Page 237 - Maria Constantino "The Knot Handbook"

CHAIN-STITCH

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...I A can be used for gift-wrapping or tying table linen for dinner parties. More usually, it is a
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II) I one end of the line and
II) then pull a bight from the
I- standing part of the line
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Lead the standing end away
2 fro m the bight, taking it
around and up behind the
obj ect being lashed.

Pull down a second bight
3 from the standing part
through the first bight made.