O~ every !o!1n.Qt requires; biu'l.. O!;!; !1: will, be 11l1l5Elytied !ft.ndl~~I'!
ti'f1htEneod~ it ~j'tl',~ys, 'ti!k~
IIlwre than the' fl.nli:!<lt@d

reaHlew

fiislhllrfllin'; knm l:foubJed

OVl!!r'I'IlIInrl

be!ldi(tig~-l3-'l4l, OIll'1'1iJ.e~.!: and Ci!¥e'~,iii!! !mowlihis l!il'iCJl~ in \ ti!t:!d fl<111' tubul!ar tap (webbing" ;:;,1" a~ ~e t~pe kriot"

On .. wItl'.bI!ck·~UlCkld

siI:Ilet bend

m9~'"S-l S~.h.e two' wilrkirt~ ends, r sh,oiJld lay aiong5!ioe tihe stamiin;gl part of the eiXha ust,edl 5tr;anEi, wilih 'Itle ~ingr.e n!!l'ldlng pil"rt b tng bh~ nl3wlj; iittl!dhed !COrd,

116

17',

18

'IiIImbilJ'l'Ig i!J1'Ji~H ~_III:n (f~.'1~5)" Thii5 liml!!,lknown kinot. d'e1;li~e<! y ttle late b I!)e~!llild Malil[Je;t!I!i!)(!I!CT.is,'I:rftky to .!Issflmble ami d'rOlrwI~p ~'n'ug.'Dut he' di~~n'ed - afllt!r ooMln9 miilny bem;b
'(R.e.jo!llhg k!n.'Ot~). y Jilulling b

tbem
diamel:er
~nD1i:

'~hrough IIw.lf,',j;of d~r'ea5in!J

.- thoYi: t.lii$ WIIS,'Itle tlilln-nen helknew.

d!ollJlbJilll!J p C:.1Jwc~es~rulnlllt:oCep!u'b'le, llneFi ~cQme;'unt u i mil)\' bf,' re50rtd to.. IByfcemmng !il5~ljoll Qfdle hNrt strands, 'Jl'O!1I1 Ili-rger dil'llilfl.'f!toef s.h· iUI'I·8:·,"Q,re ,'Om:il'ge. Ii: iis oftenl pou;lble 'W' ~I'!~rt one' iljlto tltil!!' Mher wJth III wire 1'!C'Qp or tuhular ti'd;lWlnlfj" 'embf"oi!dery thre-liocb. kinittiin9 'OJ Wlgi WO(I~s, ight be 'lwiK~ ·lo9ie~m.-er m with sc~m;re~'i!W m>~i0:5E!ab'leliif:d:.nl'rig; or.wt~1'I t!!1\I!, t
of ."dlliloc·1t!innill'l!J and spjidng ~11i!!, j!n'i;:l~,of stlii!l'!ds ml!Y ID~'rut ~qll)~Jfi'or 5IJeed

Thicke;r ()]rd5.11ifl~ bot!! l!lici paral~e,l to iOIlUi!!'IMttii!r, GV(lI'I~p~llg a fuw cenfime!ltili!: (fW.O or1in.reein~nE!~, andl Do~I'I'w~d !.!lltil!IM1\l old 5;lr3Iiidi~ 111ft ehind b and !Jill! fmsh one gOf,',j; 011 al!o:ne" later it will bi! !iletl'5~fl!' ~."~n'C~1 bo~1iI of 'ItlOiI'e'emb b}<' buwylillg til@tn b ne.nhl1lhe wo~k.lfiliie Mr.dlit~OMUbulk, th!5

di~!I(lnall!!,:Inc! ~~per-gl,ued t(1!JI!'thl!if. i'a;per rnuhi~slt<lillll,work by ~WI. IIit!Jout·" . s,11"i!!1ii1l, and there n '!JIOuprogllll!:5S"liIliii\5 ei'l~ier Iii;~M' Is. til1!l1Iladding tllem,lI.M later ha.\i\hl!!:j Ibury MIlIIl!' W ttl~1'I ')'ou 5t.med wi,th. So IIlw8)'1i '!:Of!iS!A;!iI;:r 5t~rtill'!l at thil ~lirld;, o.f ~ pil;l!;Ii!' at w()iik I'ntl'l£f'~h~:!iI 'end the Qi1ber wTif fO!llndl.

@lq,wi",alel1~ SiJX!t) wil:ih ea!l:lit im.;;il o£!IJery ~l;wd, 'o:r :>11r~l!!d

in ru rn.lin~il

it

i~~ilS!I!i!st till! a' I!;liiat to

Ilcm;eiill',!SiD~~,t ail

tl!ldts ,tan be 'reaodi~y m~;d~, !)ut; tIh!~,t erl't.u!5 t!Ui"

r~~e ...eJ)!' 'CIne. '~!'I'Ipl\e~n9 Oirl~ IC:y;:;11! ~.;:fQlr~ 9,qJ~9 !Q~ ~" dlo ~lfIc ~;une tlli n9. at tlfJe 1iI!i!;>;t point,.ul'lm :roiiir1n~lly !i!m!i!lIg!i!·at:th~wcFkilltgll;!llId~,
'lfm.! ha,ve i3s8)OI!I:1 l;i!glJit

F'ollow

af'''U

nl;!1 !'!,u~~M~di~!l)')

nt ~CW~!

.;if ~ l!~t or slack. Alt>el'lrHB!ti...!!!I)'~it

Do n(jt:l'H!~ro

'Ihet>enflij:)tiil,tio;n. ,()f PJaog:~~in'!J

tti tie<li<:lI1oH@!rly tight fl'(iM~h,e, OU~M ..

fm'~ni!f'wUth mill' malila

thalli tl'ie· otl'iers,

Q~ -

<15wftll

sil'L.g1estM,nd i;;IiIO't5-~OUI may Qi5~i;I(!'i! ~e Ik~(iot' ~ iirremediably,

to d~ Sorn~ IO:not'tye;r:5iio'i\D(r~'l:Ih<JJI, way, but the

nf it hil~~en~, t!ile~e ts QfWFI 1110 .~oUutio:n e:!lQ!~n~ Ii!ll!t!.eit'~m~I'et~ly ~nd b<egilm a-g',Ili:n.

f!W tucks Gin he a, reall of

"~!l

str.ug~le' t1ll <Ii~hieve, "'rid

rough, 'h:alldli'l1!!!1:5p(liH~.~efi!fl!jliledi kf!;i;it~_~~f!'YW<!(y, ,!II ~~1: :iW~!>lt)' "

ri~k:l;ap~i~~e~ "" im~lil!ed flnge(f', with ~heend prCldil.tC,t!]; CompWil\lfii~e~iid

rnu,~G~ of ti'gtJ~el1!ing,

Woli;ing w,it'h a silll!Jle Sh<!tld;s:tAlrt .. I: ene end

,~10fl!9! ~!1e ~rtL ,c{ll't:fullll' ~1Il1f,@~irn!!ilIJP' prefer

to

u~!i!'FOuftdlA')iiled ,
Wili~,

lP'iiers, wirh,,~
IJ'I1e.r{!iQ ~~,

~J'Ag,::!(~.Eilner

dklllllot

~riaIlmeyen

tensiao,nI nnaydistii~ur~

YQur

knot ,allld! r,uilll il.1Fligllloe!'ll!'ig ill kn..;.t , as crilit;al 8~.ty111119t !Ml1!l'!irst I

P'-lI~. Urimd! ~J<1et·,s~bl~ iI :!J1!do:.l[)J~lIit win! nll~(Jf jlut sud! iI haU'dolill! ~liIot daw:n:
..... nich WiIi:,' is

in

-~(l

ii:rn~Mf the I'I'holle ,OFO;IlCirDeil- unless

rorward When )fO'u ~il:~; ~9f~oO ~hO!n~ ~[il~t )'Q1i! mill)" b~doi,tr..dk. y,!'!doin'9"~lld mE:':i~!n91 )'Our Uip
there ii~a

I1h~~~n:.,Wlllcn
,EI
......... , "'''

you 1<i8I!oN!ti9h~!2rii!d.
iitOri!'

few.of '1Ih~
i

el\loDl>rii.tesln,g1!i!"'
11'1 ulti-

wij~Iffl!'Jrome<tb~ easier

I~Ol!. mao.reoom~I~:o:.. I;!<lo;h

JlJiilndlllf;lo t;I1I1~ll'i!ted. 1l~1! a

m~lIihitr<!ml t.=!'Iot5 only 1II l

$tll r~I'n9 near ~o tihe

Iltth:: ~~Iact from "me !milt Piut

BII!JR'I'U:I~G

Sl"IRANI!!IS

th~r

fYnr.~n~dklilatw'Orl!:. Wilih prop:r1etfif'y

yadllt Io!amish will

Much ot'th:e oml'lmelll~1'l1 ~op~woMk

p!!lbl'ic places, endsln

seen

~liIlI<lldnt

pn?p~r.MiDIl<5;fu'I'e::o:ample. \vaterprQ{lf
~t;!!

dlub~ ,and! Soout ml!(!~irng IFuOmS", ubs ~rnlil otiler p ta_ssels o~fril1ig;es. These' 1!ll0lYb~

ol!lttdo®r knDt.wl;lrk,,~I~o!!l~h

itle~~

d~~kerltl1e !l)r!'9]1I~! ,"oro~r.

il'!~~l1itiQ~<!'iem!!!.;:I! i~h !If!~r!5, 'bl:.!~;1'I;Q'.rt'O'fli!ii1'l - ~ t

,StUped: - tni'!

t:ifCF didl nC1t~o~heF to, the ef'lodis.. t(ifI;MWOrik i~ lnot ~ifii~lled In'lI~il tne >E!irlth have baen
,~'i'IIiI~;

,~iJj""

Ilri~n Field'~

and JetfW:;iiln'ilKl_,twl:!,
- stlft'En,~l;Iu;:g'h~n ;;!n(il

aoei!JinirablleIrmm ui!ift~enl

idlirl:-I!mmf m;lIII)! !:ifl!l:!eif knl;l1:!l;)olOlr~ii<!c;t5witti a w;!t.er-~-Q'~,d;ilePVA {ip'Q~)lv!ln~ a~taw}

CFitl't 91we.

Ihladen,

lei!~lng

no dlll!e

~11i rna_n.y

i:n:st;linc.e-sto

litew i~ ""'i!is: pegl!llll ani!l ..... he'!'~ it e~""~d. "M)"llmoos

Orie thi!~ d~I'B wh~ti1idOo@ f\)~ wni,t(!' '05rd!lg~ bill

O!!~!'I'! 'tjeg~ my or..:! lIw!Q~tl!'l9 !TIMIDr, Jal'!·u~,sNicolL W-®!lIldl~rirn, "meyju5.! lfJaJ)JJem';

To b'Wr'l'emils, ;use' Ineedles.. wiJoe
tubl!llOirlids
~QO~~0,1'

tit'!!:.' p:~er

~i1 all-pu

rp05lE!

tteat 'ilar\iety.lliie·

(dour

of

some ,c.m,i!lsm;;l.y be ~li9IM!:Y ai~er,ed ~~h!!5~re.atFneM.

but ~OHmll!J9h to dlnQ~ra9~

,of ~liffieli'lin!9 '~'hM~.stllt$ ,C()r~l.l[)i IlI~E! th~lil<IltI!en!i!l
a 5C1/5oO' solutton (00%
~Q

It~ IiJSe-, ~n.dIth~ degm

{depend i!'lg IU;po;i'.n,~,ne s~~ and] seale ,G'f ~IJ!Ff~~e' o)'f' your kniOtwt:t,rn, ,"eOlW

depl!rtd~ upon tlnetl,qJol'! 'of wi~h 'W,iltert<!!' mc, mm,elit'3n

gll!le to 400% wa,t!;!!' is ,be5t) im ~,

~!ile '1<1!1'J;>:!!wo~k) !meJ'l' Qr ~I,!'I! ~!ile :5:IilOft. cut ends ~o

b!l'1'I!!itnh tM

~tiffi'!llent slack to, d!:t SQ~ of'iJouwylih'l!li1ll before puiiin9 ~rylih in~ ti~hil_ Thel'!J c;ut lhe ~1r<l!fi\d~off fl\Jsh

~uLta'i;lle w.nt~ifl~r'

dip ~1"!:QI ~.Qli!"~ne kl'lO't'!'!'-tirk.

