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Fiador (Using Matthew Walker)
The Matthew Walker Knot may also be used to tie
the Fiador, although it is a little more complex and
takes extra time to make and to fair up. If you know
the structure of the Matthew Walker, you will know
that it is a series of Overhand Knots tied around
each other. If you keep that in mind while tying this
knot you should not get too lost! Here it is. 4 Take the left line and bring
it carefully up through both
1 With the top-centre Overhand Knots…
of the line at the top
of the page, tie a loose
left-hand overhand
knot around one leg
of the line (left-hand
overhand knots start
and exit on the left
side of the line).

5 – taking it around the front and then up through

the previous two knots and through its own
bight…

2 Pass the other line behind the first line and

then pass it across the front, right to left, up
between the two parts of the top, then down
through the first overhand to form the second
Overhand Knot. Pull the line through but do not
tighten yet.

3 Here is how it looks

now that you have
reached this step – if
not, go back and do it 6 – then take the right-hand line and bring it up
again. through the three knots and over to the left…