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How do I join polyester tubular yarn skeins together?
So, in the meantime, I'm trying something a bit different... It's not the neatest sewing job, but I've managed to sew the strands together, doing a basic up and down through the middle (with the ...
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How to knot an elastic cord into a circle?
Fisherman's knot
This is what I would use if you are looking for a pure knot solution. One of the easiest ones to use as well since it is just two overhands knots.
Image from Wikipedia
Basically ...
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How can I tie a tight knot?
As you know, the vibration of the chime is what causes the sound. Within that vibration are peaks and troughs of vibration, but there are also nodes where the vibration is barely, if at all, ...
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Purse handle magic
To my eye, it looks like it may be a simple overhand knot in one cord with the other cord inserted through it. The knots look more complex, but that may just be the cord flattening out at the knot (...
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How can I tie a tight knot?
Your other answer, from @fred_dot_u, is probably the way to go but for completeness, here are a few other ideas.
First, a single overhand knot won't hold. If you combine two, make sure to combine ...
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How to tie the knot at the end of a hammock?
One of the best books on knotwork ever written is the Ashley Book of Knots, and the hammock knots are on page 588. Here is a link to a pdf version of the book. While this book tells you all you need ...
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How can I precisely and quickly tie loops of line?
After a brief search using "diy knot tying tool," and mostly coming up with fly-fishing helpers, I think your best option would be to create a jig with pegs in the right locations. What are the right ...
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Attaching a piece of wood to a necklace without drilling
You may have luck with hitches or whippings. The former tends to involve attaching a rope to something, such as a piece of wood. The latter finishes the end of a rope to keep it from fraying, or ...
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How do I evenly space my knots for my hanging craft project?
First thing that comes to my mind, why don't you try it in the same way as bobbin lace? In your case, that means a large cushion (maybe a(n old) mattress), as stiff as possible, and use pins to get/...
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Is there a good technique or tool to keep long macrame threads from getting tangled?
You don't need to work with cord that spans the length of your entire project
You have a couple of options that depend on what aesthetic you are trying to achieve and what you are willing to accept as ...
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How can I tie a tight knot?
Rather than use a knot, you would want to make use of a taut line hitch, sometimes called a trucker's hitch. It's a series of loops which allow you to snug the free end, while the tension causes the ...
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How can I tie a tight knot?
Most natural fibres shrink as they dry, so you could try giving the cord a good soak before putting it on. That won't work if it's going to be left out in the rain, though.
Otherwise I like the ...
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Is there a good technique or tool to keep long macrame threads from getting tangled?
In many macrame projects you mostly tie with only a part of the ends, the rest are just there waiting for their turn.
Your knitting fish work well for the 'waiting' ends, making the few that work at ...
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How do I evenly space my knots for my hanging craft project?
I see you use the word fishing line and the tag monofilament.
If so the string will be hard to control and it will need knots with a few extra turns to make them stick without moving.
I'll start with ...
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How do I securely tie a paracord between two rings?
You are looking for a ring hitch. The problem is ring hitches are single lead and you have two. I would recommend making the same Sling Hitch as you did with the first ring and join the two ends of ...
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Is this the 'Weaver's Knot'?
The knot on the web page you posted looks like a basic square knot (aka reef knot) to me, at least as far as the end result is concerned. (They're tying it upside-down for some reason, but they're ...
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How can I tie a tight knot?
The most basic way of doing this is with a square lashing.
However tightly you pull the string with a knot, it will always be slightly loose. The key part of a lashing is the "frapping turns" (steps ...
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How can I tie a tight knot?
If you use a slightly stretchy cord (nylon monofil as in your picture will do) you can pull the knot really tight so the cord is pre-stretched and use a non-slipping knot as others have described. ...
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Purse handle magic
I agree with you on how they likely attached the handle. For the knots themselves I believe they are Offset overhand bends, which is just an overhand knot with two strands.
Animated knots has a how ...
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Attaching a piece of wood to a necklace without drilling
The specific knot isn't critical as long as the knot has the functionality. There are endless choices, so you can pretty much pick one that you find attractive as long as it is a type that doesn't ...
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How can I precisely and quickly tie loops of line?
Focus on the loops not the length of the string.
Make a guide board or jig by putting two pins (or nails depending on the weight of the cord) in a board with their distance apart being the desired ...
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