Page 306 - Buck Tilton - Outward Bound Ropes, Knots, and Hitches 2 ed.

With the bundle entirely off your fingers, make a
third set of wraps, the same in number, around

and through where the two bundles of cord meet.
It will take some time to tighten and form the ball
into its final spherical shape. Be sure to tuck the

end inside the knot to hide it.

Simple Chain Sinnet (Monkey Chain)

SUCCESSIVE LOOPS TUCKED NEATLY THROUGH ONE
ANOTHER TO FORM A CHAIN

Chain sinnets, of which there are quite a few, have in

common one or more strands that are formed into loops
successively tucked into each other. A chain sinnet could be

used to shorten a cord, as lanyard knots sometimes are, but
this simple chain sinnet also creates the decorative gold

braid seen on military uniform caps and shoulders. It is
sometimes known as the trumpet cord, since it decorates