Try

'l.!It~ll'iI~a 11li'g~lemoni!i(je botll~

in it~l[ Ona! 'I'M

<!9~!!I!~tt,""e
wMf
p~i(l;:er

~urfoa;ce at the eompleted

work l'Iifid pus!h

hlave dlppeti the,

C)l)md~

wilit ror <I1liJ(2Iirblllbbf.es to

olllly a. few'$eQO'.nd's,beklr,g

r..!M3iM aiJit of

:~i9Ihrt. Mtl1 tn,e p.cird: oh 'filet. at' i1,e!i!cl~ 111\/0111 nard on ~Ilime !>trani:ts, pull'
tlielfTf!, the s~r.ed
P'HlCES$

skip, wil[m mil)! tili~

Iliflt[n:g1it Q!!,Jt iI,11dlb'a.wi~g l;ir[',ef!~ IN! <!~ t,lo@ded te-l\wr,~1

conrslner
.3t:;

wh'ile· wtliil1lg

e!:lid !;';Onl ~i1rifi\~_Qyt

(allloem.ilnd a let

uJrta~

t1!8tU_ffi,~ to r~ml:W~ :!:lllf1lJilu~:~~IIJ!lM

,of ~!9hl !i!lie oil! wCIOyn;t!ed w-or!'!'!, 'l:h.'eN i~.1\0 sin91~ '1'1'3)' to Il)u ry il'!telfy eooThe
pieC4! hes a Ibac~

lie'O!\l! it gees too, giOOe:~."hefl ham!! ~taitH].\Il!lIl:ie'

tlll d:ri~ dryrQf
I!,I~ ~Q <!'!'!,

®f

hou r. :r'!1!~,~llmY~
lIe,uSe, H'aiJ)'

ill'lgen,uj~~' hut ~t~h.duld Ilet be a'lllJii!led. If a >displlay

!l1I!,u;!"! pll!"'~fe

as ,J:l~~5!!b~e {o-fl;en ill5 muCh ,11~S1J'.(,1

Or I:1l1!de~id~ fttl~~wi!!

I1!Qt be ~~nl"

~o dr,l1!il'l b~c!;: In~o tlt'i! rll:'l!lJr",-oidof (lords

I '~'l)~trj'o'!: ~~~Q th~t ~!Ithie I()Q~eellid!i eme;rgec'lihcN'. affl'd I s.t!!ll tlrlcm &I~wi~h .Illhot knife 1l!I~d'e; but,
Iliii'den where
iiI~

may,.at

~his

~,ta!ile,bri~tllE!Ifke ",1!a.nl1Tledi

'!ihey

h~'!leh!:tgs,.D~ not wOrry'.al1l~ 1;1:0 ~Qo~1!rY~:a ~m~~y ~h<eir';!JlJle.;uO!~~ ~i9~:t now. Never d~p (oli'>!:l'lwk~ •
ti'wlt wo'l.!lld ruin Ut~ apf:i'earlin~!!' _ and, iill tlii;e o[iilselfif Ii IIl,eeldet:. dD not j:lijfJ th€ neck I'h,cFlg iitse.lf, ~"hich

arne iIt1:iiy dismlolJlr. that cam e:J1I~'iboedlJrne

it will

:i'l'Dt ~!iJ,ow.

,GLUES
Centuries

AND

H,titliil:Dt:NIEAS
ships'

m~t

be

ago, rDlflem~'h!ers wea~her-prceki!l

by 11~j'ng Jo~ ;i!A !'!Qyr~. >OIlIer,::I roadl:atGr ,or In an ~11i~ 'Q!J~rd.

dgar'f!tt'l!

1';.

fl\e:;;rbl~ 'Gllilli'ip~et~ lIfie dryi~9

pr.o;;e;s~

r[ll:gil1l!!J !by i!llll'~nalilllg

It with !lQt t~r-lI~ilgger~,,~nd

fir

Th!l'!1, it tnl! wornK is ~~~inmlured bl' !ipj~1'

~p[lSE!' thBT'n to tbename'

~mor:~ ott:ef'!wra~ped and Mil:d!e.:Il in.di\iii(ju~l ~liIot:

f,i1<lJmeilrt$~)r,iefl:v i

of ~
lne wQ:!'1i;

Mrolililds"in~" Clliif"'~S ;lIliid ei~liJe:rTIlned

th;e:m, lihere modem
~5 fill'

liiJiIl!n~,ro1

li'g'ht~l fmJt to.;! .;;1'1;i~),rQt<!till!}

l1Ieed ror that

me~siruess wi~h

1TI!I1IIf'!:li~ ~hehe<lt on oi!in,y @I'llil~rt. Ibln w'~11shri\l'~Il!!:> iniSignifiClllflre,

IfIh!!lioff~lfId'il'lg

f)llirda:g~, $om~· kl1lq~ty~r~, h@"",~",~,r.O;!!" '~re<!~

TEfiMS,

TIPS

A~D

TECI-lf.lIQUIES

TIPI.E O'V!H!HANIDliKINOTS ~ _lUipPI!!r s!mple <lmlmmtal kinct5 tied lill a 5iiIl!!l1ie to ~ep:llIllm Deads threadad OF!a ~trrf19, r ~ o

!iinots to pre\ilentoord~ 'From fray,!m,!! .o:r

-=.3

\ __

"-'1

m h!llp 'Wheonit lli)~5, ro t~ghl~11l9 iIIh_I,lh.lbrk!notsbe!!'pp_S>5...!9!)_Fim tlea simpli!' OrlhlllJiIlD kJn~t lfig,n, wfth a draw-I'oop I:'JII ...... :..," lun'!yil'l!li rrfyou like. Tuck '!he ..... grkin9 l~mili '10 Cl'Mte a ,doub!le D'l!\E!ri'taindIcin;Q,t r.~-.)" ue!Jm 'to tighteru'he knot hy pl!I!UlI'i!li

TEIU.~S,

TIPS

AND

1f"IECtHlliQUES

CIROWIN IKN,OT,S, Cr;;mrn KJilOn dao mot 5It~1'!dIaloille iiut oo.m.l:iil'll wl;ll'l o[h,\lr kil'l>ots'~DrDrtn oorm,po!Jn.d 1I"~. Thr'l;!e-sti'allld Itlg.lI j, foi.ir·:fnl1dl !~!I' I, ~ ii'ile-~trai'ildl Ui9. 3)','or rn~, they ,~1I15e'rv~' ,rerum ttl~ wCl~king str.uuls back ~Ci
IIlK'n memnflve5.II!!HI~

Uti!! fln<!!, ~"Kki"'g tuck caR be made. With mOre ilhli'l

'ooljln'it!ndJl, 8 :5p~!!;e.~ in~\I'itable~I'I tl\~ l1eO!n'l;!<f~moe
j}1i'4I!J

ki!'!oOf, an.d
~~!l!",g

50 tltey

tl

a arO'Y:ndlanotm.m' ~ope.

CroWl'llil;nnll;

will dO$@up'anadingIPl!ttEr

fQ!lJnldiMkKf1i~ flll'l wfJde dla m.etJ!n If eildli w

,I:tDW~hil!! int: .bight t

bee

s~Fa 11'1tWfI 'gO!!S oy~r two .and 'LLl'I4er two lor fi(j dilr.eel &>t:ijIl~nt 5,tram;i!s ~fiigs. ~-8l.

(f!o.s~ry:)o tl1, '~he ilcq,lI!eJ!l!:e P1U,II$tbe.lkept O{PflR Uflt~!

...!__

TERMS,

TI"~

.AND

TECHNIQUES

'Compl'l!i!I

(WINI'!

'1'

THE,

SYIMBOI!..S, [Jodcwi~~ OI'QWI!I

or

w~11kno:t: AJnt I).dO'dkwi~IHJro'M1I wall kn.ot

or

lanyard knot 5

KNOTS
-

lanyard leiClirlter P4'!IUingc: S lilil'lllllJdor !lim!efl4l1~ <l1'I}I' ~hQn pi~~ cd jijne faS1M@d kI !lilI ObjCiCt ~o $«I.!!~e It or to GiC!t <liS·~ 11<1 ndle-. A.t se~ it il!'ti!r,~mOM plll~lcy'J~rtr kllli'II&;s'~hi!'t~«gre ~1'I'rll!ud5and ~'i;,l¥S ItOil '~"ltorJJng
i\

t i.9~ii'ig tlrl~t Inare.s mil~~J"

UII'IV:" rd [kIlG1~ W!!JM' orL:gln~ll)IlI!~

~n:GU to f@,tain

'iiI

1t:.1ifY3rcll'S,enli:i!wi~hln

u ~10P"er It~ d'ei!d~ye

(nllti!: bltJd:j' and pt'@Veli'lt ,it ~ng.

1ine5e da)f~~hey

ciln be used ~D ~mbt!illiiSlii a, ~il'i9i1ii strami:l or $ct;p.l!r-o!te i)el)d:;. OI'l'.iI flel;kl"'~. il'heycan ,al~1)s~i~e' togetillier two ·or rmore ~ rj;lnel :i1irii!1'Idll; ~I!te~Iart Qo.1 a plait a~ or' inaid, as we'll -~form simple i!!'Id.~mpOlJrn:I
dec(n,a~iW! k,nots.UilflYolli'dl knots ciln l:J.ei!![);[)'lied tD

Imonk .~nd mil15K11ell'wngeover In tltie P<!'literl'l Qf br.l9d~ €I'r ,pla·its. and IIrh:Ili'rI,9i lIi.~c'il[,!:I1I ~oQrng . ltem~ gf Ikno'l1WClu'.k" ~\lch'las bellrope!!... do!! 1"'M'lire~,birrier 'ii'OiUl'~ Ugltt pull~lii!n,y.;!'rd~ ;.na necil!lli;~ej.The· ,u.~ fjj.ctQri~lh:of 31!t'/ 1'lIr,.!<lrd ~nQ·ti~ 1ha.t tllf: .nr.1f1dls .alway!l f:n,ter 31:one end, of the' km;Jll; ,mcl lea,W! at Ihe olher,erul.

LANYARD

Itt:NOT$

koon 81 wt1is~leW ~ I>nr1ie:,.~ key or 1'o\,;j'lIie thil'l: IO(if# 8t IllNist O!I-'; IOfl~ as IHIlltilH:hed (fI!I,' 1). \'I'hKfl mu~ b~'

L,A N YAi'n!,

KNOTS

AP'PUCATICU\!S

This i~ilI ni~~By

s,ymmetriC!i1
~m~;:I:meli'lta:til;lnI-r~r an

O'IQ,erwiseUrlrl'lt~,e~~";:1

l'eiti9'1h,Qf !;ard.

"'[!;THOll Tie a nglJl'€ elgi'rl knot(ltg, 1) i!nd m!2fl tu.ck eliCJhwortirog e~d back
Dilrough it 00' (ompl~l\!o the j~b Cfig, ,2), AII:err'iliitiVel~,tii;? 111'1< everhand knot ~ltg_3) and tuck

It!e 'I,IlOr':ki1r1'1li e!1l~~~,~hJg""'rl!, ,

HiSTORY
Tl 10' .I''''

..min",llIl

knolAirl~

\Yl'brer

Uirl.,.,r.! \'\, i!."h~,.'1'_ wAll"", • menurnr-nml TIKI ,"".M(tY !In.,); ,!/I>,'lTJl.' is P\'['~' avid li"Ltlt tyer's bible, tf~,~ lint ~irl~:lc [11 i:!. IW"l out ~ithroW' 1.iJ 5.l<llil Lhilt il is !J:n!l:in~! t!Ol 1"'''''''Ji,\.,''I~ ;l W:lJ~ al, ·ad' known ",h II he 1'""li~I'",,1 lii~ !>lm!, iI, I !).I4), ,," II. !linn,· it. j l:illl it the l~lilIlp~ because i! n-<I'nllhl," " Zeppelm bend (6[;[, Tire Hom!)-'l IIr;c1; '1/
Aiml,) DW is, smaller
b;I(f~g", ballaoo

:I
iillto!rm~~I",e 1}'lni!! ,ifil!-tI'i_Gom

limL softer, such a~ a

•.B'1IID.~ light. noo-rigll:hlmaft

I..ANYAFlO

!KNOTS

O'T
MET'HOD
AFI'~ng(!he stllifting ~YOlll Ulig> ,]. 1I00men make <I, 1tiree-5~andplait t (f1:gs... 2-3). The workin~ 'eru:lwiU gradually tangle i:n ~I loose mirrt;ll'"-im<lge of ""tta,t yOLJ <Ireprodlu;:;;ing with lIMeWQ~~~1'\og parts of the milteFl~l. P~lise I!Yllenever necessar}, t(> urua ngl'e ~[,Wh~n th@'bO'llol'll'lloop l'ias ofi.I~· oom, r Ilffl 'Foron~ rOCll'e~u(k, m~ke mat tl.l!:k amlllle knot i:i complete,

br,ajd,

or wiilal:eller ..11I"I

i . :It·~e~t.e~ Oil

~lIc~nJrt' Mndle ~r

<I

,2

.AJi'pl.ICAnONS

In mfttllido; c~OOIim makes;jl t

~i'kfng oma:mentatio-:n, ill1ld it .;1IW !.Q<lks. fine· jill mere delJure

~11~:bn.ld~

METHOD It r~PQ~sltJe to M thj~ ~f1ot <fl9~· 1-2l1ji~t!y l!'l th~ hilnd, 'oopyi"'!l tf'N! M~p-b)'-Mep fllumatiol1s, DIi1eq-JNi~!i!, old iht:iO'W1'I 0fI 011 flat h 05UlfafJ"l'. fllur~1;! c;arerull~ inrom~ flnal st\ape,fer1'1(]...r.ng slm patrently a bit at a time. DIe not

rush me process. Cklce tne krwr

i~ ~lltd

OYt {If' shil]Je, It ma)' be ImpOMiblf! to ~'ter II.Howevel,

wf1~ a~1the dayli!J,ht MS been
~oved from the bo:<:-IIKe hearl Ifl9, !II, the Ji[}i~hecl sl-lilpe '1'1'111

become inevitpble, Lea~

the

t~1l!1!

