Page 235 - Maria Constantino "The Knot Handbook"

HALF-HITCHING

II)
C> ecure a long parcel, or even a roll of carpet, with a series
z Sof half-hitches at regular intervals.
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II)
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...I In the end of the line, make
c
z I a small, fixed loop. Tuck the
C( long end of the line through
II) the small loop to make a sliding
1-
z loop and slip it over the end of
z the item to be bound.
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II)
II)
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...I
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Make an underhand loop
2 and tie it in the bight.

Slip this new loop over the
3 end of the item being
bound and pull the resulting
half-hitch tight.