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KNOTS: A knowledge of knots has saved many a life in storm and wreck, and if everyone knew how to tie a knot quickly and securely there would be fewer casualties in hotel and similar fires where a false knot in the fire escape rope has slipped at the critical moment and plunged the victim to the ground. Many an accident has occurred through a knot or splice being improperly formed. Even in tying or roping a trunk, few people tie a knot that is secure and quickly made and yet readily undone.
Knots & Hitches Part I Basics By Jaden, 17 July 2003. Knowing how to tie some very easy and basic knots and hitches might just come in very handy someday. I’ve used 2 different color ropes to help enhance the detail.
Nets & Net Making Forum discuss fancy knots and especially pineapple knots! ...a place to find those hard-to-find knot tying tools, cords, hardware, etc. ...a place to sell your knots and display your work! Link fixed, 09/14/08 - sorry 'bout that.
La Riata - The Lariat. ~ Making & Throwing the Lariat Excerpt from the: "The Outdoor Handy Book ... for Playground, Field & Forest" By D.C. Beard, 1914; Chapter XXXIII: Properly speaking, there is no such thing as a "lasso." You may lasso things with la riata, but you cannot carry a "lasso," because lasso is a verb, and no cow-boy carries a verb coiled at his saddle-bow though he may have strings of forcible adjectives under his tongue...
Some animated knots
Some plants used for cordage:
Agave (Agavaceae) dead leaves cut, beaten. Basswood (Tilia americana) inner bark peeled and retted. Bull Thistle twist together the tough fibers of the stalk Cedar (Cupressaceae)bark Cattail (Typha) leaves, shredded Cedar pull strips of bark off trunk Cottonwood Shred the inner bark for fibers Dogbane or Indian Hemp(Apocynaceae) root, bark, inner fiber, or vines, with leaves removed, pounded Day Lily (Hemerocallis) leaves dryed, soaked, mellowed. Elm Bark (Ulmus americana) inner bark. Flax (Linum Usitatissimum) bast fiber, retted and scutched. Hickory Shred the inner bark for fibers Iris (Iridaceae) leaves, harvest green or browned, dried, soaked, mellowed. Juniper Fiber may be obtained from roots and inner bark Linden Shred the inner bark for fibers Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) stem fiber or decayed stem fiber, bark. Mulberry Shred the inner bark for fibers Nettles (Laportea canadensis)stem fiber Red Osier Dogwood (Cornaceae) bark Sagebrush (Asteraceae) bark Sedge (Cyperaceae) roots, leaves
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~ SSRsi's Rope & Net Making Page ~ We tend to take alot of things for granted in the modern
world. Ropes - from twine to cables - and nets are a couple of them. But when you can't visit the local
hardware store for more, you'd better know how to make some cordage yourself! .
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Spider Plant (Chlorophytum)dry leaves soaked, mellowed Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) leaves, dried, soaked, mellowed Tule (Scirpus) leaves, dried, soaked, mellowed White Oak Shred the inner bark for fibers Willow (Salix) bark Yucca (Yucca) harvest green, pound and wash, or ret and wash
Making Traditional Cordage in North America, by Ron: This article is about cordage, one of the most used and necessary items for day-to-day life. Other than sinew, catgut, and rawhide, early man made his rope and string from more readily available plant material. Certain plant fibers were able to stand up to water emersion and made excellent nets and fishing line. Animal fibers, such as sinew and catgut, would stretch or unravel when wet and were more difficult to procure. Plant fibers were so much more abundant and easier to process; this left sinew and catgut for sewing, bow backing, arrow making and other arts requiring a strong, longer lasting material. Article (all text) also has a much longer list of North American plants used for making cordage.
Cordage Fiber Shredder Made From Bone by Dick Baugh: This little device arose from two situations. I had some left over bone pieces from a knife handle project and I use a lot of cattail leaves for cordage in grade school projects. Cattail leaf cordage is stronger and more flexible when it is finely shredded. In the past I have shown students how to shred the leaves by pulling them apart by hand while holding the base of the leaf with their feet. The ultimate way to shred the leaves is with a florists frog but that isn't very aboriginal...
Making Cordage By Hand by Norm Kidder: Cordage (rope and string) can be made from many different fibers including (Bast) Dogbane, Milkweed, Nettles, Hemp, Flax; (Leaves) Cattail, Yucca, Agave, Douglas Iris; (Bark) Willow, Maple, Basswood, Cedar; (Root) Leather Root, Beach Lupine; (Whole stem) Tule, straw, Juncus. Each material has specific requirements for extracting and preparing the fibers, but there are only two basic ways for using the fibers to make a cord: braiding (or plaiting) and twining. Braiding was usually done with flat, split materials such as cattail or flattened straw...