1e.af4I~ bights. if yc~ piefur, or

!!limiMU! tnt!m altQ9etner fur <I

square and SCI~d knOt ffigs, 4-5),

0;;36>

E" "j~m ,,[ (;1 ! i Ut.'SC ...

d.;,;;,,<';lt;, .... ~1I"'lliug roF'<,]Y'8 un!)"

fi... Lh.. I;!,!.. (I,il'!!: nnd early in

.L"l~p,d,H""1:I
~,t;

E'e·,·i,.!l~ d!t:' 'paiit !'entury ~r i" circumstemial

1'1

u~

h, II

III"re-

~vid.en!le thal
\~"'''.

5
Sq~.rell"'d
~Iid

it ~"IJh~d m-er ~lmp9

rhousand

Chi:rn-..... arts and r:m.ft.s diffe'l" IIlilrk"dl_\

'''r:51tCJ[t onas and t.llei,. kJl('I'I' ar." no

r.",,,

dlineH .:1_,J ... r

<t,'lOCp,t.ion.. bur trW !(,tkl(l~ ill14"-I,,.<I

~PI¥:l .. Jl

fl' lhe

clGVcrle&" ]" LI,t< ,;1It1'" (~'''' .. l luck,

ira

rnue- l"'IY(',]
l:l1u~.l),

one

'7')' ]".

~ANYAFI[)

IIN01S

KNO'T
A PIP Lie A TIl 0 N S Ornaml!int!ll.

METHOD fi11-s ls <11'1 e-l~bQF<I,~i9nof the Chine-se clo\ledeaf kner on pa~i!~ 35-7. Becau~ there are more knot" pa.rt5 and

cmssin.gs tri.gs..1-7). bil (lgi1tf-nil'l·9 till. ver5ion.

even rtI'I(mii {iI~dul.and

p<i!tle-nt in

3:

LA r~'fAR

D KNOTS

lAN

YAR

D KNOTS

A P'PUC,ATIO,NS
'Omamentall,

_)
IME'THO'!:) Pin til'is, knot out Q~er all e«p:i1lKlM
diiJg,rilm orra "011: Qr poI:;'51)mE!1'M!
m;!l(,Artang@'the1'irststii!Qe Ila~l)l;Jt wilih cm~W(l!ili:i~'eml irHlle

(fiig.

n and

t~r'h

$MI'C:iIIl'O whllU:

wa,s orf;9jrtqj~ythe ~t.ml;lJlIK.Ilend for 1he'femainder Qf !tle ~g p.rgcii!s~ Ifi95.2-3).1\5 ~hl! s.eemlJ!lo9!y tw~ dlmensioll'lal ~hallf!i~ tigbrened'~a
iop
ijQd

a OOttor'n layer sep;!rr.!~ to

give' unsuspected e'lftr~ tleP'ltn. Let it lIaF'P4lI'l. fhl! 11'"01 n:I.a)' be liy'htel'1ll!d ::!tr<J.g(!.tlrler,or reft wit" roo,ps 5.IJDWi~ {IIii~. 4J.

lAN'I'AIH~

KNOTS

·<41>

LANYARO

KNOTS

APPlICATllONS TIiIinrilingular blot: maylb~

METIHOD It ill p055 I:iIU'O t~ tbls IO;no~ ttir,ecrl~ in th.e hand, Ilkeli)e Ct!ll'!ese dovetlNf
($ee p 3~~,but

di~!pli!)it'd at ,dh'4il~t iI'Iw&1 !ln~ CII'II n:edlau' or lanyard

YlJ\l h_.ave ore c;f"lal!l({'of c;orn~!eljl1g a pectoral knot a~th~ m nm attl!!rnpt irit lSipinned []1!It on e~p.ilfldeddi~gfam In tile same w~ es the PreI;.e.d in~ m),stlc:Uiot (figs. , -4Ph~ M·o upper p[)fI'l~'I~ (fig, 51

"III

are Iihen arrachad to

ill

fleck tlrmn.gland

r.)I' b~d,

omami!nt

or ml~rot is

(jed to .tne two wori<lI1!";1 ends, with a tWil'str;moi d.al1l~ard kr1m.

I.ANVAIRD

KNOTS

AI!' FI'LI CA.1'lhO NIS

"!I1'1:1$ 5<)lifl1metri:ca)= but s.ybtJ!I' ~ - bul KY twc)·5~r.. m:l klOOi!:will tJecor:a~~ ~hin9 @ necUet·

nm

~Q ~

\QQIII\atnryarn...m~1U! 'Cl~nhilg~

~1!'11in,~rw;rdl. gqr>llu

might ~ii:lit
:ro.

j)J:n

'rCl~'lihe t~m' f doin!j q

:2,

MlIETIHODr

Foldlm@<oro lin ~h.emiddle ilInd ~ii! fOUl rdenti ....1half

1t1!lQt~ (fl!i~ 1),beplngl.hem

pairs

or grOlnl1!!,k.ncm ..

serililra~ed 015twO matdl1i~

rnv~rt ei!l;ih pair tfi:g, 2) and plil~ltl~ eiQng:M~cl

fadl'l9 p.i!.iro:f hall' blols. (wll11:hwill !"JlI.iI~ IIJW'Ie seM~d~ )I'm.!h~ i!lre~if tioe-d ,;I scttlmo.n or bl\lrIliIlswr 'l:!.i!r.$ee p, 'n4~1,'Sii'i1ll!ar~)':. pol;s~Ilo~h endS down i§ll'OOglill:ile middre Qf the
'~m~ii1ling t\N'Q h<!l~ Mois (·fig.]) ~tly n4 rOtitl!r
3'~ ill\l]5.tr<lted

loop Yi"tt'imMgti t~ ~nrlre oh~

way

wi'l weill!. Tighlenl '~utiO!llsly - a I~l <It ~

·Iim:e. DefoI1ii'l 'tllis kIWI! and it will nE!'lIi!r COIii'I~ right Thefe ils nQ i;Jne rignt WlI'j. but I ~ugge-~t (hill - '1.0sean wi~1'I- you ensure IhE!-lWiYlapping rQUr-l~ed Iherarl IS firm and snug UJg4); ~h~n pu1i!lliIe 'IWO si:derool)~ wt
W dl;)!ie KIP 1In.di bottom be;;Q~.l' h",l~ kft}Q'ts (fig. S). Now It ml;lre't~r.OI.IS tMfldlfflwll.Wf)rt;;.t~

sbck

f"'O'['ll e<lol'i :5i(:le loo,jlo Itll\CMJIgi'll,he i(llat !IIn~il it eith.i!r

enrtei"ge~ at tlrM:: 10<0&;1 gr, J!)r'E!l~bly. ~8 one O~Qtner of the two lI!!i'Id~:to ,~rrl'!l'e at toe (orn:plt;!oodi kIlO'! 0:"9!-r6),

L,ANYARD

IO>llOli3

L}"dLa Ch,,·u
.l1~~\'!o'

t-!XIII;!II;ns

Llli~ d~~~gl! rOI-Jllrl! tf~I' d~I""li'\'"

m~~'
1m

tor

Ghil![~' u-mples ;mcll palurus,

~'h.,· I'l;'ilill!,"l'

nr

1O~1if~

j'icroLm.l]JJ!l:l~1 she refers ~t ,1.1; the plaiond knot,

to

GOOD
'!\PPIbI(l.ATIONlS

LUCK

IKNOT'

lE_rnlbeliWh .~ !)ift:--wrapped

p!art!~1 ""'1111.llii~ I:!:nCll', h!lfn.gl t

~t~round your oeo:k; or(:live'eneto a 1i~ienrl)01" 0111 ~

}Ki!wrtIIOlM (Joor durrn.9I,~n)!t:eMiYe:5~~OIil;,or U~Ii!' a~ it .. ~orn:plex of IDelllIlops for k1'!!!,S il''t:ootl" O

:~

lA~'iARD

KNOTS

and create tlnee

IllIlg

loo~~ {fOur,

5lJftdin<j ell1:h) ~lIld trOWfil thee feur

1-2.1. rolw upsmlJ~l~ and tben D

lilM in !be QP~5[te l;liret;Ii(l~ f'flgS. produce i'!1~n(lllllg !i!'9.e aoo smlll1

LANYARD

IKNOTS

KNOT
APP'I!.ICATIIONS,

'oJ!!Jrf1~n)l' lI$'eg ~:oItifliTithe ~p

of <1 n,i!c~.II",ny,~rtl~h;n:<!~~!!i!I!i)!" g'ldl

hi!w

i1 ~~mO!n6

krlil~l!,sii~lildit!d
.;!I,

"''(Im it. This 1:.:11101' willi dio, 'tor ilnylhhl!!!Illl'equb:rngl

'1i~~(lI[joj)p

in a michlli!d sir,anal

MET'HOI!!)I

T"'e~ is ill smead; WOl.'I (fi!;J'i. 1-2) 10

O!l':<lTi!' the liyOUlltlrQ\lgh

wtIid'l a

IQI!;king Iud. t~.en p::i~SGS U'{)-JUl-O'

1:0 form the

tli:lt

mot W19l].) C<llled 01

l¥ro wo""lng

@rrid:bend.fLdi.'me middle Q1llie kiilQt,;lis Holdil'l9llhe

erndsaround ~m~ 1Jf) ~!lr'~1,I9"'tile-

shown.

_he nng~~ t~ ntMr Minid to .of SHD~~ ille li:nClig,en!ly dowIII <!nd OlW,i!!}\, wr.tBl toe l(lop. t(Ii ~rriwl.llii ill@' fOUnd k(l()f form (Wig" 4,).Ti9!'1te!1 i! Dr! <It i! ~Im~ wj~i;, f~Ii:gi!fSand tl'len p'ih'~ (Hh'l~mr}'l. For a bll.llkier mQr. kIIl:o ..... In,e Qr,ig1n:l'II~ ,~l'OOm! a ~nd
time, malUmJ l\'lin p'~r.aliel 7),lt will be neCiI!~ry

kiop III !Qf'1!: Il~n~ IJ~

mot

pan$ lAgs ..5-6', Th.i!n tlgllten

mn.

!:Q IPullll!acll

btl 'Qf Slack around il'irntJgh 'Ille llino-t lWlCif',Stan ilt the 'Iw~ ronoe
it i.$ ~he de$ilied size~ se itmt tnfi: ilICl:umLllated blgtill',,",fl fifl!il;11ybe; 1P'1,)uedllIq,Jt 'Dr ~1Ite I-lin.(ft millio!lli. H'lHcttiiog th~ 1000p~imen~iQn ..

DQu!>!i~ ~ii!eg"f~IMllead

"I

Li<.NYAIiHI

K~O'fS

AlP P'!!.I C.A "fl ON S .4op11l1: from the o~i9inlllll!le (see Hi5t!Jryo~itf!) thatqave'thh Iknot iiIS namp,lt rue!y.nOlmb aIDIi'II!'. ~tijs~ ~~h;{!~iDllg Iknot .~nd, .tiuli Ii.gpClm:'fmr'~h.l;: , [butilQn or globe- knots.,. ~f1dl1ih.epll!1t5, .. mi b:r.l1aS whidHlilie litoJetibed Rater.Tliis, works ben io three
.iI A.eat klftot yffiil;h wll! IiIQ~ ~1ipanci sfide·~mce it kl; 011'1illlt1!9r'4111l1rt of tne (.!)m~ ~IIWlhil;hl it i~Heel.,A footwpe 1!;1Il!fll·EaI1 b.e dOl1lil' 'wiith jlli~i:m@ $'I:ril!!1!.'!iIs bl,lt it oo.f'n~S,(1"1.111' a a'S Sio.J:rte\llnilt pun)" thing.

'or mgre S1J,Uids, when it (Teates

MIET!-!!OD 111~~~ie ~Ia""'1IIbnoc_Add ~ ~II mot benei!l~h it.. wiJlli a lhe- wol11tilllQ ood, giCIin~, I'll toe $af'l'lil! di~eC"1JIcml!!5lhe 0JI0W11I llAJ-t.Tlfd tile 1!I'Id(!l up thrClL.igh ~he centre ,of k Ih~ knot es mown {fig. 11and piJIl mll'9' ~~ ~igilt[ ,ijgl_:n These insm!'tkl!1~ .m: SlIIi'I'I.f'nllri;.ecl I" U!e [lrad~rQI1I~llII<Iu,ti(al wu-k rlJ,yme: Fi~~ ill CI~J""1. 'l'hJ:rl ,. ur,ull. Tuck up.
Ami It_ ~ ,fIli.

