Page 104 - Colin Jarman "The Essential Knot Book"
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Open the sheath at B (using an ordinary fid) and extract the core, then tape round
it alongside mark A.
Unlay the core back to this tape and cut off half of one strand and three-quarters
of another. Bind the end of each strand tightly with tape before taping the three
strands together. (It’s not easy to get the tape on tightly as the core fibres spring
apart very readily, but the bindings must be tight enough to slide into the sheath
in the next step.)
Insert the needle into the cover through the throat at B and out at A. Thread the
