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KNOTS: A knowledge of knots has saved many a life in storm and
wreck, and if everyone knew how to tie a knot quickly and securely
there would be fewer casualties in hotel and similar fires where a
false knot in the fire escape rope has slipped at the critical
moment and plunged the victim to the ground. Many an accident has
occurred through a knot or splice being improperly formed. Even in
tying or roping a trunk, few people tie a knot that is secure and
quickly made and yet readily undone.
Knots & Hitches Part I Basics By Jaden, 17 July 2003. Knowing
how to tie some very easy and basic knots and hitches might just
come in very handy someday. I’ve used 2 different color ropes to
help enhance the detail.
Nets & Net Making Forum discuss fancy knots and especially
pineapple knots! ...a place to find those hard-to-find knot tying
tools, cords, hardware, etc. ...a place to sell your knots and
display your work! Link fixed, 09/14/08 - sorry 'bout that.
La Riata - The Lariat. ~ Making & Throwing the Lariat Excerpt
from the: "The Outdoor Handy Book ... for Playground, Field &
Forest" By D.C. Beard, 1914; Chapter XXXIII: Properly speaking,
there is no such thing as a "lasso." You may lasso things with la
riata, but you cannot carry a "lasso," because lasso is a verb, and
no cow-boy carries a verb coiled at his saddle-bow though he may
have strings of forcible adjectives under his tongue...
Some animated knots
Some plants used for cordage:
Agave (Agavaceae) dead leaves cut, beaten. Basswood (Tilia
americana) inner bark peeled and retted. Bull Thistle twist
together the tough fibers of the stalk Cedar (Cupressaceae)bark
Cattail (Typha) leaves, shredded Cedar pull strips of bark off
trunk Cottonwood Shred the inner bark for fibers Dogbane or Indian
Hemp(Apocynaceae) root, bark, inner fiber, or vines, with leaves
removed, pounded Day Lily (Hemerocallis) leaves dryed, soaked,
mellowed. Elm Bark (Ulmus americana) inner bark. Flax (Linum
Usitatissimum) bast fiber, retted and scutched. Hickory Shred the
inner bark for fibers Iris (Iridaceae) leaves, harvest green or
browned, dried, soaked, mellowed. Juniper Fiber may be obtained
from roots and inner bark Linden Shred the inner bark for fibers
Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) stem fiber or decayed stem fiber, bark.
Mulberry Shred the inner bark for fibers Nettles (Laportea
canadensis)stem fiber Red Osier Dogwood (Cornaceae) bark Sagebrush
(Asteraceae) bark Sedge (Cyperaceae) roots, leaves
Video
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Survival Moss String
Cordage Fiber Extraction
~ SSRsi's Rope & Net Making Page ~ We tend to take alot of
things for granted in the modern
world. Ropes - from twine to cables - and nets are a couple of
them. But when you can't visit the local
hardware store for more, you'd better know how to make some cordage
yourself! .
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Spider Plant (Chlorophytum)dry leaves soaked, mellowed Sweetgrass
(Hierochloe odorata) leaves, dried, soaked, mellowed Tule (Scirpus)
leaves, dried, soaked, mellowed White Oak Shred the inner bark for
fibers Willow (Salix) bark Yucca (Yucca) harvest green, pound and
wash, or ret and wash
Making Traditional Cordage in North America, by Ron: This article
is about cordage, one of the most used and necessary items for
day-to-day life. Other than sinew, catgut, and rawhide, early man
made his rope and string from more readily available plant
material. Certain plant fibers were able to stand up to water
emersion and made excellent nets and fishing line. Animal fibers,
such as sinew and catgut, would stretch or unravel when wet and
were more difficult to procure. Plant fibers were so much more
abundant and easier to process; this left sinew and catgut for
sewing, bow backing, arrow making and other arts requiring a
strong, longer lasting material. Article (all text) also has a much
longer list of North American plants used for making cordage.
Cordage Fiber Shredder Made From Bone by Dick Baugh: This little
device arose from two situations. I had some left over bone pieces
from a knife handle project and I use a lot of cattail leaves for
cordage in grade school projects. Cattail leaf cordage is stronger
and more flexible when it is finely shredded. In the past I have
shown students how to shred the leaves by pulling them apart by
hand while holding the base of the leaf with their feet. The
ultimate way to shred the leaves is with a florists frog but that
isn't very aboriginal...
