AHHHH....I call that a surgical knot. Because a retired surgeon taught it to me and he was interested in my tatting knot. Sometimes surgical knots can be double reef knots for both halves.
Thanks for the explanation. Have a good sleep! Mark, aka Tatman - no frost in sight here! Just trying to deal with the heat. ;) On 6/3/11 11:50 AM, "David C COLLYER" <dccoll...@ncable.net.au> wrote: > Whilst a Bowline or Sheet Bend will always work well to secure 2 > threads, they are often impossible to do in a confined space. So, for > tying off 2 bobbins I most often use the plain old Reef Knot but put > an extra turn in the first part. > > So for me the saying from the Boy Scouts or Boys' Brigade goes:- > > Right over left and under AND UNDER again > Left over right and under. > > Then to make absolutely certain, I usually add a further:- > Right over left and under. > > David in Ballarat - off to bed now at 0250hrs. At least there's no > frost tonight. > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
