Page 21 - Maria Constantino "The Knot Handbook"

CUTTING CORD

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Wrap two turns of tape around the rope or Using a sharp blade, cut vertically down
I cord where the cut is to be made. 2 through the middle of the taped portion.

If rope ends are not sealed, Get knotted!
the ends will fray and
Apart from a length of rope, the only require-
become unworkable.
ments that you will need for tying the knots
illustrated in this book are practice and an
understanding of the terms used to describe
the different parts of a rope and the ways in
which the rope is figured.

Terms
Anyone who ties a knot is know n as a tyer,
and not a tier. This is because w hen it is writ-
ten, the word tyer cannot also mean a row of
seats in a theatre or a layer of a wedding cake.