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Palm and Needle Whipping on ^oree-Strand Rope

Made in much the same way as the
palm and needle whipping for braided
rope, this creates a beautiful looking

and very secure whipping. Again, this
whipping can also be made a few

inches back from the first or end
whipping.

1 Stitch through the rope a couple of times
working toward the end of the rope and
catching the loose end of the twine so it

will not pull out.
2 Now start to wrap the twine tightly round
the rope.

3 Work the wrapping back from the end
until the whipping is long enough.
4 Push the needle into the rope at one of

the grooves of the rope and out at
another.
5 Now follow the groove of the rope to the
end and push the needle in and out at
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the start of the next groove.
6 Repeat this until all the grooves have a
piece of line in them, and then carry on

until they each have two pieces of line
laying in them.
7 Finish the whipping as a seizing (see

page 86) then trim end of rope.
8 Finished palm and needle whipping on
three-strand rope.

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