C'lipt.Charl~W.51111ItJh.t.. 1900 On!)e fluent wilJ1 tlll~ !\n~ it is p<i~s.ibll!1:0 l'J1ei'ge \'mll-&-tudk: illlOMlI!! ~eflt.ror whiCM mil? IIjld<lmd mnellfKlinit;: is: ,'~1(J_Joi.·
fl
{""",i\f~"

tm::

·II~ rlli1i>$ one

poEt.
lin'ri .

, 'i'

""~'i tll.k me em!

IJ~1 t:Jh!

.rollin SmilfillG!!:l". Sui'j\~:f,E.ngl~~d. 1995,

To dQuble- 'Ihe foDtrope knet. follow ~he-ll'1ltil!lllliYOOt around willil l!aoll wo~kilii!'li?nd III tum. lucking li'Do'illl! Ordgillal m1lnd!. (figs..3-41. Tighten f'nethooi""lty ,liglS)_

LANYARD

KNOTS

!HISTORY IJJ l,h e d;)ip ,~F Iif,· undr-r

:l;djl
;U "',,,,

rnll. F'-'~5 ..... ere lit"

ropes e.i riHdl,',j hcncnth the ...:'1...:6. lind i ilo """m~. roo- mNI to ~L'llJfl L1" wi, i le IIJ(}l;m~Dr- furilllili Ill •• ,_, i I", '\
series of (OOI:TOP'" k ''''~
~il~-;;W'n)g,

provi dN

EL

",Jjl' " ... i~~llt ill

'111;>t

exrm

tum h,dtl

~;ro;tr~m<:'l)

IIJ\!!l,ariIlLI' work-place,

_5_

'L.AIH'AliHI

K "l OT$

,APPILU:iAl~ON~S A ~~iJ'l'g'lie <!U II!rtot: alo.l'1,ij·ill nat ml1ldi, kHe,l3l11t wall w "md (rOwn kil'lMS ~~e-,p.. O'! el)mbll!lettl, (fun 1111
Il:lnd~,ofbl!llfton :lite! globe ~fIIQ,t~ METIHO'f!'

MIHtilOD 1\110 Itramb (doub!l!dl fOr -lI more M!<\Ire ~nd bulklm- ~nQt; fullOW both inillill I~ iIfOOn[J ~ ~~orWlj!'l1le Ifigs,,3-S).

il'wo £!r<!!'Idis
If YOI1l(an tie ~ SQ!g.1lfI(Jfl or bilmili~tet' bar tlilen this 'basic !fen40!'l

ar" wid~knot oog5.1.-2)

~~.ee .142). p
will be
(dilll'~eQl '~II,i<NI

i'lOt!lting lIew; except ~hM drawlrrrg it I;Ip -S:ii1.J9 requlf~~ i!

f~e! for how the 'mot WOllIm~ tm S:PF~ '11Ie; fti'I$iOn ,@Yl!1lI1y ltJr0l.l9110.!!It inelf. D~~ ~1te i'@~~n9 illlwnllXke!:l kin.~ hQ-~i:,M-t!e !'low bQih ~ l'erm<lin Dill the-Ir Q-wn 5Jde b:;!1ii"i ~rerln9 .1'Id beavlnQ ~It'l! not. k

~AN,(A,RD

KNOTS

tDr !lDDftlIItlld'1ds io1lU!l91e- U"5U(c>cs~fulty 'with

W~ II Mot, 'fCIJ might

METIHOI!i)

Campi :II willI! 111\"01, When ~he I!:liIotlmlln'OOflI:i'aC'I, fimll[y arit:!u nd a 'QI,JJI1I~<!Ili~n,try ~kln91Nl>c1!!w.al'!a lIIotler'h'\'O ~or' morel Qtn.er ;itr~ nos, rn~, ), The 9 ~mlllin'l9 ~nol ffig. 11m a(:l~Ii~(!til"" ' ~Dntraclil4!' iti~ an ~ 'Dr i:iiii'i!!rli o:f
1e1ll~.Th~~ OcO·U'-1J ~ (I..Q<Q.,UU-UI walllcnOI~ 3re ind~ngb'le'

for ambiiiousty f;!lnc:ykfiotwork.

~IIISTiQRY
1\11

ok], ~lnl uiore IIl1m;:; for Ill;! wall

~l!Ult

rlpprupd,nl~. I>!"il'ltl! ;1 r:u.~1

Rl1nJW~. '\\-nc,·

(II ''''lll,:

tid~~, "'''''l'll i!!t!) •

'Ii

bask, 'l

t!I stl'l:lIj!;[h

it', whi h i~

"r"m

il 11'L<'nearn .. ,,, be
liI~

}!: IIO~,~-n I j, 11."ii~~lm~b' DO

'I'i'lmlc knots,

~llIot$~er'!f(l3:nmpptll':!l in i:nil' lind QHines to

f,tiPQ!l'9H!. Tblil~ ~~~

them ,putting .out of wih,a-ieYer tll~y ffialJ ~ rI1@~e 'oomp.~1;i!;, ood-IQoi!:in9 g ltMiS.JlIi'lidIMllu:he'WW~IRr Iio:JlIots,.u@liM!dM betweeM:IIil'fE!~ent pl~it5" !:uai.d5 C~' hikhes in
of de41lJlrativ~ kno!;\!lOr~, Sl!.l;_h<15, 'l'e.a5!t1e5, , illiCl ~lll'Qp!l'$,

I ~1111~,

1I1d~11d'l~ICrmg.vjn9Iknll;i<t Jliilrl~ t dley ~!Jeo dOlHlllrrlo their

-,:2... .-,

!h.a~.The t~n_~iol'lof Ol\e ,

$!randmu~t exactly m::m:h tl1a'f of the OCl:ier. ote how - ulll'iI~e'the' N 1f1111mo[- thfo ~lfilnd~ cross oyer williirllli.e hiot WIQ'_4)o. SCItl1al

wIJ<i~ i;\llIt!i'rs on

'tile

Ml

~~e~

on

Itit r'191lt ~nd '!'Il:~r~i.Thl~,'T~-

o...et iH!S!lI?nlillil ('Or sllocllSftJl ty.lil~ oI~be~~MIs...Once line r,;mot ,ig_I'Itl:ns. O!illJhougllill~ hnpO,i5!ble 1fliee;.1 'J~ ~'tuall:y ,0) ~OlJ~C of
sillijiltHiWI lliridl onl:lumb, ~nots interlinked ami ilille~ned,

~:Ii,is ~iiI\Ii~:Ible be.c1)m~ ~CI oldept lit 21t~~rand M'I'I;;d'IIe'W ~1i«:rknQt bei(m:'5!O!1l!9 on to II<kle"Me' wi~h ImOTe ma:nds.

LANYAI'l!)

fOIiOTS

IIII!;"!"HO'D
TwO·~trllfid' M-atthew Wi! Iller' kr.D1t {I'en!;,lth.e!led}

f11~qf tUtlo:s {flgs, S-a~ rer ~ doubleod b .!i tieloled one (figs, '7-S}. IlIId IDIeloise ~~~1'1 mQI'E ~a!'E'in 'tI1e W<rIj'lClUliIl"! room wrap iI no '51.de ~f\'t:otl!K!i r j;lni~1!(i 'fD.rm5.
cou hlat,

Maik€ a:ne~llrii

~e[aI'lO'~I'!H (oWpt(!

s
D>I!!lbltd Mil! nr,lIItd

'i'
1hilillld mo (IJlll]d

a:

LAN¥A!U)

KNOTS

knot.! with

ll!iich strand

_9_

ii.round il5elf. Matc;hint;l 00 all rhe .~tr.and~ .ev.e!'l 15 airkaJ in IJ'Ulllm,)1lwse ~Mt:!;

~nd ~{I'f1.

t2:

<!i1~

!!tn1~TIIHO'D

Cgmple:ro: Milt~l1-ewWill"'J:r knot To tle (I, M..tililew W~[lrer ~nol with ~n~ larger number ohtran(l~ ~~rl2Oi:! tn..e '!'j,'[ukiiig strands ~[) ·thei r
f(llInd<ltion in thrae places a rid then QI;Jf1oe~!hem by t
wrapping arouad ....ith, ..

j;lbe~

ofthlc;k: p.apeT or other

m;rtet'ial. :Now dO'ubl.e the \l<lQl'k!t1191 nrarloCis b~dk <m

r.hemse'l"'e5 rfig. i 3). ~e~lng

tl1.efFI!n

lace,

~!'ld

I len
50

stralld~ mg. ·14),.at the S;1Jm~ time Iloo5€'.ning tbarn ti1ar ~hey spiral as SAO'IVl'I. Having completed one
ciliCuit of the £jrowiiflg KOO-t,repeat

~uck each o~e III rum under one or t\\VO <ldjiK'@n~

the tLJclijng pr~e~~

until each stran(i retum~ t!:l ~h~ ~~jlrIFIl9 ,J;lQintal'\dl 9iOoej

u:nde:..rn.ealti itse'l( fth.;l,t is, ties an o...emi!MI or thun'lb kn,gt in it~elf). ~emo .. e ,;,,,but one orti'le In ne4' S~:1ii'l9S. v P!<I;;e ,~I'I extra wrapper
W!a!ild ~FOlir'ld the waist oHI\~
ti(;! .....I~

13

kn>ilf (fig. 1 ~J, to held 'I!'oIE!rytfiingl in il!S place,

lind begin thE! pailiistabng business of drawing tile knot parts Ymg (fig. 161_lt is possible to bllild comple): knots like this .....th less (or morel !\Jc;kl; tihal'! there are i wand~. ~the'Jlil but IIfeel th<!t il Ma~the'l'\f Wal!<_er !5 not truly II Wo Ik_er I,[flle~s It Is, tom~l·af i.nft'rrockild

o ... rhoiid or' thumb knots, e

<51!>

lANYAIl:C

KNOTS

...

t~~~!t·:'1

jIL_

"~~."
.. -" ...

_- :-.. ," ...'-, ..

1 .. -

__

."
I

~s_. _

1,11111
HIS,TORY
Diu!!}' 1.A. ·er wfi,i,' in jil>tl" ... a. hall.d500Ill.' [(,,"1
ni~,;;im!,h'"

r"J If,,·
WF.l\Q

['ml

"r

a LlIlnl~rn~_'
Ii)
Il\li.'1Il1lf1

And he 0:111 1 ir 1'I,,'I'iathrU' ~\T.uU.I!i'~t.l'Lf.!'"dLI' ... 's'

caliSil'llll hll'\1jl'

l~l~t "ilill!"'·'·'l~~un;

~"~('m~ that be must

lI.m,...."

t"r

~L

k'illit

bc."11

IIi') thL' man '" h,} d""i$. ..1 Llli~ remarkuble tooL 'Ii "h"rl'~ r","know", ,,,bu '\];Iull ..w \VilLke:r \\1, . III rheir l/j'ltj ~1'iUlI~mbl)l "J.""';]! T,.dd &; \\ThaU 5uu"cl: "All11J1'g'-l kn'~.. p''fJ[Kr (!l]), Jli.lll<~) Ih,' \1"LIILfiV "'-Bl.k<!r ,I;; al ... ""l 1110'II1liy "lW wluch It I~ 81.. 1J1".... I) 1'k"Ct'55iI" £a-r 1.11 _,.II1ml 111 know ". ~I1Jll"\" \l;'l'r" ,..,f,·... in!( •• ,1" couni:', ..
til ,hL' ~Hil~1rI r= rmiliolll

or a

knot ( ... ,. GI ..x.... .!r).)

,f..

illI,

one Llmt ~" 1",

til'J"';'rl' "'lly socurod

\\';!li

ill

lhe eml of n

f .... Tln- rnp<! h~]]dIB9 (bi""k.·L.) uf

[1("

Ikck and ,61ft' I.!,J("Il:H. :11.. I[lr,l -5ilir~ .....

<L R';l e<id['l

SlIpt_d

\\:'ith " F"" i r I1f ~\'1ilLI bel\" \"!i 81 k~r J.[lm!\,<. '\,\1Il·1 I J

neound J~~l,

i'rL.V ~"'JJlilll!ship

imi:rLLCWI

"'Em, sull 1~'J",,~~in~ tile (bv

~h'-'11
~~Il

"HI m,,011 d) ,,11\1<1I" .hllt eI [jill il becket

th 15 knot \\ as
it

ill

hLl ... -r". .

Sma~iand comp'~i:t
Iknotted limtl:QI1I5.lii!ed I
'fiJI)

c:~rolnofiliI tlrtem; iarger,~lal:l@ k.i!'IoU,may dQ 5A;), 8111d indeed mllik.i!'