Probably the best Cordage site on the net. Includes a variety of materials, an .avi to view making cordage, an animated gif, and some links! Courtesy of NativeTech. Good work, folks!
Making Cordage ~ Once the plant and sinew fibers had been prepared, the making of cordage could actually be done. There are two methods for making the fibers into cordage... Learn About Finger Twining | Learn About Leg Rolling Method | Learn About Splicing
Cordage, or twine, was made in a variety of ways and from a variety of materials. For my experiment with cattail mats, nettle and basswood were used to make cordage. Milkweed, dogbane, slippery elm bark, cedar bark strips, shredded cattail, sinew, hide, and many other fibrous materials can also be used to make cordage.
EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY: MAKING CORDAGE ~ In this lesson students will become experimental archaeologists and make cordage from native plant fibers or craft items. Cordage artifacts are seldom found in North Carolina sites because the region's wet, humid climate and acidic soils cause them to decay. However, cordage was an important part of earlier tribes' technology, and indirect evidence exists for how people used it.
MAKING NATURAL CORDAGE [Mother Earth News] Cordage — that is, thread, string, or rope — is all but indispensable in a survival situation. It can be used for (among other things) bowstrings, fishing lines, trap triggers, snares, and lashings. Most people would likely despair if forced to make their own rope or string. However, the materials needed to do so are plentiful in most places (you'll find a list of possible options accompanying this article), and the techniques required are actually quite simple to master. Also available HERE: Wildwood Survival - Making Natural Cordage
AVI Movie of Thigh Rolling Cordage by Tara Prindle
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Cordage is the term used for any type of rope or string made by twisting fibers together. This was an invaluable tool for Native Americans and it had a major impact on their daily lives. The manufacturing of cordage by Native Americans has changed very little over the many years of its use.
Skill: Making Yucca Cordage: Cordage (rope, string, etc.) is a very useful thing to have in a survival situation. You can use it for making shelter, snares, bowstrings, tools for making fire and bundling things together just to name a few things. The yucca plant is one of the best plants for making cordage. Here are three reasons why...
Making Cordage From Natural Fibers ~ Adapted from Participating in Nature: Thomas J. Elpel's Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills: Cordage, or string, is one of those simple little things which we seldom think about but use every day and take for granted. It is only when we need a piece of cordage and do not have any that we begin to notice just how handy it is. In primitive living cordage is an integral part of many other skills. Primitive peoples used cordage for such diverse projects as fish nets and fishing line, rabbit nets, hammocks, bow and bowdrill strings, woven bags, trap strings and snares, lashing, sewing, and for just tying things up.
Making Cordage by Scott Stoddard (American Survival Guide) March 1995: In the hierarchy of tools, rope and cordage must be near the top. A good knife is probably more important, as well as flint and steel for starting fires, but cordage has got to be right up there. It can hunt for you, help shelter you, and with sufficient strength, cordage can even save your life.
Cordage Plants Twig bark is available year-round, but fall is the time to harvest the stems of fibrous plants for making cordage, otherwise known as string.
How to Make Cordage Once you have collected stalks of milkweed or dogbane, or twigs of basswood or elm, you must detach the bark, since the fibrous inner bark will be used to make string.
Native American Cordage Technology Here is a wonderful summary article on how to produce cordage by using authentic Native American Techniques. A list of possible cordage plants is included.
Netting
Pomo Netting (As learned from Craig Bates) by Norm Kidder
Fishing For Change Pretty good article on net usage followed by small segment on net making and patching.
Basic Netmaking, How To Make Nets
Netting: Concepts in Shaping a Net: Once you learn how to make a basic knot for netting, making your net the shape you want it becomes the next big challenge. It is especially confusing since in most cases you will be making the net as a series of diamonds, but want the end result to be viewed as squares. To gradually get used to the concept, we will first work on shapes that stay diamonds (like tubular netting) and then learn how to form flat shapes.
NETTING: The making of netting is an ancient craft. Many prehistoric cultures used netting for a verity of uses, storage bags, fencing, hammock, just to name some and of course the obvious use as a fish net. No matter what the netting was used for, the knitting of the mesh was done by tying a series of loops in some type of twine.
A Heavenly Hammock [Mother Earth News] There are few experiences more restful than relaxing on a summer's afternoon — while the sun bakes well-being into your soul — in the cradling arms of a good hammock. Of course, the swinging lounges can be very expensive ... but if you can scrounge some 10 to 20 hours of work time and about $20 for materials, you might well be able to tie a netted slumber nest of your own. Here's how.
