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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

1111. The knots on this page are designed primarily for curtain

hold backs. The first is a knot with two rigid loops which suggests

the BOATSWAIN'S LANYARD KNOT, but which structurally is quite

different. It is best tied on a cork board, pinning the cord at frequent

intervals. Make an enlarged copy of the diagram and follow over

this with the cord. Do not begin to draw the knot taut until certain

that the over-and-under sequence of the cord corresponds at every

point with the diagram. One of the ends and one of the two central

parts are pulled downward out of the plane of the knot and the

other two are lifted upward to form a loop with a tassel at either

side of the knot. Various tassels are shown in Chapter 41.

III I 1112. A CURTAIN HOLDBACK WITH A TURK'S-HEAD KNOT. Take a

cord of the required length and lay it up into three parallel parts,

the end parts being somewhat longer than the bight pa~t. Seize the

three parts together at the middle. Take the end which leads to the

left and tie a THREE-LEAD, FOUR-BIGHT, TWO-PLY TURK'S-HEAD

around the place where the seizing occurs. Then with the other end

follow the lead a third time. Introduce this strand at the right side

and follow around the circuit of the knot in the same direction as

the first end. Draw the knot even and snug and add tassels to the

ends as described in Chapter 41.

About the same effect may be achieved by seizing the three paral-

lel parts of the cord permanently and then tying a snug TURK'S-HEAD

around it with a second cord.

1113. The common COMMERCIAL CORD CURTAIN HOLDBACK. Un-

like the two knots just given, the loops in this are not rigid, but the

knot is fully as practical and is distinctive in appearance. Super-

ficially it resembles the MATIHEW WALKER KNOT.

At about one third of the length of the cord tie a THREE- or FoUR-

PART STRANGLE KNOT (~I 240). While it is still loose reeve a loop

from the left end through the knot, leaving enough material at the

left side to form a loop. This makes a loop at either end. Draw the

knot snug and arrange so that the lengths of the two loops and

the ends are equal. Add or make tassels as described in Chapter 41.

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