1\~!'Id5()m!1' ~phericall

oowrin~s, 't\H;!lfem~e ends (if ibimiit'J',roP"~ and bE!n-~pi!s. Theoy '!In ~15!Q' Il,Jsed w add slip· '~e r,!!S!lstanthllrld9!'lp$ to tDo'ls. or to CG"'~I' tllle
kru;Jib oh ma mJiJJl g;ear'

cbange feYl!lron.<I dmsSoic C<lf..

IilUTTON

KNOTS,

AND

6!-OB!;

KNOTS

c
npUCATI'ONS
I.jl;~ I!II~!IY'rant)' ~o Ims~,thJs Q$4li p!E!a~un!' Wtipl\l! M make· for 'its iI\II~ sallre, bllll' lit 1iI~~~

aeal)l! ~ b~sk li;lutW<l1 suitable for any

eccaslen. Note· thi!t

IiJ1l!1tted

buttons, .are
,5D

ofIJln roo 'l:Iig for butionlw!1!5 and

.ocoonmodate-

n!Qluire ;:olo[ll\oop~ W •
'1Jle'1TI.

METIHDIl TN!directly ln the hOI o n

ol!i ~hOYm he«!

and!

m~rle~f!1l9~. 1-31. Dr!w

I.4l (ar'efully

ro· obt<J in a

rcllJghlysphericalll;rnob wirh ihl! worll;il1~ enols as

1.w'.lI ~m~, Spill ~ lOp C1!fItrill

th~

~nOot P<lrt'
...:::.:2 ~

(am:Jwed in fl~;. on r.64!) 4 ~nd~tj) reGed'e b~l'Ie~th

tI1~ Wffaoo. 8eN:llr~ the nnfll round 01' tiglltening,

jlfiCk it up to the 5Urf~,e'

allid nap it there.

e UTTO"l

IKNIOTS

A~ 0' &lO

1:1:£ KNors

HIS TO,RY

'm.ll lied

'Ellis wm. th~ tr'dtliili",ml

In' Ch.i~

rOr til .. b.UWllS 011

lilll!)!l; d ~S, IJ w)'

lad,t'l~ ;.!nd IIlglil :uti~e_

l'nlik • bt:J.Jmbuuons,
"rew
LIIlbre>JJliJblG,

~UTTON

KNOTS

AND

,(HOElE

KnOiS,

5
D!lubled Chines!!
buttD!! knDt

7'

!!UTfON

KNOTS

A.ND

GLOBE

iO\lOfS

MANROPE
.APPLICA'nONS
wbl!ill!'ller

KNOT
rope braidl, thi5 killm

~ gilKl~M~mkijng lump is,l'leM:ied an th@' to fi.1.IIB-sl:ranO

I!)~

enol,of ~ th.~will flIU~he role,

fIIIETH'OD
~If>t makj! ~ Wall kI'!O~,hen .. "d. i! ,:;roWfl on. top of it (

(figs. 1-:n Emu!'!:!'[nntlile welting ends contil'llJe In

lihe same direCI1i[)n; il'l [)tl'iler!M:JrdiS bot'" wall Mc.i UOWT1~hotlld go iJntl-dtlt;;!;:"tl~e 1<15 i[ll1iheli:l!;f!mpJe

illunr,ued) or boltl docfo:wire. Folk>w (~ or'91111111 Ie.!!Q, paraliei to (and bela ......Lt. Willl e:llch worl1ing (!nd In }
rum" ami fin<lliy tlIIck eaci'l 'l'KM"king; end ®wn thtoLi9~

ltie knot Oi~~~n ~iJg'_3].TTgh~n all K1!Jm:ll:o. crea~~ d'i~ bumm-Illo,e i{l'Iob (fig. 41,ThI~Root c"n afll>n. be lTebled and slililook gOM_lI:\e tri!lditiOFl~1 ~nd
aOOf'f~moo5 wart. rhyme 'or this knot i~~

FIfTl

.1 u-ali.
OU1Hl

Ami rht:n d 1nd

\~p;,; Or~dr

"II; tWu;n

roc'! ,,,..-4

2:
NaTE: ~fl dOI!lMng miliny oom;p.a;ufid'lI!nots,llle rec;ommeml!e-rJ ~1)1:!1e~'li<!'bov.e ~he ori!!JIMII~Bd, hut' in 'l:iI1i1! I:UIl! of 'ttll!! m~Jlrope knot. Lt is 'Cluile,Gbvio1Jj fTDm 'lihe wa)' '1f'Ii! siingle o[J,DWn Mllil SIlts aMp it$.
!lI1II;lerliyl ng woiIl'llklll;l1: 1t1at '!hijs is an exception
to that

!'Il!ld-elJlle.!Ind~(t frI: I~9en~f .. l!y ge~tto go, where

the kMt w nts 'to ,;!),

BIJTTON

KNOTS

""NO

GLOBE

IOHITS

for

'!iW-"

Ix!iudmg

Jollkkr (1)1"'.", the

I th ·CE!I1I~Il.I')i n;IIIlC 'dolllblt' \~ aU

I"r 1 h I~ hnot

II a"

~ndd'-'~ll.Jte C"'~'"''or

Qq7l~i al'v, ][)'T to d~ffurL'm PlUflOSP..][ ";.5 rnlk-d Ul<" 'TQ,PSiU] I ];il}"ill"cl ~h.['I·l "'lin,'. III l!!lII-1, "n]"]~.'~ fihlv;.l .Lu:iOJ 1.1t"y. rulled il 10 '!\'-'p K '1<1t. ami ~1."0 \!if m \1. Hracf\- ill [ I rod

I~ 1}1"(.'5 '111narm-, I::..11ILctly a l't'olun-·

lall'r

.\Jb!!tt'J \ \
can

t·tj!!11 ,I

W"l'r1.l.c: ~ ~ rna II \\" ho

]{rl'Jt. IS

It>'

\I<l.11ropt.
,,{

1II nbjl!!L't

i<!SJ."i£'Ct~

..-;67>

BUTTON

KNOTS

A~Hl

G'!l.OIj~

KNOTS

APPll.lilCATIONS
This good-looking

knot

i~ il gre,;.t

.::I

rJ:\

fallourite'wdtn del:oratiore

knet

'tyel':5 wllCl! U5e U ·0l5,~ lllIi~~I\e gr ,

,end lin!:l'l wtn~,fWV~j" pos.~~~I!: ...

METI!io!O'~ .ASTar knot C::~Jl be tied wlill three or rour strands but look! tillS,! ii'I
fiy!! or perhaps 5i:>:strands. Take- .it ' lotell-b)'-~teP and it 'i~iI simpil;! but

.,

satl$f)o;ln.skng.t to 'or·e.. ~_l~ base lis <I w<lll knot m<!'~ Q~'-JIl'!~er;n<!ncl
~C<I1lS ~flg. 1~. rOi'fn ~J1 the opj:i'i)~ite C dlrection (fig.2) alld tu~~ eadi
~tran('l back underneath

..... al

itsei:f.Batn

of these ~t<!9e-s can, with pl'<l.;:Ii~E!. be done- In one movement, Il'arillel the originall!!ild w~1il ea{11 worli;ing end in turn, wtWch then,
dives down throuqh the comer

wmll~rWiellt"" By 11IC'W knot ts the taking stu'!pe mg. 3~.T!.!l;;t. the enl;l~,
{)n~ b'll"l:m~,d'irm.!~h !he underside
as shll'l'l'n ~f&g.41 til if!lm~e ()n,,:~ <l9arn at the top (fig. 5) in title

cent~e.l..eft !!.e l"~i,!t" WQy!d be a lafwartJ koot How-e¥er. If you< ~uc;k ~a!h ~'IIorlo:ingImd 11'1 tlJ!ffi back down tl:nou;gll four kn.ot parts (i'igl5) a neat t:mtton b1Q~ is made
Ifig. 6l. i\lternt!"t~'\!'!eI)'.5-l~le
QJ

...;2=-

-'{'

dOiJb!e ere..... tl'Je ef1l.;l~ n. prlon~

tuotklng tfl~m. f>:lra ~fOwne~ SUIr mor[fil:j.n

BUTTON

KNOTS

""Nil)

G~08.E

KNOTS

I&!!S1'ORY Thh umqlJ" 1..11'" i" Oft.",

ill

""id to be !:rut,
'11

ire rhnt lt is !",like snv

,oj Flt'f

knOll

il:l;.

(lc!IUI.!I~!r.I·iolll.

my minLi, iI is compound

allJ!l'1

11".

"'~ll"&-c:",,,,, II

knnl. ell,,"ir au irnEl!;!.i"'",1 ivc

ene, H .. f"rL'I'l.ea~ m il ;_!r~p8.ariu I·hl:::

1!ll'lh c.eJl.lltr~ flll<1 lil13 iii I

m,,,'.r.nk,,,

5l.... ·111 Ln

hili e bI".,!

h)' E'... ~.

Lilt'" (I ,0;9).

P'L,ANET

EARTH

A P PIi.,IIi(; ATI~'O NlS, O!l!~ !!)ft~ il'1ll,,~!~r~pll!er,i~~!

,rovei"i,ftglS"it will mootlCl 'i~~Utc, ,~n)' ,Ii:!na of sFI'Iilll1b~'11Of Ibffilid f'Or de!;i;Ua~i!l:l11l Q~~S 01's!ip- '()r 'We;;IJr-

'~Sht8!f'1t grip.

MIET"HOD

Take a sl'rlgle straoo ~!'id..fQlIDwrngthe'lead a~ ~ndic.ltM W~.l-4~, pin It CIl(O a base over <II dr~rI!J of the fil'!~1 ~t ~filJ.5). or ~imply hold It
dO'l'l1l'1on

allal

surtaee, Ri!~

21ny pint t..,kil1!) can!

not

mdlMurb

[hI!,

to be~gvere'd"Wark rt to 5hilpe, tp:ullittgout sl~(k. follow th~ original ~ad 31'Oui1!d with tile worliing end ttl d~~bae. tT~bi('or ~lJiVi;I~~k' the knot, !il\Jzy tJ1etwo e~.
Ba),[)U'I.a~~ pl~~ th~ krwl QVeFthe~ore

<10>

BUTfoN

KNOTS

AND

GL08E

t(NOT~

IH'~STOFl¥
Cjjtr"n[

\:..hlj!o)"

'toll!',j

that ·Ihi. ",_"~

11{1I.",d~i[J,nJ {"JlI..:i'rrnl;" .

(h. I 11,·.J1,.i!i(.-d iT)

~ml ,....'('\rr-.:I tu ., JD101.~"Clr as u ~I'lwn~a.! c II is

lUOl

'w""nn~.

IIII,,~boIrr.::!Hi l

'Fir.' _1 .. M..

fln,,,,,- if

{o;""Ii,

\"L11''''" h,' il!5.:. ~\,rull' (',Ul ~pe(-IFl,·"U,· abeut I "

I

f-1i1rdh n ... ·,~W Il,lliit" 11 k.rLDL ,,,, Ir finilill,l!! Ii u "''IilI',ru:l tinlo-' II' lh{' I"", .. inn i1ns<,s" ~, I haH' twrm .. J tlns UUI" !Jll<l, iU n L< 111M po:T[C'O.l. . "l'll"n~.aI LUI ~ Il.irtened .. , poles .,11,1 w'ld1!-" aml ... ,1 rh •• "IUiI'in.- (m "dl~'T ·.'-I1,.,.I~ 1l1~ l,k" IJolJr ,_-.,rI,l, an "M,'h" "p~J~;rui,Q). I h<ln' =11 ... 1 II 1'1,,"<'t Ea, Lk 111,· IIt'oX] Ui"'" I "'''L:rUl~ kilN!' ~']5(1 ;,,;5n!(,!~' "nFl'i rials namt'(1 11] L!lCI~,,~iD11i GJ'd;;, ...r ";,~~ ImuI): "'II'
"l>!Ib.i~ III"lt'naJl~- III

"ll'

1.J1'a.rtLb., ~'1tl1rn

aud J_ll"~"T

BUTTONI

K'fIlOTS

.A.ND &lOBIE

K"HHS

A P'PIUC ATIIOIN Tht~ rn'o'llfill'l£!

METHOD
'ilak1! ~, sij,g~ Mr~n~ ~nd lpin it QuI, In, it!e
~~fI\'e

~1'I:Q11 ~~ ~

m~l!ln.er

5c;i!led~1l;P ~~~Oi"l of'tne'

p!~ne,t,ei!rth knlllt on

~Uhe pllln!N iNH~h knQt,.QVeir,u:lrotwlng of the

pages 7{H.

!:oF!'!pletJ«ll~I!IL ilr1i'19the wom"Sl end aLI! ~1Don,gsldcthe $t~lIdin9 e'nd pri.o, [0, doubliFl1l~h~' kMt.

