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A picture frame and a wooden box decorated with a
variety of braids, which are called sennits by sailors.
The knots inside the frame are the bowline, the figure
eight knot, the carrick bend on a bight, and the square
knot (also known as the reef knot) mounted vertically.

nested Turk’s 4-strand sennit
Head knots
3-strand sennit ocean plat knot
to cover seam

cable

cable

3-strand sennit ocean plat knots

Chapter 9 > Projects from

Various Braids

(Sennits)

In this chapter you will decorate a picture frame and a
wooden box with braids, known as sennits in the world
of the sailor. Braids are everywhere—from ponytails on the

soccer field to gold and silver braids adorning uniforms in
the movie theater or the military. In this chapter you will
even make your own rope to use for the decorations.

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