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OCCUPATIONAL KNOTS

497. The ENGLISH KNOT with hitched ends is less liable to slip, but

is more apt to break.

498. The DOUBLE ENGLISH KNOT is shown at the bottom of the

page. The ends of both the ENGLISH KNOT and the DOUBLE ENGLISH

KNOT have a bad lead, which resulted in many broken threads. More-

over, KNOTS ;11497-500 are all so bulky that, besides making weaving

difficult, they are much too evident in the finished cloth.

499. The DOUBLE ENGLISH KNOT with the ends hitched. This knot

is ungainly and was probably not used except experimentally.

500. For years the MOHAIR or QUEENSBURY KNOT has been the 5"00

standard knot for mohair manufacture. It is tied in a most ingenious

way. The two ends are brought together and joined in a HALF KNOT,

then they are laid alongside each other and tied in an OVERHAND

BEND (# 1410) (also called THUMB KNOT). The HALF KNOT (#1202)

spills into a HALF HITCH as shown in the right upper diagram and

then slides up over the OVERHAND BEND.

It is a bulky knot that has to be woven into the cloth very slowly.

501. An attempt was made to embody the best features of the last

knot in more compact forIll. The knot shown hardly seemed suffi-

ciently secure for mohair and was bothersome to tie. But it draws

together nicely in proper form when the two standing parts are

pulled on.

502. A MOHAIR KNOT that is strong and symmetrical, besides being

handsome and compact. It has too much initial slip and does not pull

u inevitably into proper form, an important requirement in a

EAVER'S KNOT. This knot and also KNOTS *496-500 were shown to

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me by Charles B. Rockwell.

A characteristic WEAVER'S KNOT is started by holding two crossed

ends between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand; it is then

tied by addin one or two turns and tucking one or both of the ends.

Few of the OHAIR KNOTS, however, conform to these conventions.

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