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DECORA TIVE KNO TS

3 Pass what used to be the left-hand 4 Keep alternating from side to side, 5 A left-hand strand goes over and
strand under the foundation. Pass the passing the right-hand strand under under...
right-hand strand under and over, and and over, and the left-hand strand
the left-hand strand over and under. over and under.
KNOT KNOW-HOW

A typical Samoan shark noose is made
from 21mm ( 7 /8 in) thick sinnet. It’s 6.7m
(22ft) long, and is seized for 1.5m (5ft)
from the eye. The noose is formed at one
end, while the other is split into two to
allow it to be lashed around the canoe’s
rear boom.
Courtesy of Te Rangi Hiroa, aka Major
Peter H Buck, DSO, MD

8 ... and under. The next right goes 9 ... then over. When you reach the
under... end of the line, tighten the knot and
either cut off any excess, or plait it
in the same way as the rest.

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