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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS
1290. Herringbone weave. Take six or eight rather long strands.
La them along a cylinder, and seize them twice as before. Make a
he ix between the two seizings as directed for the last knot.
Tuck the lower legs up and to the right over one and under one
to the rim.
Turn the structure end for end and do the same with the other set
of legs. The right diagonals will now be double and the left diago-
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nals single, and will appear as in the first diagram.
Stick the lower set of legs to the left over two and under two as
illustrated (study the diagram carefully).
Tum the structure end for end and do the same with the other set
of legs.
Continu-e to stick all legs over two and under two until they meet.
Scatter the ends well and, finally, stick opposing legs under the same
two parts, cut the seizings, draw up the knot evenly, scatter the·
ends and trim them. This makes herringboning that runs with the
width of the knot.
1291. Herringboning, parallel with the length of the knot, is
started in the same wa as the last. After one helix has been doubled
stick the lower set of egs to the left under two as illustrated. Then
tum the structure end for end and do the same with the second set of
legs. Continue to stick all the legs over two and under two and re-
peat until they meet. Finally scatter the ends, stick the opposing legs
under the same two parts, cut the seizings, draw up the knot and
trim the ends.
1292. Herringbone weave by another method: Middle and seize
a group of legs sufficient in number to fit closely together around
the cylinder that is to be covered. After the legs have been helixed
and seized a second time at the bottom, take the set of lower legs
and stick each one to the right over one strand and under three
strands, then over one and under three again. Turn the structure
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end for end and tuck each strand over one and under three, and
continue to tuck over one and under three until the two sets meet,
where care must be taken that the over-one-under-three sequence
is unbroken. The ends are to be well scattered and trimmed as al-
ready described.
Other textures may be made by this method such as over-two-
and-under-two, or over-two-and-under-three, etc.
1293. Cutting out strands. The STANDING TURK's-HEADS are often
used for "cutting out" strands on sinnet lanyards which it is desired
to taper. Two, three, four, or even five strands may be laid out of
the sinnet at one time and STANDING TURK's-HEADS are tied with
them after the lanyard is completed. If one strand only is to be cut
out, TURK'S-HEAD 'II: 1304 may be tied. If, however, two strands are
to be cut out of a sinnet, the accompanying knot, which has four
bights and is handsomer than the straight crown and wall of two
bights, may be used. This knot may also be made in an untapered
sinnet with the two legs of a single cord which has been thrust
through the sinnet.
To tie: Lead the two ends as shown in the diagram, then double
as many times as desired and draw up snugly. Finally trim the ends.
1294. Structurally cross grafting or cross pointing is the same
thing as ROUND SINNET except that the former is employed as a
covering around a rope or core. More strands (always an even num-
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