Making Cordage By Hand by Norm Kidder: Cordage (rope and string)
can be made from many different fibers including (Bast) Dogbane,
Milkweed, Nettles, Hemp, Flax; (Leaves) Cattail, Yucca, Agave,
Douglas Iris; (Bark) Willow, Maple, Basswood, Cedar; (Root) Leather
Root, Beach Lupine; (Whole stem) Tule, straw, Juncus. Each material
has specific requirements for extracting and preparing the fibers,
but there are only two basic ways for using the fibers to make a
cord: braiding (or plaiting) and twining. Braiding was usually done
with flat, split materials such as cattail or flattened
straw...
Probably the best Cordage site on the net. Includes a variety of
materials, an .avi to view making cordage, an animated gif, and
some links! Courtesy of NativeTech. Good work, folks!
Making Cordage ~ Once the plant and sinew fibers had been prepared,
the making of cordage could actually be done. There are two methods
for making the fibers into cordage... Learn About Finger Twining |
Learn About Leg Rolling Method | Learn About Splicing
Cordage, or twine, was made in a variety of ways and from a variety
of materials. For my experiment with cattail mats, nettle and
basswood were used to make cordage. Milkweed, dogbane, slippery elm
bark, cedar bark strips, shredded cattail, sinew, hide, and many
other fibrous materials can also be used to make cordage.
EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY: MAKING CORDAGE ~ In this lesson students
will become experimental archaeologists and make cordage from
native plant fibers or craft items. Cordage artifacts are seldom
found in North Carolina sites because the region's wet, humid
climate and acidic soils cause them to decay. However, cordage was
an important part of earlier tribes' technology, and indirect
evidence exists for how people used it.
MAKING NATURAL CORDAGE [Mother Earth News] Cordage — that is,
thread, string, or rope — is all but indispensable in a survival
situation. It can be used for (among other things) bowstrings,
fishing lines, trap triggers, snares, and lashings. Most people
would likely despair if forced to make their own rope or string.
However, the materials needed to do so are plentiful in most places
(you'll find a list of possible options accompanying this article),
and the techniques required are actually quite simple to master.
Also available HERE: Wildwood Survival - Making Natural
Cordage
AVI Movie of Thigh Rolling Cordage by Tara Prindle
YouTube - Bushcraft Cordage Making and Making Bushcraft Survival
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Cordage is the term used for any type of rope or string made by
twisting fibers together. This was an invaluable tool for Native
Americans and it had a major impact on their daily lives. The
manufacturing of cordage by Native Americans has changed very
little over the many years of its use.
Skill: Making Yucca Cordage: Cordage (rope, string, etc.) is a very
useful thing to have in a survival situation. You can use it for
making shelter, snares, bowstrings, tools for making fire and
bundling things together just to name a few things. The yucca plant
is one of the best plants for making cordage. Here are three
reasons why...
Making Cordage From Natural Fibers ~ Adapted from Participating in
Nature: Thomas J. Elpel's Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills:
Cordage, or string, is one of those simple little things which we
seldom think about but use every day and take for granted. It is
only when we need a piece of cordage and do not have any that we
begin to notice just how handy it is. In primitive living cordage
is an integral part of many other skills. Primitive peoples used
cordage for such diverse projects as fish nets and fishing line,
rabbit nets, hammocks, bow and bowdrill strings, woven bags, trap
strings and snares, lashing, sewing, and for just tying things
up.
Making Cordage by Scott Stoddard (American Survival Guide) March
1995: In the hierarchy of tools, rope and cordage must be near the
top. A good knife is probably more important, as well as flint and
steel for starting fires, but cordage has got to be right up there.
It can hunt for you, help shelter you, and with sufficient
strength, cordage can even save your life.
Cordage Plants Twig bark is available year-round, but fall is the
time to harvest the stems of fibrous plants for making cordage,
otherwise known as string.
How to Make Cordage Once you have collected stalks of milkweed or
dogbane, or twigs of basswood or elm, you must detach the bark,
since the fibrous inner bark will be used to make string.
Native American Cordage Technology Here is a wonderful summary
article on how to produce cordage by using authentic Native
American Techniques. A list of possible cordage plants is
included.
Netting
Pomo Netting (As learned from Craig Bates) by Norm Kidder
Fishing For Change Pretty good article on net usage followed by
small segment on net making and patching.