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MAKE YOUR OWN NETS! [Mother Earth News] In many parts of the world, fisherfolk have been making their own nets for generations! It's an enjoyable and productive pastime ... and —with some knowledge, a supply of string, and a couple of handmade tools—you can start tying your own meshwork right in your living room or back yard.
How to make a fishing net (Doing the knot) Tying 2 knots in a fishing net, (so you can see how its done)
Rope
Making & Using the "Lassoo": A Wanderer should be his own Manufacturer — The Way to Make a Lassoo and a Cabresto — Lassooing, Saddling, Mounting, Roping Wild Cattle. Excerpt from: "At Home In The Wilderness" By John Keast Lord, 1876; Chapter 14
Rope-making Step-by-step The art of rope making was one of the secret guilds of the Middle Ages. So successful were they in keeping their secrets, that even today there is little written about the craft.
Rope Making from Natural Fibers for Kite Tail Trailing Lines ... It's alot more detailed than the header makes it sound.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Information Sheets: Rope-making
The Incredible Rope-Making Machine The secret of the Incredible Rope-Making Machine is nothing but a few hooks (we like three, but you can use as many or as few as you like) that can be turned at the same time . . . at the same speed . . . and all in the same direction. This isn't nearly as difficult to accomplish as it might sound.
Rope Making A pictorial and text history
Rope Making - Plants & Textiles - A legacy of technology - Cornell ... This PDF book tells all and has plans for rope machine.
Eye Splicing 3 Strand Rope By Eli. 15 May 2003. I’m going to splice an eye (loop) into the end of a piece of rope. Once you’ve done it a couple of times it’s easy. I’m going to try to explain this the best that I can. It’s hard to explain to somebody. It’s a lot easier to actually physically show you.
The Rope Works. The whole site is worth spending a couple hours in.
Rope Making. Pretty good article, but not exactly crystal clear.
Rope Works Web Page. Has short articles on knots, hitches, splicing, lashing and rope making. Worth a browse.
Building a Rope Making Machine And Making Rope
The Incredible Rope-Making Machine [Mother Earth News] The secret of the Incredible Rope-Making Machine is nothing but a few hooks (we like three, but you can use as many or as few as you like) that can be turned at the same time, at the same speed and all in the same direction. This isn't nearly as difficult to accomplish as it might sound.
ROPE AND ROPE-MAKING. All varieties of cordage having a circumference of an inch or more are known by the general name of " rope." Twisted cordages of smaller dimensions are called cords, twines and lines, and when the sectional area is still smaller, the article is known as thread or doubled yarn. All these varieties of cordage are composed of a number of separate yarns, each of which is made from some kind of textile fiber by preparing and spinning machinery. The number of separate yarns which ultimately form the rope or cord depends upon the fineness of the yarn, and also upon the circumference of the finished article.
Making Rope Making rope out of yarn. You can use any type of string to do this. I recommend using three different colors of yarn/string to really show the construction of the
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The STORY of HOME MADE -- HAND MADE ROPE (Dann Johnson)
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NETTING:
The making of netting is an ancient craft. Many prehistoric cultures used netting for a verity of uses, storage bags, fencing, hammock, just to name some and of course the obvious use as a fish net. No matter what the netting was used for, the knitting of the mesh was done by tying a series of loops in some type of twine.
In one method, the basic knot used was the sheet bend. To form and tie the loops a knitting shuttle and a spacer (gauge) were used.
NETTING TOOLS:
The size of the shuttle and gauge that is needed will depend on the project that you are working on. The size of the shuttle and gauge given in the following directions is a convenient size for many projects and is also a good size to use for practicing the craft of netting. Shuttles and gauges of different sizes can be made by changing the size of the materials used.
Knitting Shuttle:
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Make the knitting shuttle from a 1/4 inch * 1 inch * 12 inch piece of smooth
grained hard wood. Carve and sand the shuttle to the shape shown in the diagram. Leave the shuttle unfinished; varnish or paint has a tendency to become sticky.
Knitting Gauge:
Make the knitting gauge from a 1/4 inch * 1 1/4 inch * 12 inch piece of smooth grained hard wood. Carve and sand the gauge to the shape shown in the diagram. Leave the gauge unfinished; varnish or paint has a tendency to become sticky.
Filling The Knitting Shuttle:
STEP 1: Fill the shuttle with twine. Start by tying a single hitch around the tongue of the shuttle and then pass the twine through the notch.
STEP 2: Turn the shuttle over, loop the twine around the tongue and then through the notch.
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STEP 3: Continue turning the shuttle from side and looping the twine around the tongue until the shuttle is filled.
