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WHIPPINGS & SEIZINGS

Palm & needle whipping
KNOT SCORE
If a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well, and this whipping certainly Strength
rewards the extra effort put into making it. Not only is it one of the most Security
durable whippings, with the twine actually stitched through the rope, but Diffi culty Tying
Diffi culty Untying
it also looks just right. And it’s suitable for use with braided and high-
Usefulness
modulus ropes, where two or three frapping turns are usually applied.

1 Using a sailmaker’s needle, 2 Tuck the standing end between 3 Follow the groove between the
pass the working end of the twine the strands, and wrap the twine nearest two strands to make the

between the strands – or, for an extra around the line until the whipping is first frapping turn, then insert the
strong whipping, through one of as wide as the diameter of the line. needle so it emerges in the
the strands. Pass the end between the top strands. neighbouring groove.

4 Run the twine up that groove 5 Run the twine down that groove, 6 Tuck the working end under
for the second frapping turn, and and insert the needle again so it a few of the wrapping turns and
insert the needle so it emerges in emerges next to the initial trim it fl ush.
the next groove. frapping turn.

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