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plish this—continuing down
between the two prongs. Ro-
tate the needle as you’d turn
the page of a book—back and
forth, not flipping end to end—
bringing the twine up to the
tongue, around it, and down
again. Continue these steps,
keeping a goodly amount of
tension on the twine so the
needle fills firmly.
3 > Using the net (mesh) knot, as
explained in the accompany-
ing photo and caption, follow
the diagram to string the net
twine to each elastic along the
curtain rod. Slide the loaded
needle up and out of the first
elastic. Use the mesh stick to
make sure the hanging loops
are all the same length. Hold
the stick in place with your first
finger and thumb. (Remember
to leave a tail of 2 feet by al-
lowing a couple of feet to hang
free to the left before the first
net knot tied in the first hair
elastic. This tail will be used
later to gather up the head of
the gear hammock.)
4> Throw out a 2- to 3-inch loop
to the left. Bring the loaded
needle to the right and then to
the back of the pinched pieces.
5 > Slide the needle up and out
toward you through the loop
you threw to the left. Pull until
all the slack is out of the area
and the knot is tied tightly and
sitting on the top edge of the
mesh stick.
6> Remove the stick and bring it
over to the next knot.
7 > Make sure you “set” or tie each
knot very tightly.

Follow these steps to finish the Once you have threaded the cord through the elastics (taking it off the dowel)
gear hammock or string shopping and tied it, hang the cord on a hook and then begin the process of adding
bag: rows.