[NOTE] To prevent synthetic twine from fraying, use a candle flame to cut and fuse the ends.
[WARNING] Using a butane cigarette lighter to cut or fuse synthetic rope or twine may cause the lighter to over heat and explode.
DIAMOND MESH NETTING:
Diamond mesh netting is the easiest of the two forms of mesh to make. Square mesh netting will be dealt with latter.
Casting On: To start diamond mesh netting the first row of mesh loops is cast on to a loop of some kind. The kind of loop used depends on the project; a ring, grommet, frame, or loop of twine may be used. The following directions are for casting on to a ring but the same steps may be used for any starting loop.
STEP 1: Tie the end of the twine to the ring with a clove hitch stopped with two half hitches.
STEP 2: Place the twine behind the gauge then bring the twine in front of the gauge and to the right.
[NOTE]: The dotted circles in each of the diagrams is used to show the position of the thumb and finger of the left hand.
STEP 3: Reeve the twine through the ring from the front to the back so that an overhand loop is formed.
STEP 4: Pull the twine to the left to tighten the twine around the ring and the gauge.
STEP 5: Lay the twine across the ring from left to right.
STEP 6: Reeve the twine through the ring from the back to the front.
STEP 7: Place the twine behind the gauge; then pull the twine downward to tighten the twine around the ring. This forms a lark's head knot around the ring.
KNITTING A ROW OF MESH:
Netting is made by knitting roes of mesh using a shuttle and a gauge. The gauge is used to determine the size of the mesh, and the shuttle is used to hold the twine and form and tie the mesh loops. The basic knot used in netting is the sheet bend. The following diagrams illustrate the tying of the sheet bend as it is used for knitting a net.
STEP 1: Bring the twine down and up the back of the gauge. Then pick up the next loop by passing the shuttle through the loop from front to back.
STEP 2: Pull the twine to the left to tighten the twine around the gauge. Use the thumb and finger of the left hand to hold the twine in place.
STEP 3: Lay a loop of twine over the loop just picked up.
STEP 4: Pass the shuttle in back of the picked up loop and the through the loop that was laid on top.
STEP 5: Pull the twine downward and slightly to the right to tighten the knot.
STEP 6: Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each loop in the row.
STARTING A NEW ROW:
STEP 1: When the end of a row of mesh is reached, slide the accumulated loops off the gauge, turn the work piece over so that the running end of the twine is on the left side of the work piece.
STEP 2: Wrap the twine around the gauge from front to back; pick up the first loop by passing the shuttle through the loop from back to front.
STEP 3: Knit the loop in place by following the directions for knitting a row of mesh.
ADDING A LOOP:
For some projects it is necessary to increase the width of the netting part way through the project. The width of the netting is increased by adding loops of mesh.
A loop is added by picking up the same loop a second time so that two loops are formed in the new row of mesh are tied to the same loop in the previous row of mesh.
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while the sun bakes well-being into your soul — in the cradling arms of a good
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Preliminaries
need about two pounds (three, if you
want a two-person sling) of seine twine,
No. 40 to No. 46; two metal rings 2 to 3
inches in diameter (use welded steel or brass); two hardwood support bars
measuring 1 1/2-by-1 1/2-by-33 inches each (make them 48 inches long for
the double hammock); a smooth gauge stick that's about 3/4-by-1 1/2-by-12
inches; and a netting shuttle.
Now, check the accompanying sketches (Fig. 1) in the Image Gallery to be
sure you know how to tie a square knot, a weaver's knot, a half hitch, a lark's
head knot, and a plain overhand knot. Then find yourself a comfortable spot
with a handy hook, nail or knob to hang your work on, and begin.
Casting On
You'll first want to cut a 3-foot length of twine, and square-knot its ends
together. This is called the starter loop. Hang it from that handy nail or
knob, then wind the netting shuttle full of twine (as depicted in Figs. 2-5 in
the Image Gallery), and tie the free end of the shuttle cord to the starter loop,
using an overhand knot.
Next, take the gauge stick in your left hand (unless you're a southpaw, in
which case, simply reverse all the directions given here), and place it behind the shuttle cord, right up against the
starter loop. Draw the shuttle up in back of the stick, pass it through the starter loop (Fig. 6, see Image Gallery), then
bring it back down in front of the stick. Pull the twine taut, and pinch it against the stick with your left thumb to hold
it in place (Fig. 7, see Image Gallery).
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8, see Image Gallery). Now, pull the twine down in front of the gauge stick, letting go with your left thumb and
tightening the half hitch as you do so. Congratulations, you've just completed your first cast-on "stitch"!
