Page 60 - Berndt Sundsten "My First Book of Knots: A Beginner's Picture Guide"

Palm-and-needle whipping

This is considered the best type of whipping. If you have synthetic lines, this

is the only way to prevent them from unraveling. To make the whipping you
need a thin yarn or line to sew with.

1. Thread the yarn onto a needle, double it, and make a knot at the end.

2. Poke the needle between or through the strands as shown in the illustration

and pull the knot into the rope.

3. Wrap tightly and evenly against the lay of the rope (opposite to the
direction in which the rope strands are twisted). Wrap until the wrapping is
approximately as wide as the rope is thick. Place the needle against the lay

and stick it through or under a strand and out near the wrapping.