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SOME TURK’S HEADS F OR DECORA TION OR NAPKIN RINGS
To make your Turk’s heads into napkin rings tie them in
3mm hard cord round empty 35mm film cases. To stiffen them
give them a coating of PVA glue mixed with water 50:50, let
them dry, slide off the case, trim the ends inside and paint
inside with more of the PVA glue and water mix.
Here is another Turk’s head that you may find useful. The 5
lead 4 bight can be tied round your fingers. Follow the diagrams
using your thumb to hold the various passes in place. The earlier
passes will lay out a pattern that can be locked into a full over
under design by the last full pass round the fingers.

A B

C D

5 lead 4 bight Turk’s head

A GADGET AND SOME FORMULAE TO HELP
MAKE MORE COMPLEX VARIATIONS

More complex Turk’s heads require differing approaches. One is
to put pins in a rod as in diagram e, and wrap a fine line round
and round from one end to the other, making a dummy pattern
and not worrying about the overs and unders. With this basic
network complete, use it as a guide to follow and create the overs
and unders as required.

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