Basic Netmaking, How To Make Nets
Netting: Concepts in Shaping a Net: Once you learn how to make a
basic knot for netting, making your net the shape you want it
becomes the next big challenge. It is especially confusing since in
most cases you will be making the net as a series of diamonds, but
want the end result to be viewed as squares. To gradually get used
to the concept, we will first work on shapes that stay diamonds
(like tubular netting) and then learn how to form flat
shapes.
NETTING: The making of netting is an ancient craft. Many
prehistoric cultures used netting for a verity of uses, storage
bags, fencing, hammock, just to name some and of course the obvious
use as a fish net. No matter what the netting was used for, the
knitting of the mesh was done by tying a series of loops in some
type of twine.
A Heavenly Hammock [Mother Earth News] There are few experiences
more restful than relaxing on a summer's afternoon — while the sun
bakes well-being into your soul — in the cradling arms of a good
hammock. Of course, the swinging lounges can be very expensive ...
but if you can scrounge some 10 to 20 hours of work time and about
$20 for materials, you might well be able to tie a netted slumber
nest of your own. Here's how.
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MAKE YOUR OWN NETS! [Mother Earth News] In many parts of the world,
fisherfolk have been making their own nets for generations! It's an
enjoyable and productive pastime ... and —with some knowledge, a
supply of string, and a couple of handmade tools—you can start
tying your own meshwork right in your living room or back
yard.
How to make a fishing net (Doing the knot) Tying 2 knots in a
fishing net, (so you can see how its done)
Rope
Making & Using the "Lassoo": A Wanderer should be his own
Manufacturer — The Way to Make a Lassoo and a Cabresto — Lassooing,
Saddling, Mounting, Roping Wild Cattle. Excerpt from: "At Home In
The Wilderness" By John Keast Lord, 1876; Chapter 14
Rope-making Step-by-step The art of rope making was one of the
secret guilds of the Middle Ages. So successful were they in
keeping their secrets, that even today there is little written
about the craft.
Rope Making from Natural Fibers for Kite Tail Trailing Lines ...
It's alot more detailed than the header makes it sound.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Information Sheets: Rope-making
The Incredible Rope-Making Machine The secret of the Incredible
Rope-Making Machine is nothing but a few hooks (we like three, but
you can use as many or as few as you like) that can be turned at
the same time . . . at the same speed . . . and all in the same
direction. This isn't nearly as difficult to accomplish as it might
sound.
Rope Making A pictorial and text history
Rope Making - Plants & Textiles - A legacy of technology -
Cornell ... This PDF book tells all and has plans for rope
machine.
Eye Splicing 3 Strand Rope By Eli. 15 May 2003. I’m going to splice
an eye (loop) into the end of a piece of rope. Once you’ve done it
a couple of times it’s easy. I’m going to try to explain this the
best that I can. It’s hard to explain to somebody. It’s a lot
easier to actually physically show you.
The Rope Works. The whole site is worth spending a couple hours
in.
Rope Making. Pretty good article, but not exactly crystal
clear.
Rope Works Web Page. Has short articles on knots, hitches,
splicing, lashing and rope making. Worth a browse.
Building a Rope Making Machine And Making Rope
The Incredible Rope-Making Machine [Mother Earth News] The secret
of the Incredible Rope-Making Machine is nothing but a few hooks
(we like three, but you can use as many or as few as you like) that
can be turned at the same time, at the same speed and all in the
same direction. This isn't nearly as difficult to accomplish as it
might sound.
ROPE AND ROPE-MAKING. All varieties of cordage having a
circumference of an inch or more are known by the general name of "
rope." Twisted cordages of smaller dimensions are called cords,
twines and lines, and when the sectional area is still smaller, the
article is known as thread or doubled yarn. All these varieties of
cordage are composed of a number of separate yarns, each of which
is made from some kind of textile fiber by preparing and spinning
machinery. The number of separate yarns which ultimately form the
rope or cord depends upon the fineness of the yarn, and also upon
the circumference of the finished article.
Making Rope Making rope out of yarn. You can use any type of string
to do this. I recommend using three different colors of yarn/string
to really show the construction of the
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Rabbit Stick 2007 rope machine A rope machine for making reverse
twist rope really fast and easy...Rabbit Stick 2007 rope primitive
skills gatherings
Boy Scouts - Making Rope 1 and Boy Scouts - Making Rope 2
Pieter's Rope Making 101 7/8/07 Pt.1 Djuma Game Reserve...WildEarth
wildlife Djuma Safari Africa nature
sisal rope making
The STORY of HOME MADE -- HAND MADE ROPE (Dann Johnson)
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NETTING:
The making of netting is an ancient craft. Many prehistoric
cultures used netting for a verity of uses, storage bags, fencing,
hammock, just to name some and of course the obvious use as a fish
net. No matter what the netting was used for, the knitting of the
mesh was done by tying a series of loops in some type of
twine.
