How to Tie the Dragon Egg (Paracord) Pouch by TIAT 

I love this design! I am making a few for my nephews and sister for fire-making kits. Just a quick tip for remembering where you are in the design....( helped me!) 1) If it is looping its own color, it is a front door slip-knot (the owner comes in through the front door) loop goes down into the knot. 2) If it is looping another color, it is a back door slip knot (I guess neighbors gotta come in through the back door! lol) loop comes up from behind. Hope this helps someone else! Chris

thank you so much for making the base for the secret compartment fob so much clearer and simpler. to knot or not to knot, that is the question.

Thank you very much for the tutorial it was hard to understand the pattern but once I got it the process was pretty smooth. I changed the top a little, I made 3 diamond knots and 3 loops to put the loops around the diamond knots and it made a pretty good method of closing this thing. thanks again for the tutorial it is the only one I found on RU-vid and also it took me well sped 4 hours

I can hardly wait to try this one...after I catch up on my Bible reading. Both are great stuff! Thanks, JD!

As much as I brag about JD's tutorials being some of the best on the web, I couldn't follow the base knot to save my soul. Fortunately I have his books and was able to follow the instructions for the base knot of the secret pouch there. I used approximately 12 feet of 550 paracord, and ended up with a pouch about 3 inches high, and leftover cord about 8 inches in length, except for a 6 inch runt. I'm not crazy about the finish. I might run a single cord through all the loops on top and add a ranger knot and stop knot, if I can figure out how to finish the other six cord ends.

Just like always .... the best!!!! Really missed your weekly video.... but this time it was worth the wait..... thanks!

I saw your Dragon Egg Pouch a few weeks ago when I first started paracording, and thought "I'll try that when I have a few months experience.". I tried to build my own tonight ... um, I'm sorry! I think my version is what my mutated para-frog hopped out of! It is worth noting exactly how important it it to have those ribs all an equal length! lol. But for a first, I'll leave it as is. A reminder to be precise. I will post it for Benedict's Weekly Challenge in a.m. THANK YOU JD - great video!

i really love this and appreciate you putting this up, i'm actually going to make it for a friend of mine. again thanks

JD, I finished another one of these tonight (red, white & blue, very cool). I did the top differently. With shorter loops, I did the Lark's Head thing, but took each blue cord and put it through three of the Lark's Heads. The result really cinches the pouch closed more affirmatively than the six strands do.

Thank you for this awesome idea it is very practical for everyday things

I don't know if I'm mesmerized by the craft or by the music. Either way, it was magnificent :)

I just made this with a couple variations, turned out great. For the base I used a star knot, which starts with the base you used and adds an extra element, since I wanted this to show I didn't flip it. I don't know if it's because I used 550, but it didn't expand as much as yours, I also needed it to cinch in better, so I took some extra cord doubled it threaded it through the larks head knots, made a larks head from the doubled end threaded the other ends through that Celtic button finish.

Most excellent! I just made my first one (02/16/12). I love this design! =D

I have made 2 so far. my wife loves them. make great nick nack storage. and look good.

Hard to follow, but it worth all the time I have. Good work

mine turned out fantastic due largely to an excellent tutorial thanks

yes, i've done that too, with diffirent cord, because i wanted a tighter weave. only the more cords you use, the more difficult it is to tie the base

Man! Who first comes up with this webbing must be genius!

Thanks for this JD, its great.

I recommend that you give yourself maybe even a foot of extra cord in case one end mysteriously comes up short (as one of mine did). Make sure your first loops are all the same size, and in the correct order (if you are using more than one color).

ronnie redrocker, thanks for the advice, very much appreciated thanx

try it. It's the best hobby I've ever done.

you are very talented.very impressive.

I hard difficulty with the base too. I'm going to practice it a few times with some scraps. The extra long length of the basket cords make it hard to handle.

Love this!

Excellent!

did this with only minimal redo on the starter knot used scrap to practice it 12 times before i used the proper length chord turned out great only wish there was an easier way to finish it off maybe some fancy work to make it a lanyard (yes i am a sailor) of some variety also can it be made bigger?

could I use say 4 strands at 20ft a piece to make pouch for something like a 2liter bottle size?

Yes, how can it be made to close completely? This would be very helpful to know. Thank you.

Thumbs up if you think JD should team up with kevingg2000 (The Paracordist) to make some truly awesome weaves.

Great tutorial, mine turned out great, although my kids have discovered it not a pouch at all its a hand grenade and they need many :)

the base is FRUSTRATING!! Day 2 of trying it!!! :)

Is it possible to get a bigger base for this type of pouch, like 4-6 inches? If yes, what tying technique should I use?

Beautiful

Do you know how to make the dragon base larger?

I had a question: how to add more lines to the pouch to increase the overall diameter? I have mad a couple 4 strand (eight outer lines) using a ladder knot as a base, but I was wondering if there is a better knot to start it with....

can this be done with 3 8 ft cords? >~< i only has those.....

