Page 126 - Peter Randall - The Craft of the Knot

STEP 4 To double the knot, bring the running end around the back to the original start
and follow the same pattern, staying next to the cord you are doubling without crossing
over it.

When you tie the Turk’s Head, you are braiding in a circle, so it helps to rotate it
toward you as you proceed.

ROPE GROMMET

To make the Rope Grommet, use a single strand of natural fiber rope that has been
unlayed but retains its spiral shape. Use a length about three and a half times the

circumference of the Grommet you want to make.

STEP 1 Make a circle out of the center section, and start wrapping one of the ends just
as you would start a Multiple Overhand Knot.

STEP 2 Continue these wraps, following the natural spiral shape of the strands, all the
way around the circle. At this point, it should look like a ring of three-strand rope with
one strand missing.