EluiTON

KNOts

A"'D

GLOBE

!lNO

50

AlP P LIIICA.'IJi ~O N S Tnil!; knot, lil!:e!JlII,piter on PolS:!lJ74, wil'l m.a ke II handsome', 5ilip,r'eSistanl and IProtecl:i\fE' CO'!!~r for any r'Il!.l!!>d1 l:!ject. Wi'th <Ii fin@,aUracdv,e cord .•a tin~ o
lI1<!rllll!l OIi'11t1 pati'e""re, l/'O'tl O[Em or~te alii 1J111!1!5;U.il1 e!l!rringor dla rm brli(!elet aC~5~y. Using! a llillCikflr I'Op~around 5Qmetl'iing the 5Q:e of II mlilde~~ eannen 1:i1l!1~ could ,pFoillluml!.m e~J:lellen'l door ~tQP lone you Ih;m rem~il">5 'O'I'llIl!t'E! plac~e dl.te tCJ il::5 o;wn !~ertl~,but

METIH(HJ

the t;Ord from the stand!1'lg Md and wQrk from there Qr.-wards (fig. 11. s ft wi II be necessary to dgubj~ 'Ir",b'leor a
1=1 rst lccate a ~~!'1it oIlboi.!t en!! third along

qlJadf\Jf?,I~ ~!!' kn(lt (f1g. 2) In both directlons (using s.t;md~n~ and 1.!iCrllclng,eM<5}. It is. 'O"ll;;I.a! llO' hay!;! tw()
ffiOl€ or I~

equ;!;1 worlcing Ilenglths. This knot [Ii"". "},

like the hI!l!:t one, seems to be Hawed 11'1ne pla!;;E: u

~t

,calli be· roodUy mll'ed Ol-slde..... one push from ~, lth

fOlllJ.ln I:!<~tween 5l~E:fi,eanl be used Q!'I '!lie ends oF. curti!itin ~i~ood!(5 or 1~1l pulls, blml!!!' and bell-r.opi'!s. ht

whelft! ~he lead goes u ndsr two wtls@(llti;\fe' ur<».~n.g poin!:$.. Then, when ht is tightened up ~II ,f01,Jndi,. tnll' app~rel1t blemi~h in the Q-{!-O LJ will recede biffiea!h tile ~yrf,,~ - provj,;I~dI tl'<e bmll.. bead! or OIjh@rfilling ~ p'J~~ b~I\IMrtll the hllot <J~ it apl9~~~~on tile page.

_2__

HISTORY
rnnus. ,';,!llIrn ;md Jl1pilffl' k! ".Iti arc scalP.d !.!I!' versieru of

A~hJ~J

!1n~irI<1J.8t~"L'

lIi'!'lnry. p.i'I)_

lIUP-I'[

~R
MIEiliHOI!;l' jl.ef!er'!O the preceding "MIS on p.,ge5,i'IJ<-..3.ll.i~(l S(ltu;rn,.thl~~not roo h~~.•m .. pj:i{iJ~llntO-U"u·Of1aw ~l"Idmun 01'50 b(! doobl'edl by following tbe '!'1'i"~lllead: a'round wi~1'I~th 'I;IOtkilig end and standing end, It d r~ lJ,p Mlura'l)< a~ <I prolate '~p!\erold ~n:arroiNiYt:!'lt it~eqUlllor ~hll'l betweenl its ~J(!~.

A.IP' po L ICA"i!i !'O MIS

See !lite pr;fl~edlng three ~nOI'1 en [p<!ge~ 'O-3"Wlhile
gre:ilU:;iIre allill (aLl~jcHI must be lM!Iln:f<5edl ovePHnllt

ii$ gill,en t'o ~n~ pet Mlmill,.! howe Sie!l!i1I 'iJrtisIknoUied (;I'lilerOJ (Joque,t b'aU :;iI~ III diJP playth!il1lg and. af~G!I" .liJl:\iler1il'1·~·M,rsiJf i:!eilltg !Jn~ .....elil. and w.i!1':..ed1 ln 'c:;)nilnl!l s.a!II ." it r'emain '0 1111'1, :5oUlld ()g.ooit on,. 'I ,cto!!ot ... fC!oomme:n!i;l iii: r,Or ,Iti~~mlPM~' i;lbIJi: :it ]uM $nO'W$ how ~ rOBust Imot ..... !Ganbe in tlil .rigRt .oir,jjumrtll'l'u:e-:5,. orl!;

<'74>

.APPU CAT I (I'N S lJ~e It ill a lila ndsllme !,U.!tlJDfI. !IIioPPl:!rOf" gloDlllmat.

METHD,I),
Ti~a Willi knO! wilIh si'll;stf~l'lds (!f!1). i).lf these sn.,OO~illIt;! secu red ,arOLJnd! a i.a1rty tlLick fol!l~m.

men " sing~

ri9h!.

Wi!rI

~not may be jl.!Sr

tWO

For o,llhin fier Ql]r~~')' ~ knc.t

wnlctlluc:lo:s under

or 'Il'iree rilll

bights.Now Im~9ine thE wall knot

pllp.!!" Of ~FQI,

iscovered aver with a sheer of siffi' Indeed ~IJ mi;T~ ~tualf¥ w~nt I,IJ, dOltiis at fli'i"i [,1.'1.8 you willmn bother_ tie th.e ~l<1IIY~lIt~l.1ced Gwm kmlt M
Illim~led [fig, 21. Both MOts have
__;2=-:

me same oon.delir'IE5SQrpobrfl~ (ffdlng anli-dockwlre n,Lhis examllle, [iou b.le Ihe te;!d and llghl@n the ~Illat·.

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~UTTO~

I'i:MOT$

AII'IlD GLOIBE

IK.NOi$

R,ANID'
A,PIP!. te A:TIIO'iN S

ROIUND

KNO'T

~o;re 'el! 1!(lU IrnulllI:IbUfl~n 01'g!ot:l~,I!:no:~ ma~'be rn~de

with vinuJlllyaiily number ohl!l'ma$.wbiilnare'cr(lWJaeiCll onl 'top' o~'a suhO!I;i!Je 'wall knm', ~fld dout)l~or 'trebltcll 'ID' f]jl in ~he ~;p.iI~~ belW8il!iII tne inilli~lle.,d!.

11

walll

METH'OD
JI,]I~t Qni<!roulullm~1is ijll~r<lted - ii@d wilih eighlsIIiI!'!d5,
- wliiicn

~n~,

iJi ~ ~ha,~ ~hllt il: itIO,ne

QO'B1IDQ(I'!

$qIllOlre .t1~n

anlfllhin~J It r~l,!l~ a(hi'~

PlJrpo,~fLfi Ixu ~,lIient tlghtooing ~o wiih 1I111!uclii klilot~

i,mBW~a\'il1i1!

the: 'f1nll!I,ofm; ~nd..in f

",~En9o¥ef $bi ~imnds, i:t ma'~ ~IwMed il'~~

Qf- $;tii'il",~'Iot;I

or ,nn::MIIO:,@.liis in~t~~e <l!.!t (in

5UQ9~t~

rolll'ld), 'to relti1n 'Ihe shillX'

.. I rJlllillLi nr<md Gf,,",,'11 limn 1m d''1.!.In ill'Il!1ll much

by

,he, parllt:\!lar

CfQWfIlIo:Mt.

L:araie::r.

BUTTON!

KNQ'liS

,A.~~

GI-OBE

1(l'1li015

AIPIPliICATIONS
(l~t " ..... a)'''from I:hl!!

uibiq,uttou.s

oolJll!d k;nmwi~hlhi'isqll&n'e Ofi~~ It make~ a tiandsonne Duttoill.

......

ME.'THOD
B~hHll!,Olf1d "IlIiilre knot

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11

Set! [he pr'E!cedin!) twD ~1fIQ<t~foOf d'el..llls..but not,e That ti;Jr this kl1!>t. wa I ami crOWUiIare i'eversed in order to iIdlieve thll bl!!t lpossible .jQl,lilre~ppearanc;e,

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.._

C!

MIEiI"HOIl 'lWe~ve-I~~illnd~qlllameIknot

,J,

~~ tl'1.e

p;r,eviOI.!5 thre~ Io:not~ on

~e-$.

74-6..WQII and clown III oppMi~ directkms ~fi9.3), Doublt 01 tmble a rlllJml a CI)Il;' as nece~~ry (69. 4].

BllTH}N

ilNOTS

A.NI'D ~lOS5

KtHITS

ji.P'PUCATIONS lIig .sira.n4s m<Jlc.e U:Jiigio:i'iO'B b!Jlt multiFsh./ii'id buttol1l alild gloD!:!

kiflQt~,may be li:.e:p-i sm~1II y !Using b ~lnN~oK!!~. Thii!iknot rnn, fI!!l,j! ll~ai~E!d Iti~·)' 1io'b, q,Jp-.!HYver g!lf!lgl:
dig(Jf'lallyard, rUid:def-lil1l!s on OJ tra~i~i@lIal rO'lolll'ingwherr~, or ,~nythln9 elise ,tirQlmJt.,nce~ ,!lid ~OllJr iiinll;!JJn~tLJ;I(nI :alii conllrh'\I'f:. ;

TheJ'lJ agairn, It i5 sll~l$f)'i""!J merely ~ot!ewr its own sake,

fI!IETH,OIll

S-eetile iplrE!cediingkners.on pa;ges ?5-7, Wa.11 cmwn ('fig. 1) ~r)'~he same dir~ctlon, dOL1bling (fiig,2J

~11I"

CIIr trelblling for II hal'1l~ome.

5)'lrIf'1'1letric.al'finish arou ~d a emE!.

:2.

'itaril[i(lnS on 'the PFKetli~1 "'JlI~mmay be

made

by~yililg aid!: Qt"e~

c:row.n,~I'lm_j,.at"OLII Y
11

GlWn QI!!'tisin.g, i!5 \<jell,II! E!xperirnent'lllgllNith

The oo~t Ii1Dt.,- thrui3 ti'ianel'ld to li1~d ~ ~ f;wgyred platt:@ ill an.y knot 'i'r8~S reperl:c~re' are gffI~i'~lly tile ones witt-. a sili!pe tha[ is e~~yro aohie".e. t>Iooe-the~~~, seme others (irornlIlal'li91e5 and re<tangleos to P~I1@gN1S and @ven he4!irit-sh~p@s) im be ~s.goodj if C p;!tienc:e .antl' ,care are t;a kel'l il'll:ef1l5iorlll1!l 1ttern; ~nd'ln!l! thei'l'ii..... ~ m.a Irat OJ the p ith Wick end of II fld ca n I,I;'Q!'!<: wi:)i'ide~ "I'ou will di5(:O",w tMI' fQUf-5k!'ed gaps between p.ill1e\1sof knot poIrts liT@! ide-..a I Ifill. :n Trii1!ngularones dese up nicl?:l~1lii!J"3),byt tMey m~l' OO~g'lways n;n;aillllile,!.t wti@fi di:rubled ill!;! (esp«rlllly) tTeb!ed Five-sided spares (Fig_51 sh!!I,I'I~be a;,;oiilled, tht arllfl!OS:5ib e,<l5
!~

chOl(;J5)ingth~ dLreclii[)n of walls,aM ~rolNm.

,2

w.rililet I

bia: Df'th'llll!nderl:ring
kl'lD'!.,<I!"e

,a:Jt1esn.ow
KlWvel

through to~fi5if91.1ro the finished work.

[l1iml'l1iC!llJ!,

m:ooedi

th~bjgge_~lcores aftd '1h~

r~~!.Ilre an ,e:'II;,r,i!

Il!l:hnlql,le. Le~¥e a !lap boel'Wel!!l'I ~I;e ..... i!nd' all

~TIJ!NI't; r,ll-tiite '~hem in opposite direclltJ.ns so

__j_

Lhmheir(ol'llmol'l

~tanoiill9 parts h:elb; (li9!- 1')

and' WCk f!3ch WOI~in9 end in turn O-ULO to ~1l~1iI tl;l!·~PKe b~W@E!1Ittoe otl\er two mQt5.
TIlI!1'<lrOOM by meO!n~ of II SE!con.t;lloMi!ll !;idl! ~

olitlicJe lI:!e n 51: Ol\t!_ ~re f> a 'tip.. If 'th!! firll 'NiI1lwas O·O-O-U·IIJ-IJI, li1en rnalKE!I~ nefgl'1bour mefceiy Q-O;U-U, ,ai'll;! tl're third OI'lE!
smpljr Q-1J,

on

./

turt·s heads

TURK'S

HEAIDSo

lEAID
[1",

til.' Tr~&!t lJlf.!rwo. IJ}" us0~bJ, e.s.... and i!l~;;arl! II"u)Jerrhllicni w!,f;:rl"lfn~fl,I:fS1lt<,lijrr.d i1 iB il "Ii""",:"lill~ kno«
",lWfl)'J Ifwrsgl.tf dUll
f1<"'t,of!

',J!Od~

BrionTo:ssl!!l(f,m~~~ rlgge~l!rooUiFl,Malne.U5A, l!i1B~ 'r:h,eT!iirk'$ IUrad! i~ the' u'ltimate de~orai!iYIi!' - )i1l1 wtlldly jlt ..ctiCIII- imDuJild Yilrl~iDn.s
om!'

