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A F ANCY LANY ARD

KNOTS USED Portuguese sennit: page 17
Spiral Portuguese sennit: page 17
Diamond knot: pages 19, 88
4 strand round sennit: diagram a and b
Diamond knot spliced: page 47
Extended diamond: diagrams c and d

METHOD
Fold both pieces of line in half, B
seizing them together to make a
pair of loops about 60mm
overall and giving you 4 ends (2
long and 2 short). Make a
diamond knot (crown first then
wall below (see pages 19, 88))
double by following round, then
take hold of the seizing and
work the diamond knot tight.
When this has been done you
will have the loops which will
take the item that you don’t
want to lose. If you prefer only
one loop at the end there are 2
solutions; one is that after
A tightening the diamond knot
you could cut out the spare loop,
or the other, a much more
seamanlike way, is to work the
spare loop right down out of
sight into the middle of the
diamond knot. Now with the 4
strands make a length of 4
strand round sennit about 80-
120mm long for a short lanyard
or 350mm for a longer lanyard.
If you wish you can stop along
the length of this bit of sennit
and pop in another diamond
knot and/or any other fancy 4
4 strand round sennit strand knot, a star knot or a
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