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BELLR OPE W ORKED WITH 8 ENDS

MATERIALS 4 x 3 metres of 3mm line for the basic bellrope
1 x wooden ball about 36mm in diameter
Extra lengths of 3mm of a differing colour for
Turk’s heads or interweaving of the globe knot end

KNOTS USED 4 strand round sennit: page 50
Diamond knot with 4 pairs: like page 19
8 strand square sennit: diagrams a and b
Diamond knot/crown and wall with 8 strands: like
pages 19, 88
Alternate crown sennit 4 and 4: like page 19
Star knot with 8 strands: like page 21
Crown sennit with 4 pairs: diagram c
8 strand globe knot ball covering: diagrams d and e
Optional Turk’s heads decoration if required 3 lead
5 bight: page 28

METHOD A

Start as the deluxe keyring (page
18) but this time make the loop
(page 50) using 4 strand round
sennit and the diamond knot
with 4 pairs of line (page 19).
Then make about 55mm of 8
strand square sennit, apply a
temporary seizing and make an 8
strand diamond knot (pages 19,
88), then follow it round to
double it. Then follows 55mm
of alternate 4+4 crown sennit
(similar to the 3+3 on page 21
but a little harder to get to sit B G
well), an 8 strand star knot C D E F
(similar to the 6 strand on page
21), then 60mm of 4 strand H A
crown sennit with pairs. Finally,
make a handsome globe knot by Start with 3 strands on one side and
starting with an 8 strand wall 5 strands on the other. First take A
knot followed by the complex across front then take H across front
crown on top. Tuck each end

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