The ~EI!lWple shown j,liig. '1 on p .. ]) 1il1i~ "OYf leads ~Ll S

in 81!llQ~~ limi~leS5

or

jJ'IIJr1S

apg a numb!!r of 'b19~'ts {Ell.wklclil C!lnRot

iiili tliley!:!l$app~rou.t iilf5ight

SN!l:!jel;t nly to'ttt'll i!f'!'IOI,mt of CQI!'dI o

Ibe kl'lDWn f.;l'fc:ertain

[l¥~lll!!bre and 'lihe ""01 tye;r's. ab'lltil'> pwthmce ,;lIIul ·tEnaclty, ~11~ 5,0, n_~n'i!Be! be~llI:se' me imOt5, were Dm:e
~oougj,t~o~!l5efl'lblli!' turbans,I!)ieti!lilled in'lshLJctl\ofl
mallllJlal~ ha':~e'bee,1'! w,rittJ!,n

'!ii1Jtlrel>,';;IbDLlIt:the

matl!ematitl

and t}!l]nI!J tecillliq,ut!s (f,fth,e '!fanout!

,;;Jrr{]lulfld b~c~ ohnE! illuS;tr,lU!Qfl_ Therl! J'IIIOW be the d!fe-e, in wlhitl'i ca~er,h.iswo'llld be iilI4L [( 3BTurk's h~';\d, 01' p-ei!lhaps fiw, n;oaldJl!l it ...4L II ~·Bi1iri_l'Iot,:rOo b~ hed in II ~1~le ro:r:a,lIowever,it l:alillilotbe ~ 4l x 4'8; beCliU$f: of ,tne Ibliw of tile Go<mmon OI"'!~Qr
{see opposil'e
PQ9'e~,

IbFi n,he1O oftliih m.a<S5Iy'r!!]ilmily ~f IknO'Illi. ,;;mlll !5.Ume piio!'le de1,1Dte all O'f tllielr "'not t.ying e:it"'(IIJ~hle~ to TlIllkj heach, These in~FiC<l'Le"'nf;lt5:are i'I'roO'ngly .<!~5i1l'l1ted be tl'\'e excll!lslvE! lji'irodptbi of s<JiIQoF$ to il.tJ.oar.;i squ~fe-rlg9ilid di.~~J:I'er,5.r wlilii!'er~ am! wim'ji;tmmel'S. HCiWe'\I'er,lI~athe:J" braide<r~ lilllduding wi!'Jtern IIme;riC.lJii'i ~owbr!)y~ tied irurl!:'~e~d~, ·e,ry h e...
bit"!
(OFMj:!!ex

landitihA!)l we,e'hequ~i!<lI

~l'ie!1ll ~ b

KJi)Dtswith jl,lst ollie bilght more or le5'!: tMTi '~hliln",miDl!. (If r~lld',ilfe lref:en'red to as '5oq1,ia.r:e'Tu.rk·~ heOO1s..They are bJ;lC!!I~ts on;olla.1'5 'flif in-tenwllED su.ullds. whld'! m>iIY01150' flauellled into clirc:ular iJ,e mats, Tubi!-!llk~Hlrl'l!sWii.th man!!, I11IIlH!ie.ad$ ,titian ib!gllts are ~id 'wl!;Joe'li:mg; Illfld ttl!@5e'with 1I1~Qt IMr,~ l:l[ogl'it5, than ie:u!s "Ci~m'narrow·!:Ir. lde-d unips...

line eaiilier SJ)apl'sll vaqLlelitj~ fJof!ll Stllllrtiil A:m@IiIC:I!). 'Whrle iil.l' po~~]ble'to tie ru~k'~ !'leads. witi'!

more ~n~n (1m!;

m3'n4d\e:"'lJteesd!!r~Ve

ttu~'glreate5t

$1i~isf,Kt1on,from diOse '1it!<I'I: can be tied In ,iI s'ingle

l:.ord\OlJrI'CI ~hme incl,yd~t! in aU

~h;i5 book,nn

be He!lii

'ma,t w~. Tu:1'k'$ heads <l're ci(l5'trll;lea byrwo

dl'mel'llSr.ans js.~CI' fllg. 11, which are:

thll'll.!l'i'!ber

owi'llip:plllg

of ~ealnop·,f1;j~ellil trillll pilru' knownl as ilcghts

T~F1i't'$

IifEAD$

L -leeds

[o:r puts:)

i!'IU l.AW OF T~E, COMMON D!V!!SO'R The dl~Cl!'!/!er!l' '~h~~,empfr!CiI~ ~ule I~ jolntliy c:rediited of tc Criftard W;, ,Ashley ~ndl (j~orge H.T.lI::I~r Wllti ~ wmOill1 Milley ""',OiS,mrresponiilrng'i!I$ ,earl~ as 11'9'1ffi.),
Quilte simplly a,lii..uk'S. h;ea(i cannot ~ sim9ile 91Jrd if be oomllle~e.;l

TIIflE Rlli.Illf; o.F TIH[E, GREATES'T

CGMMON fi!i'CTOFi:
In, $e,jYlp:mber TI997"Je;s!l~ oCjo!le:m<ln,il;]!(T oJ A.lilbl1i'iIrI~1
!iJi!)A, PIJIDI~5her:l In! K;rno!tillg Matter.;

ilis: modililed

rule

willh

which. "~tUlilrl)i' reJ,i'!eal~ Ihow lI1!al1l¥c~rdswll!1 be'

~11!e- lrIIum'lJ;er

~F ~~~ ~~d~

<l<l'Igl~r:g'h~~,

~n be l;!!i.,.r,i;I;... d by,~
Qf

oI;Ql'I'll:f!Q!1I1'!

umber;. $0 <Ii 3,x 3, ~:o;;

3: x '9 ~!!1I!lr..:-:o;tr,!u'd Tl.!!IJ.::'s !l!~d !~ impo~~~ble..

tl'iEltlW-D ~iifHilii~I~j'j:~dlMdil ci!ll1 bE

n~~d~ .~~ ~l1iy i!"Y~k'llIi1~.II'" "'~<!IP~!le, Fqr l.(1kii".(1 :;l\~, ~ 1$1. '~Q<r 6![! ~ 'ill - -it FI11i1~~ no ~i~rence'l, 9 d!...de~ by a l 1, 3 ~!j"!d '5!H'!I'I;-dI~n.e fll~'tl)r.ll of ,6 ar-e ], ~,3: ~,n.d, 6.,'Th!'l
9ifW1t.e:t '(a,(M'F«iriU'lioo '~ Il:IDth ilIUm~@r~ ~~~;

!lotlC:oi!u~en fi'i.I\!1Jli)' IIiiU3l~~ i wilh

i!I

Iiy ~ ~~hH!tlml1i'ltl'.n di"i~o:r1.·They

5ilrllg,le ronl,

tied.lou~.lnct

thete,fiJt~ 3 ml\tl]5 wililbe

r,eqlll~r&II'to tie' eiillflN

@f

'o.titer iliJlpo5sib~e

siinglE!'-S!lram'i by ~ <!lriId !H

thes;e TI!I~k'Sheoadl5,.Whl!!retl1lE!1le iI;po,pear5 tn be no common diw~m,iIl~ illl ~il1l(llle~1ir,~ndl'l(>t5,~lili;~' k g ...~~t~~i;'g;lfflrm;g.:1'! 1i<!c~l;I:r,Is,!;l~~U<!!!!y f<!n;di 1
~!l;)

'tlJlk~.I1!!'adll; ilrlldlude. ,a 4 ~: 4, {lim1ihdlil.!iide. b~ 2 a'l'IdI4.],

~ ~ 5 (lxitlil gwfd!e l;ilj!' 5]o.,g,)I 6 (b0~!'!J dlill!d~ . ,md ~:~~(~0"!1lI d)vl>:!e by l~.l.lut

Q!1Ie

a 3L!<: 41):~@r!il3B II:

Mr~ml i~,,~1!,t!1!lt i~,oeedeal, n

41.) ~ot ,~I'Q~I~I'M'!n(J k

Matli!!mMi'ca~

~lO' I~a ,~.!! ~,,(lr,t! ~ :>J: 7'.

IPFGofd'iaMt-

appelir

IJrntil

~prililg of' "'991, wh~iI1 ,i'ilrll aTtidie'

b:~J.ClfiwrnerlGKf

the with

,!LJ('i .5haa'~e..Ib()"1!h of title' 'Ullliye;~it~ ot Waib\:a.to, liiIaTlliltJl(n, New Zei!i!i!lIIId, W.il5 puI:Kli5lied illTl,1~5I1e' N',o..

3<5, m iIInorti"9'

~fter~.

T U RI\' S HEADS

APIP I.H; ATmO'N S This, y~uiSltli!il, tMnli!ld 'liufk'$ headl1~ far,el),' :see",. 'iet ~w.cha lImpiE!'emil'i:JeI11:!;1;mem"!'I'I<IY mmMimes ~~ m,lu,e eye·(.1!tol'!!!'19 than ali i!llaboraw ens, Us-@Ino, 4!Fii'lbe!lishtl1e rims of I!'!ooor' plilfit pot5 or waste
,PIij)1!\T' Iblll~ and b~~~ts"
~11t111!ry iii: in place @f<lOY

P!'IIETHOD fie a half knot aroun4;l the item ro be embraced, U!1~g the wo-:rking end <lrGU nd <Ii ~ewn.d 'time <lndi ~uckii1l~ It ~ shown mg, 1),Tihen ml!relYfo'li.o'N the ortgiMl1Ie<l!t pa.rdel to Ii,milt~hil'l~1'its Ij·O-U seq~ence WI!Qs. 2-4.) UfIt1i1 "' tWolJ'Ptt knot ~e~t;,l!t5, reble It eng, 5) if youll[kt:, T
NofE:il $!n!!le ini1ilal twlnl!1l9 ~uck Willi, i"I\II~..ei!i 21L :..:.3B 'il!I!r:si'.c,f1of tile' 'kllo'l:;; two tu~l;:s, wIll r,eYJUin a 2lll! SiB) , tluee tucks Ii 2L 1( i~four turks.21. :x !IS; ilmil se on,

'~hree· or ~C>U~'"lP'iUt n~rrowillU,k'~ he,ad,

11

HII:S,iI"IO'R'If' 'This Imol wns r~'l'll.u,;;,[D in 11M ,&i~1u;rnj1 U(m,fiJool; ,7, published (l,!.l52) m S}'d[J~, Au~t!'illl:"!. T~c "Mthur, ItldLBru ~,L 1!l~1ji'·'es. IL'Jol'tnl'f
GIJnllil1~IJJi(;lg Of.fLCL:r

!J!r

lh~· AUSlI'ilha.·n

.~I,w:;L~&ul"'I',ivai &. R£re'uE: D~tBc!ll'f.lfmt, then tit! active ;Sf'1"I-.i~\'\7JIththe Amt".r.il"ilJn !\ir ro~~, feClnmm p~~!led It flllT him:lilllg the ends !lit
l:nmLmg crc;p!l.

,31l X 4 (OR
APPIIL!CAT!ONS

IMIORE:) B

'lil\e lL K 4E1 slCl~arn Turk'S hl!ttd m~k!!s, a :s>lidin,gcJl"I~P lot a fiil(l«!rrcll~ef. iMleed\ it is tlie oddl~ m3mM
'wq'!igiellr!l,{Ili~il;l'n,..i~yw.grn

by ~l1r,fqlUll~

5<g,~tl:" ~t

rna)! a!~o be used fo,' items, a~,d11,w~u, as, ,H!1I''i,i',jel.te' rLngs. '(,Ilil'\dl'~ hO~!!r5. Or ar(p ri'ng-s for' c2irnae paddles, Tied irillrQpe it'win ~top MO'LI.IiI1!J over lill " 901Jle_
<I

~l!rral:(Jlt;li pii!Mt P.:It from

MIIETIHIOID' Tatl:l a ~up!@ or turns <lpO-ldnd either liand M!!l'illlily (figs, 1 Or 21-

lacel

~he l1ealf~m ertd ~haf1'9ill9l down iFi rl'QlliJ

;l~ Ihe 'wgr,kin9 ~~, "nodi~he fl,u(heH Ql'le ,aft' ~h!i'b~~k ohne himdl the ~tal'!,,,UngemUYrth ~he working end be-gln:l til re~u~nd plaii 01"" 3Hrilii doLtbt; r'@1l!lrto

praits and 8~aids, pa5le 14(l Pu111lhe WQr~il19end liree fTom th.e botwm of ~l1e i'!l<!Ilf-(iomplet'ed ~l'Iot,aoo llKk

it O-lJI-Q-Uas slila.wll Uig.4}.Roillte rhe knolc~~dully IImil ),'01.1 can see II1i!wo~kin9 end and 'slal'lding end
ol(!J~e 't'()9~her QFlllhe ~ilDlle ~ide', Tuclk lJ1e sta nding end

otlbngside 'the wolikling ood (fig, Sj, folkrw 'Ihe' Ofiginal I~d ,~round !!ititf!r el'ld to d'ouble: er tnple Ifle 'Mill

sa. C1.ICJ I<IlCJoU, Flamth~ ~in~. n:!~rl)W111rt'shead C,an boe rniid~,.