In one method, the basic knot used was the sheet bend. To form and
tie the loops a knitting shuttle and a spacer (gauge) were
used.
NETTING TOOLS:
The size of the shuttle and gauge that is needed will depend on the
project that you are working on. The size of the shuttle and gauge
given in the following directions is a convenient size for many
projects and is also a good size to use for practicing the craft of
netting. Shuttles and gauges of different sizes can be made by
changing the size of the materials used.
Knitting Shuttle:
cross sections
Make the knitting shuttle from a 1/4 inch * 1 inch * 12 inch piece
of smooth
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grained hard wood. Carve and sand the shuttle to the shape shown in
the diagram. Leave the shuttle unfinished; varnish or paint has a
tendency to become sticky.
Knitting Gauge:
Make the knitting gauge from a 1/4 inch * 1 1/4 inch * 12 inch
piece of smooth grained hard wood. Carve and sand the gauge to the
shape shown in the diagram. Leave the gauge unfinished; varnish or
paint has a tendency to become sticky.
Filling The Knitting Shuttle:
STEP 1: Fill the shuttle with twine. Start by tying a single hitch
around the tongue of the shuttle and then pass the twine through
the notch.
STEP 2: Turn the shuttle over, loop the twine around the tongue and
then through the notch.
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STEP 3: Continue turning the shuttle from side and looping the
twine around the tongue until the shuttle is filled.
[NOTE] To prevent synthetic twine from fraying, use a candle flame
to cut and fuse the ends.
[WARNING] Using a butane cigarette lighter to cut or fuse synthetic
rope or twine may cause the lighter to over heat and explode.
DIAMOND MESH NETTING:
Diamond mesh netting is the easiest of the two forms of mesh to
make. Square mesh netting will be dealt with latter.
Casting On: To start diamond mesh netting the first row of mesh
loops is cast on to a loop of some kind. The kind of loop used
depends on the project; a ring, grommet, frame, or loop of twine
may be used. The following directions are for casting on to a ring
but the same steps may be used for any starting loop.
STEP 1: Tie the end of the twine to the ring with a clove hitch
stopped with two half hitches.
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STEP 2: Place the twine behind the gauge then bring the twine in
front of the gauge and to the right.
[NOTE]: The dotted circles in each of the diagrams is used to show
the position of the thumb and finger of the left hand.
STEP 3: Reeve the twine through the ring from the front to the back
so that an overhand loop is formed.
STEP 4: Pull the twine to the left to tighten the twine around the
ring and the gauge.
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STEP 5: Lay the twine across the ring from left to right.
STEP 6: Reeve the twine through the ring from the back to the
front.
STEP 7: Place the twine behind the gauge; then pull the twine
downward to tighten the twine around the ring. This forms a lark's
head knot around the ring.
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KNITTING A ROW OF MESH:
Netting is made by knitting roes of mesh using a shuttle and a
gauge. The gauge is used to determine the size of the mesh, and the
shuttle is used to hold the twine and form and tie the mesh loops.
The basic knot used in netting is the sheet bend. The following
diagrams illustrate the tying of the sheet bend as it is used for
knitting a net.
STEP 1: Bring the twine down and up the back of the gauge. Then
pick up the next loop by passing the shuttle through the loop from
front to back.
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STEP 2: Pull the twine to the left to tighten the twine around the
gauge. Use the thumb and finger of the left hand to hold the twine
in place.
STEP 3: Lay a loop of twine over the loop just picked up.
STEP 4: Pass the shuttle in back of the picked up loop and the
through the loop that was laid on top.
STEP 5: Pull the twine downward and slightly to the right to
tighten the knot.
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STEP 6: Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each loop in the row.
STARTING A NEW ROW:
STEP 1: When the end of a row of mesh is reached, slide the
accumulated loops off the gauge, turn the work piece over so that
the running end of the twine is on the left side of the work
piece.
STEP 2: Wrap the twine around the gauge from front to back; pick up
the first loop by passing the shuttle through the loop from back to
front.
STEP 3: Knit the loop in place by following the directions for
knitting a row of mesh.
