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FIGURE-EIGHT

KNOTSINSERIES

Makinga numberofthese
knotsinsmallstuffcan
producedelicatechainsand
necklaces.etc.

Me/hod
Extendthecordona level
surfaceandformafigure
eight(1).Todothismakea
largeloopbytwistingthe
rightwristcounterclockwise.
thentwisttheendoftheloop
clockwisetoformtheeight.
Takecarenottotwistthe
standingpartalongitslength.
Formasmanyfigureeightsas
desiredatregularintervals(2,
3);theninserttheend
throughtheupperloopsof
thoseformed.workingfrom
righttoleft(4,5).Pullingthe
endthroughtheupperloops
alongtheropemakesthe
knots(6,7,8,g).

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