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redl~L"U~'e;r~ 'ljJi ,p~~~1 u~'Jl1!.t!t-twd of ~

r~'Jj~ ~II r.p;f-·lc-.td

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dilt I.d(~did HI'ioil!~ 'fli,!MECj.KT, ~f~"s!lion.a.[ Ibwi'Si.

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t

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ih(~ ~J.t.J\.gl~

of aumraer tmlPj s .. h fa r"':;11 Ii. w~111 eor1u!il ·

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lilt ' national ]IDl1bQY!_~" .@(I ~ d~,

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A 3L X 4B S,QUARE

TIURK"S

HIEAD TO LARG,IEIR DIMENSIIONS

O!~ VlIi!iOUiI

dlmu!il'!iSi(m~ !'1I1>01ikeo S~uM!' 1~~r'1'Mnent bln!:!rng~ NlIE,TrIHIO'D lieii ~il1lgle-ply:n

,[fig.

n <lnd r~rril'n!le

Ii 48

Th~

1te.1d

both nl1ndin~

and wolkll'l9l 'e!ld~W Q"'eiHe;l "'M~r of i"r~III~' lJ·iJJ ~nd 0-0 !tnot pi!r~ tfi!l.2~ as indicilmd by the d!.agonilll line_ l'iIol(il tille MOl 'rei ~l'CN'ei'l'i (fils laader disapp~~rill!;a.whidll it Mil ,do
If ·the·wori:ifl9 ellid iii allowEd ~o ~tip b:Jd:. to its. Oflgil"l~1 po.5!~IQrl<, Rot.1t~ ttlc: work in Y01.lrhlllildl ~liKIluck l.I1ewo~1l!ing efiid from Idt roo

w~y; wh.. 'TI'<13. ooillemporilfr}'

hr"d

Turk\

p:rnit~i ri011(Oiffi, ·il.h I ~ldr " iI.?:tm

kml<w·hlJw ;wll n.,..n,m~ "ml ue Inr:::c .km.~ fl'{l'n

I1ght

<I~ sh.Qwn

Ui13-3), making anollH!r

{Pi;il!ed knOt p.!ITt~,

l:adder oHIN9;y~r!y

Thl«! lihe wo~l!ing end ilround and beck IQ' tltCk a!lon.g~d!! fIrM! stai'ldlrt.gl ,end. Thetlidky bit ~ ofm<dl)lItHil"ld ~Ite5aLls~llIg ~t;l~ ~in&.M~keil' r«ldf'lg ~Y'd::.rmmright to lef~,go:i~1 Q.'U·O·Ul."fllrnl!"!fl' W'OIt..i!Iil9J erfd ii!lId go from left 10 riQlu in ~, s~ooTld lao:kil'l9l tud. O-Ui-Q-U.ltIeli t<ike tl1e wmkin~ f!i'ld arou!'l.(jl ,I} 1I1')d1 time tr;l be' Hloked
along.side 'IDe s:tllllldl~9 etld. Dovbl~

,mel !ripie as desit!!d. The resulting MotiS.:lJ SL '51! (adclln£llwo leitd5 i!lId i!WQ< bi5ll'lts t,!) ~1;~ orrgil"l<ll d;rne'II~~I'I5}. Relle<!~in9
~he prilic:e~~ WGuid IlrodtK1! ,iI 7L ~ 8iB, alld 5~Hm. L:ItI.de<FS.a nd 'lod;.~[T)9i i1Jc;'ks
("",I~h re9!.1lf~r O-'U~e(!nm!!~)
<If(!

relli)b!e ll1dlo:;ato~ gf«lf.r~ti~ !<iid QIIII.Turt's I1l2ad$.

Tu~

""oS

HE A,ID S

<h>

APP'I.ICA.1iIIONS JI~ 'to~,C)th~r ~1:J1!IiI1'I! TI!li'k'S. h~ad!S,

MIEl'lHiOD Start with 11 simpl!1' O'ilE!i'ha OJ' nd

Ihurnll kflot (fig. 11,BrililgltJeel'Kl dl:Wilnaround the i:l<!ckoft!l1l' core and bad up, in front '10 ~p!lt ll1e· stanirlig krurt (flg.2) and create <In ao.ulll r,a.dde;r;:H.t'iot p.9i'"- before r ~(J~f;:i!'l9l9-tJ ~rom rignl:to t-Eft. T!l~
the 'wori:.in'!j eM around ~ajri' aMI

ruek O.(J·O (fig, 3). then brift9 the wlitkili9 tnd aIoo9s!.de the
staridin.g end rl'l~.4} to t!euble<lind

trEble tne' KMt as d!!'!iire-t!.

41L X 5B
A P P'I-IIII(: T'I CiIN S A W~th Iits.im:rea~ed number' of biglms, thi5 knot]1I::5
lallg,lw

METHOD i( seems, natu ral, ~~,b!ghts ~r:e' ad([e~

[Q

S'q,1,Jare

uurk's

core

dj'arm,elei'~"

hci!1d'~W h!cld ahOO"! ~hplace by in~Ftlr:l91fitngers, FOllow 'the Ie-<!o ~holi'..n, (figs. 1-3), (alir..g ,eare to repr,gduOl! tlu! C""lJs~Qu,enc:e 'E!j(~ctl:y,Tl;,6rt'511~~d~, with '~heir nIJlIirli:!FOiJ:~rosslng poin:iS" wlll not f.a.n c
.!Ijlatt !f ooe'u neier' Is rni~tilk,e;nlymilda
tn!! a!pp&1r,~nc:eofdie'wmp!e-ted

'(r...er;. but

mo[Wm be-

unacceptably nl;arred by it.lHavlll!) illserted

me

working! end illoogsll:lellne standing 'endi,.relllAJlIl!

~h(!;knot frQrn tire fingi!'i's tflg. 4·).~ii:de btonto the

ibun..t<lllol'l (flg,S), ®iJbl.il',trebk: and ti9I;tej'j~

Tl.UR I'i' S HfADS

TJlili fillger-l}'m~
LTL>I:'LhfJd t~;lt:h"l!t

nu !::RE!11enr

aid

hoa:! l:.w.'Cll
IlII1d

f'''l.erLSi~'~ly

d"m"rl'!;lfiLted

IVrILllm Ab.,,,, I

"J [LCf! the- .:;trl:r 'I~1Ii{k; by cb_e i"!lelliO'LI~ Ch8Tli~ Sluith1"H el Cl1cLrI\l~fQ~d.!<A.f'''{,

51
A P'PI!kIICAT I CI'N S, IM1en hil:chl'n91 '0:1' oti1il'lWise ,mvering Oli 'wl\eel or h~Ml'r~1L,oc(Il'i.of!all·jIJMt&O'n~ ilfl'l:el"lllgnEl' 1e@V~ to
uliI$!i!lhti)l'g.~p$.
'lFfilij~ ~'itij~

-4l';w;SOT~~'$ hif:<lid

mnjt~em.

TfIi! 11 simpie Q'IIeJlililnd' IJJ ~h\!mb 1<:1101 mg. tald:ng wglikJill9 'end QOWfI tile bad:,'llmR liP ncl 'MSHG
split

MIE'THOIJ

n.

tfl,e

too 0'"

mand bun

as sliimm-,GDn~jnw;e ~s

,j[JtI$!IMed tfiQi$, 2-5)' and bring the' worfdng encl

a1DI1Ai!~d!e 5UndiFl13' 'en!;! m'3.6]. 'liMe ~ingte·plY ~nm rhe

i~ $~jIll'lPY ~n;dlb,,~y <ldeql!~le, but U b!Jll(~ ~tli5ifil!Ct«IIy~henl <IoublM3nt11roibierK

TURK'S

HIE.AO$

",ISTORY ngg ~ BfiUll Tess [pl.lbli.h .. f! 'lilloi luwt In 1!).B.Jl.;bill l DDlJ= - I igtL,,!'t'L1 j t UTIil. 2nd t \I,_. ·{<!lIbor-r j!)"7, "hf'1I t11ilt (l1)}t:11 411' m, , T founder.m"m'hq'fl! ii'lOIn];; G[arris
IUnIi!l'.lCIJIl

was C!llJdurt.lJ'g Ii~ til.· ;';alLQl1al

lkoU,'rf~~t .Mwmum
KsSOiX,

<It,

Pit;;~~, jgj

.1~l'lglsm], [jJ11l m<Ld~ m>l'

4L X 18
APPLICATIONS US"4! ""Mn III kn,ot ~Ilghtly it
broade.r 1f1an ~, 1L l'IilrWW riS: 11Ie.e~eCl

Turk'!, r,eilO
METHOD'
f;, basI(; 4l
)I

38 T\l~k'5 h<ead begin:s 'Ni~h a Simple

o~erhal1d or thumb k!)Ot,50 ~ ml,llti-bigi'lt. version

stems from a muJl1ipl@ O\i'erhill'ld moi. TIe a QOlllble llI"ing the ..... !)fklng arK:!' ar'Ol:n~ ,mil:! s:pllt (h@twmed knot as shown (fig. 1), rnakin!iJ a s.e.ries (If loc:ikiFlg rueks tfigs. :2-4}. Bring the INQr!dn61 end alo~~ide thE! standing i;!nd [fig, S), btdore.
Qv-erhi!!fd k;no~ fol~cwirug the knot i;lr.Q!,!!!Id.

HIST'OR"Y

Thi" pim!i,pl"
Iliultiplf' produce

Dt ply"sJ?litting

L1:Vl·clla~ld knots to by nos

'I;L mtllti-lul('ln Tnrl.;:s

tll~:;3d ,,'1:IS described

MFlmrol'(;~'"T ill" I m""I'atf'tI h)' t':ie1:el' van de Gricn,r!l';;;RT (halll "f ~h.,.
;--. herlands] ... in the DElCl!mbcr
L)[

Hl~'ii!l!lU"

KrwtIU'{f lklatfi"''''

TURK'S

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1iURK'S

IHlIEAD$

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Thi~ I~ ,itn inl:e!'fl1'edliate
~'lI~aJ'e' 1II1J1rk~, n~~d!'.aU!IIi, _1__ ----'~

ean u~iky [;eal'nt ~iiI~ be

tied in 'th;~ ~rund.l! use thi;!m in!!tei'ltii ,!Sf ~11ifnp~e wn!'p;pj'ngs 'w<
ptEJoieflt

tille' m~~~r'i;!rlid~ ,?lbutllrd

liriir; ~~il]il~ );j~in9h~'

fr.Qm f~}!\irn9.

MilE. ill' IH-!!It[:llilil

,I!IiFltli

lhie inl~ial wiapp:i~ i.uckirrlg tllg15. lHlj

'17.,~~~.s iLw(j, ~i:id~ffi,

alQl!I9~ide wa;iC:h Ilod;Angl

ltlii:ks

(ftg'5l. 4-5)

are

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MOBil US SAINI D'

A P'PII.U:;ATII(liINS I (XIllItenci! that e'o'e'YilililalliM praaiCi!llIn!!$ :.,

IIJse ,ani:! til!!! d\(!o:!~"t~v.e~!Il!)'1:$ ar,e

""Mdl :I1~~h~p,fJ'~n

to l:aokgood, :B!Yrle"'!1{fi, Uh~\il!'m o aSK. what use Is, a M"6~~1,J1!i)liIfrt-d l furk's head? It is mi~~esent<J1iI Intell~tual cuniios,i(y, one to!" in, d own !loIIke. bYl ~Dmep'J'a't&'~1
appl icafioo m !y yelWfIIl,lp, iYiIETIHOI!)

The or:iglnl'll IIi'Itlbius band waU ~lJijl'd p:!ipc!r O't ottier mOilerra1 '11!i~tnatdI oem (.Ill m,9. ~), O!'le of Ihebwo ends wa~1hen mtal1!'J:ll Lhl'mlgh 180~~iOOI ~Joll1!e~~f1g, 1, 2
Thi.s 5hape has ,Illleoot
tw;;I

e'X!tlaordi n<!ry pt'OjJer1!ies..lf)ou b@'9in 10 P'<lil'lt Qr LQ!ol,lr along one' ~icle: o,f it. tile" ~UI

""'~1fI

wentwally WIll

rnwe

retllJrn eo the' slG It )'~ colouled bom ~id@s

yi;!~t

without h.'l",1 ~o Itft ng

ilru$l;

or I;fll,y'Crt. Thl!' $OleCOfl!:ll;I~hm

ptI$~lbl'e i5 ~h!O.t Mablli5 'band AiiI<5 a only one $.ideand ooly ,on!! oogeo.