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SOME TURK’S HEADS F OR DECORA TION OR NAPKIN RINGS
It is possible to tie directly round the gadget by following
formulae. These can get very complicated, but here are
some simple ones that I first saw in Quinton Winch’s book
Nets and Knots.
Make up a rod with 2 sets of 4 pins or pegs in it, as shown in
the illustration, one set of pegs to be numbered 1-4, the other to
be numbered I, II, III, IV. Starting at peg 1, take your line right
round the rod to peg number II round and back to the left hand
side peg number 2, going over and over each time the line
crosses the line already in position. Go round back again to the
right hand side going over and over to peg number III. Go from
peg III round to peg 3 going under over under over. From peg 3
go round to peg IV going under over under over. From IV go to
4 going over, under, over, over, under. From 4 round to I going
over, under,o,o,u,o, and finally complete the full circuit by
returning to 1 by going u,o,u,o,u,o,u,o. Having completed the
Turk’s head, take out the pins before doubling or trebling. This
is all shown as follows in diagrams f, g and h.

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