Go on to repeat the same process by bringing the shuttle around and up in back of the stick, passing it through the
starter loop, etc. (Fig. 9, see Image Gallery). Continue this procedure until you've made 20 snug and even loops around
the gauge stick (you'll need 30 for the two-person hammock). Incidentally, be sure you make your half hitches in the
same direction each time (that is, so that the "over" strand is always taken from the same side) so your work will lie
smooth (Fig. 10, see Image Gallery).
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MAKE YOUR OWN NETS! Building a fishing net including techniques, know examples, pictures, diagrams, gauging.
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Two netting shuttles(one wound with twine) and two sizes of gauge block are shown.
In many parts of the world, fisherfolk have been making their own nets for
generations! It's an enjoyable and productive pastime ... and—with some
knowledge, a supply of string, and a couple of handmade tools—you can start
tying your own meshwork right in your living room or back yard. I learned the art
from old-timers, who taught me to "knit" a net ... that is, to build a series of
"meshes" to create an overall pattern. I also learned that netmaking can be a great
family activity ... especially when everyone keeps in mind the delicious fresh fish
that will soon be landed in those interlocking strands and brought to the dinner
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Nets don't have to be used for fishing, of course, but whether you make one
to catch walleye or to serve as a decorative wall hanging, you'll have to knit it
from some type of string. Kite line, baling twine, upholstery sewing thread,
package cord, and even crochet yarn are all good candidates for webbing,
although the intended use of the finished net will eliminate some choices and
recommend others. (For good-quality, lightweight, strong, kink- and rot-
resistant cord, however, Dacron or polypropylene are likely the best bets.)
You'll also have to decide the actual size of whatever twine you pick: just
remember, when doing so, that while thinner cords tend to cost less ... they
also have less durability and strength. If you plan to land lunker bass, for
example, you wouldn't make your net out of crochet yarn! (On the other
hand, if that's the only sort of cordage you have available at the moment, why
not use it to practice the skill for a while?)
Besides string, you'll need a gauge block or stick, and a netting needle or
shuttle (shown ABOVE). You can purchase these tools from most craft
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Netting and Knitting Netting and knitting is the most efficient way to turn fiber into fabric. It is a good concept for ...
outlets, or you can make them from hardwood scrap (see the accompanying
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The types of fishing equipment you can make using the block, shuttle, and
string include such relatively large-scale harvesting devices as gill nets, hoop nets, and trammel nets ... and the same
technique can produce good cargo nets, throw nets, hammocks, and even wall decorations. In order to master the basic
method, however, it's best to start with a relatively simple (and very useful) project: producing a webbing tube that can
be transformed into a dip—or landing—net. Naturally, this device also needs a frame ... so, in addition to your string
and tools, you'll want either a commercially made landing-net frame (an old one that needs new netting would be
fine), an adaptable existing frame (such as a discarded badminton or tennis racket), or a homemade "hoop" (perhaps
fashioned from wire, or from springy or steamed wood).
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DUN1066 | October 18, 2006 Tying 2 knots in a fishing net, (so you can see how its done)
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1 year ago whats the best string to use for making the net (i dont want it to rot by the way)
Jman999000
Can't really help you with this as I don't know the propertys of modern synthetic fibres.
I use hemp as it is idea for my re-enactment., modern net makers seem to use modern materials probably due to their strength and durability.
Is nylon the best or is it their somethink better that that? ANYONE?
DUN1066 1 year ago
1 year ago i see, you go around the big knitting needle thing and through top loop then around through the loop you just made and then make a knot. I bet after a ten minutes a person could do it without thinking. where did you get the two things at or did you make them?
drunkass77
I hope your description helps others use this video. I feel describer ther action of tying the knot. I was very lucky and found a box of the net needles/shuttles in a charity shop.
DUN1066 1 year ago
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1 year ago can i use yarn and somehow turn these in arm warmers?
july3717
1 year ago can we people have it in detail and complete equipment how it works and how to make all it in similar measurment,
hope you will post it with a planned programe soon waiting for that anxiously
thanks for this
ashiz777
1 year ago i think i might have found what i have been looking for. thanks!
bum8576
1 year ago Hope fully between family/work commitments I will find more time to spend reenacting this summer and then I may be able to produce some more detailed videos. I am unable to record any video during the core day whilst reenacting due to authenticity. I hope this explains.
DUN1066
1 year ago I would love to be able to produce a set of more comprehensive tutorial videos. Collecting the equipment needed to make a net, Making tools for net making, How to start making a net & to redo the video I have previously thrown together. But finding the time has been a problem for me. This video was recorded on the spot with no planning, mainly for my benifit & I am pleased that some people have found it useful.
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