Page 81 - Des Pawson "Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices"

Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices

Start with a clove hitch or
constrictor knot round the

end of the rope. One end
of the whipping twine
should be short, the other

long.
With the long end make a
half hitch round the rope

trapping the short end.
Continue to make a series
of half hitches round the
rope. Work away from the

end of the rope until the
whipping is long enough,

pulling each half hitch as
tight as possible.
Tie an overhand knot in the
end of the whipping twine

and work it as close to the
last half hitch as possible.
This should stop the

hitches working loose.