Page 131 - Barbara Merry - The Splicing Handbook

To end the whipping, insert the working end of the small stuff through the
loop. Pull on the bitter end, or tail, of the small stuff until the loop slides
completely out of sight. Clip the ends close.

SAILMAKER’S WHIPPING

TOOLS & MATERIALS

Rope to be whipped

Small stuff: waxed whipping twine
Sailmaker’s needle

Take two stitches through the rope with the small stuff to secure its end. Then
wrap the small stuff around the rope, working back over the stitches, until the

width of the whipping approximates the diameter of the rope.
Draw the working end of the small stuff under the entire length of the
whipping and pull it through.