@AFullIgloo i believe you just have to use more cords, just as this pouch used a cord more compared to the utility pouch

if i wanted to make a bigger pouch how could make the bottom base bigger?

As I was just tying a Jellyfish Fob, it occurred to me that a larger Dragon Egg Pouch could be made with the 8-strand base of the Jellyfish Fob. I think I'll start one of those tomorrow.

Very trippy music!!

ya tht sounds kool ! im rely interested

how to make this in rectangle shape? how to make this in bigger size?

hi JD, i was wondering, is there any knot that you know of that would make a Semi-flat pouch? i wanted to try and make a knife sheath out of paracord. if you know of any please reply. thanks!

when you flip it and its flat, when is starts to get its shape how do you flip it? do you turn it inside out? to do the opposing flip knot??? please, im so confused!?! please help

Amazing all videos 👍💗😘💌💌😘

Could you make it bigger by adding a fourth or a fourth and fifth cord?

This is a great video but I was wondering how I could make a larger version of your design. I have these poi heads made of 1/2" Kevlar rope (at least thats what I ordered I think it might be slightly thicker) that I tied with the help of another RU-vid video named the Inferno Knot. If you look it up its like the first one, but if you watch to the end it shows the heads next to a beer bottle and that is about how large my heads are. So is there a way to make a pouch that big?

Thanks the video was grate what happens to your finger

Amazing ! :)

could you keep making the first base knot over and over to make a wider version of this pouch?

whats the base knot called

Could you do a slower version of the base? I couldn't figure out what went over what or which string went under which. I know you already do it slow, but I think verbal instructions would help with this. I want to make this so bad but I cant make the base!! AAaahhh help!!

mine came out long and skinny... i shall use it as a quarter pouch!

If your holding it with its shape and you flip it over just flip it over so you can see the outside of it and continue the slip knot.

nice work;-)

to make it larger could i just add another piece of 550 cord and tie the same way?

Is there a way to make a knot with 8 lengths of rope to make a larger diameter pouch?

Does the top close

JD can you do this with more than six cords?

The base crown knot is so annoying I need help now!!!!!!!!

Omg i live this. I could put my dice in it one i can make it! XD

where do you buy 450 paracord I can only find 550 paracord

It would be possible to tie this with any number of cords, wouldn't it? To make it wider?

what is the height

Does this have a practical use, and if so what would they be? I thought maybe to carry my marbles, but ive lost them all!, lol

I really want to make this, but i've never even heard of paracord before. Does anybody know where I can get some?

plz make a more simplified version for this :()

I have one made with red, OD green, and hunter green. I could post a video on it later if you're interested.

his secret compartment video shows the same starting base. Maybe it'll be more detailed there.

what kind of cord??

@rathmiron thanks for replying!

What is the gold-colored paracord used in this video called?

@astrofishy35 JD has another knot, i believe it's called the utility pouch, that's basically the same as this one, except you start with a JD has another knot, i believe it's called the utility pouch, that's basically the same as this one, except you start with a crown knot. you could use the idea of that one, with the amount of cords you would need

For other folks, having trouble with base, pin it to project board with the side you want inside and use Fabri-tac, it's sticky like hot glue. Let dry, voila! Cords too long? You goofs, wrap excess cord around your hand and get some handy-dandy rubber bands and tie them puppies up! Silly peoples. :-) Well, hey, at least I got a laugh out of it, hope you did too. Last, but not least, clockwise inside, counter clockwise outside, I had to take mine all the way down and start over, lol.

....0.0 wow.... hey, say you were insane and wanted to make it bigger, would you just use more cord in the original slip knots?

It got me too!

Could someone please get Weaver's of eternity or Whyknot to make a tutorial for this, cause, ya know, they freaking talk and take their time and actually explain things.

i have a question JD is the paracord gutted? ~Kade

This musics si from Osmos, right? It really is the same.

Of course, as I forgot to mention, I clipped & melted the other four cords.

Where is the best place to buy your cord?

Now how much would you pay?

Music, from Spore. :D

@TyingItAllTogether Well, I see two likes but considering the overall awesomeness of this video, there should be more.

terima kasih.

What would you use this pouch to contain?

notice the band-aid? :)

the only thing i can say about this is: cool

Is fantastis you work of knot.You are machine knot

This knot took me an hour

I have a hard time with this. I would buy 1 from somebody if u wood sell 1. I live in Ohio if tht helps. Thnxs

You wouldn't by chance have any tips ideas or links on how to make, say an actual bag (like messenger or back pack with a flap or draw string)

That looks so cool! Can u put stuff in it?

What is the name of the base knot, I need to know

Great job I didn't make mine bid enough so I just made a paracord grenade

Would there be a way to make this bigger?

@astrofishy35 you're welcome

Smart

@astrofishy35 knot(pun intended) a good idea to use paracord for a sheath. it is very prone to wear and tear due to a sharp bade going against the paracord. highly dangerous