awesome work and explanation , i would suggest that you should show how to finish this on the bottom for those of us who wish to use this as a disposable coffee cup sleeve for the winter months when the cups are very hot, also those who use x-large cups can use this method to take up the space between the cup and the coffee cup holder in the vehicle to prevent tippage.. cheers..
👌"UNDER THE X" is the name I've given to this vertical/rib hitch weave (helped me to remember). Used 550 paracord (OD Green) to wrap an AR15 forend hand rail for a firm grip. With picatinny slots on the top of the rail, the spaced single strands of this weave were easily passed thru these slots with "hitches" at the 2,4,6,8 and 10 o'clock positions around the rail. Looks and Feels fantastic. I believe my application of this weave is very unique among most of your subs and viewers. Thank you Johnny Debt for your inspired tutorial presentation. Going to repeat this weave on a Rock Island Armory VR80 semi-auto shotgun, forend hand rail with the more robust 750 paracord for a better "heat shield" effect on rapid firing of shotgun ammo in combat/self defense drills. I believe it should work out fine. Thanks again. 🇺🇲Stay well. Go in peace.
Nice clear presentation. This type of wrapping lends itself to natural wood walking staves. You can adjust very readily to spurs and knots, more so than the solid wraps.
Very beautiful covering knot which is useful to wrap around water bottles or glass jars.so useful.i will definitely make this wrap for water bottle.thanks a lot for sharing such beautiful and useful knot.
As my experience grows with paracord, I can totally relate to how re-using it wears it out and it becomes unmanageable after it's been squeezed and stretched too many times! Thanks for another great installment!
Fun! One is of the lanyard for holding my water bottle to my briefcase at work. An eye splice to form a toggle another to hold it, and a round seizing to hold it together. One is the turk's head from your video with the jig. The rest are christmas ornaments I'm making based on pineapple knots I got from an amazing program I found online called the advanced grid maker. I'll find the link for you if you don't have it.
My family thanks you. I am a "Turks Head Knot" man. This example has inspired me to use it as a Filial on a walking stick rather than the usual Turks Head. Yes, this is a paracord "Hog, but worth every yard/meter. Thanks
Glad that you liked it, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. This also looks nice when completed with a Turks Head covering over the Rib Hitching at the beginning and end. Have you got any work that I can view, do love to see other peoples work?
This reminds me of what i used to do with grandpa as a kid when the bottles for wine were being brought in and needed new covers for the winter. Only difference is there was no spacing between the knots and they'd cover the bottle all the way up. The thing wound up very strong and protected the bottle very well. Oh, and they were made out of reed, just softened in hot water.
Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. That is very interesting, I love to hear about knots being used in everyday life. Have to ask why do bottles need new covers for the winter?
Basically making a variant of the traditional demijohn/carboy. (Bottle covered with woven wickerwork or cording.) And now knowing what that's called, there's some neat examples out there.
For an accurate ridge spacing you would divide the circumference length by the amount of ridges you want and that number would be your space between ridges.
Yes, it can also be used over a spherical object, spiral hitching also does that job well. This tutorial on making a mini fender may be of interest: igkt-solent.co.uk/wine-cork-rope-fender/
Great video, will definitely give this a go on my thumb stick. Can I ask how you finished it off, I'm new to knotting so unsure how to finish wraps etc.
okay, there are a number of ways of finishing this off; the first way, and my least favourite, would be to cut it flush and then a dab of glue. If you have a tight, sometimes you can get away with tucking the final end backup underneath all the work. More often than not a Turk's head is used to cover any unsightly mess underneath. If however, you are covering something like a tin can, you continue hitching to the underside of the can. Once you get to the point where all the hitches are starting to meet up, you can lace a circle with your working end underneath those hitches, thereby locking it all in place. Are you able to show me any of your work, as I do love to see other peoples knot-craft? You can drag and drop a photo here, please: goo.gl/mQgf8E
Hi Johnny, can you show us how to do a decorative hitching over an Apple AirTag? And then straight onto a short sennit for a set of key s or my pocket knife. (I keep loosing my pocket knife, but the AirTag will prevent that ;-)
Well I never knew that, but now that you mention the hat, I think I know what you mean!! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
This is super cool I would like to to do this one day on a hiking stick and stuff. I don't have any vids planed yet I will tell you when I have one planed I have a few ideas like one I've all ready done but with a clip sound good? How are ya lately
Great tutorial as usual, this does not appear to be the kind of knot you tie on a sleeve and then transfer and tighten up later like a Turks head. I assume you do this directly on the object it was intended for to begin with.
Yes Jamie you are quite correct about that! You want your hitching to be as tight as possible on you object. At the bottom of this page is a lighter that I once covered: igkt-solent.co.uk/hitching-spiral/
The ends could be neatly tucked away under the previous work. However, what I usually do is cover the end with a nice Turks Head to cover any loose ends.
I would say no, but then that is because I have never seen it done any other way. However, I am sure that somebody will come along and say yes. I have seen this done where a coloured cloth has been placed over the object and then rib hitching over that. Just gives it another way of adding a bit of colour if required. Are you a knotter?
Estimating the amount of cordage to use, I find extremely difficult. It all depends on the size of the object and how close you make the weave. I ALWAYS well over estimate how much I need, this then saves on trying to hide a new starting point. When covering objects, it can be very cord hungry. However, as you do a few you get to estimating pretty good. Are you a decorative knotter?
Johnny Debt I do different projects with paracord; braclets, necklaces, pet collars/harnesses, leashes, etc. Right now I am finishing up some bamboo walking sticks and trying to work out how I want to wrap the handles. I really like this design and was thinking of either putting it at the top and bottom of the wrap or doing the whole thing this way. But seeing how its done, and of course your own observation, seemed like it would take a good bit of cord. So I was hoping to find out how much cord you used for the 8 or so lines you did in the video so i could guesstimate how much I would need for a 5-5.5 inch wrap. Might be using your bi-color long turks head 4 bite knot. But I like the look of this one alot.