ADDING A LOOP:
For some projects it is necessary to increase the width of the
netting part way through the project. The width of the netting is
increased by adding loops of mesh.
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A loop is added by picking up the same loop a second time so that
two loops are formed in the new row of mesh are tied to the same
loop in the previous row of mesh.
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while the sun bakes well-being into your soul — in the cradling
arms of a good
hammock. Of course, the swinging lounges can be very expensive ...
but if you can
scrounge some 10 to 20 hours of work time and about $20 for
materials, you
might well be able to tie a netted slumber nest of your own. Here's
how.
Preliminaries
need about two pounds (three, if you
want a two-person sling) of seine twine,
No. 40 to No. 46; two metal rings 2 to 3
inches in diameter (use welded steel or brass); two hardwood
support bars
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long for
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inches; and a netting shuttle.
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to be
sure you know how to tie a square knot, a weaver's knot, a half
hitch, a lark's
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begin.
Casting On
You'll first want to cut a 3-foot length of twine, and square-knot
its ends
together. This is called the starter loop. Hang it from that handy
nail or
knob, then wind the netting shuttle full of twine (as depicted in
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starter loop,
using an overhand knot.
Next, take the gauge stick in your left hand (unless you're a
southpaw, in
which case, simply reverse all the directions given here), and
place it behind the shuttle cord, right up against the
starter loop. Draw the shuttle up in back of the stick, pass it
through the starter loop (Fig. 6, see Image Gallery), then
bring it back down in front of the stick. Pull the twine taut, and
pinch it against the stick with your left thumb to hold
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Raise the shuttle again — still in front of the stick — and make a
half hitch around both strands of the starter loop (Fig.
8, see Image Gallery). Now, pull the twine down in front of the
gauge stick, letting go with your left thumb and
tightening the half hitch as you do so. Congratulations, you've
just completed your first cast-on "stitch"!
Go on to repeat the same process by bringing the shuttle around and
up in back of the stick, passing it through the
starter loop, etc. (Fig. 9, see Image Gallery). Continue this
procedure until you've made 20 snug and even loops around
the gauge stick (you'll need 30 for the two-person hammock).
Incidentally, be sure you make your half hitches in the
same direction each time (that is, so that the "over" strand is
always taken from the same side) so your work will lie
smooth (Fig. 10, see Image Gallery).
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The types of fishing equipment you can make using the block,
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even wall decorations. In order to master the basic
method, however, it's best to start with a relatively simple (and
very useful) project: producing a webbing tube that can
be transformed into a dip—or landing—net. Naturally, this device
also needs a frame ... so, in addition to your string
and tools, you'll want either a commercially made landing-net frame
(an old one that needs new netting would be
fine), an adaptable existing frame (such as a discarded badminton
or tennis racket), or a homemade "hoop" (perhaps
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1 year ago whats the best string to use for making the net (i dont
want it to rot by the way)
Jman999000
Can't really help you with this as I don't know the propertys of
modern synthetic fibres.
I use hemp as it is idea for my re-enactment., modern net makers
seem to use modern materials probably due to their strength and
durability.
Is nylon the best or is it their somethink better that that?
ANYONE?
DUN1066 1 year ago
1 year ago i see, you go around the big knitting needle thing and
through top loop then around through the loop you just made and
then make a knot. I bet after a ten minutes a person could do it
without thinking. where did you get the two things at or did you
make them?
drunkass77
I hope your description helps others use this video. I feel
describer ther action of tying the knot. I was very lucky and found
a box of the net needles/shuttles in a charity shop.
DUN1066 1 year ago
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1 year ago can i use yarn and somehow turn these in arm
warmers?
july3717
1 year ago can we people have it in detail and complete equipment
how it works and how to make all it in similar measurment,
hope you will post it with a planned programe soon waiting for that
anxiously
thanks for this
ashiz777
1 year ago i think i might have found what i have been looking for.
thanks!
bum8576
1 year ago Hope fully between family/work commitments I will find
more time to spend reenacting this summer and then I may be able to
produce some more detailed videos. I am unable to record any video
during the core day whilst reenacting due to authenticity. I hope
this explains.
DUN1066
1 year ago I would love to be able to produce a set of more
comprehensive tutorial videos. Collecting the equipment needed to
make a net, Making tools for net making, How to start making a net
& to redo the video I have previously thrown together. But
finding the time has been a problem for me. This video was recorded
on the spot with no planning, mainly for my benifit & I am
pleased that some people have found it useful.
DUN1066
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