Simplest, most straightforward explanation of this weave that I've ever seen, brilliant, thank you!

@MysticKnotwork

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! It's a tricky knot to learn.

Great job Julia!

great job! I'm so glad you are helping get some of our workshop videos out there.

@MysticKnotwork

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Best, that is clearest,, demonstration on the web. Helps us neophytes to see every twist and turn. Other replicators tend to go to fast and obscure tiny aspects that ruin the product farther along. Bravo!

@MysticKnotwork

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

this was THE most simplest demonstration EVER THANKS SOOOOO MUCH.

@MysticKnotwork

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I just bought one of your bracelets (I'm wearing it right now)! It's so cool to see "how the sausage is made"!

@MysticKnotwork

2 жыл бұрын

Cool, thank you!

Very good explanation 👏

Figured out where I was going wrong. When you move onto the first five over and under it's the same strand but left, right, left etc. From the instructions I originally took it to be alternating strands but always the left.

@MysticKnotwork

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you figured it out!

Hello. Thanks for the lesson. Can you please tell me what glue you use?

@MysticKnotwork

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! We use hot glue.

@no_war_no_putin

7 ай бұрын

@@MysticKnotwork 🙏

this is super helpful. thanks!!

@MysticKnotwork

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ColossusFitness

2 жыл бұрын

@@MysticKnotwork Of course :)

Great tutorial. I think I'll have a go. Just have to find where to buy the material!

@MysticKnotwork

Жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, we do have a kit with written directions and 5 pieces of cord so you can make 5 bracelets, thank you! mysticknotwork.com/collections/frontpage/products/how-to-tie-a-sailor-knot-bracelet-booklet-and-cord

Where do you buy the colored string ones? Like the ones on etsy?

@MysticKnotwork

6 жыл бұрын

I have a company that makes my cord for me custom. I order in 500 pound increments to get the twist and color exactly how I want it. This is one of the few trade secrets I hold, but you can find really good white line with Marty Combs 'Knot Stuff,' and you can use a Pro-MX dye to create a color you like. Experiment and have fun. From 2012-2014 I was dying about 20 pounds of cord per week by hand. I miss that part of the creative process, it gives some amazing color options. Now, I'm stuck with 18 colors and it takes me 5 months to add one..

I want to make one of these but the one I bought is a little loose , I bought a 8 to 9 which I believe is a YL at least that's what's on the package anyway how much cord do I need to make one to fit my wrist . My wrist size is 9 3/4 "

@MysticKnotwork

6 жыл бұрын

10 feet is a safe number. We use just a little less than that in our cord. Keep in mind, the fatter the rope, the longer the piece needs to be to work

@jimmyrevman1707

6 жыл бұрын

Mystic Knotwork thank you and thanks for the braclet that I purchased from you through Amazon

With 100% cotton line, what would be a good line size? It looks like you are using maybe 1/8”?

@MysticKnotwork

2 жыл бұрын

Our cord is about 3-4 mm

Hello great video i really want a bracelet like that in green but with a ponytail coming could you show us how or even make one? Anyways great video!

@MysticKnotwork

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

Best by dar, thanks!

@MysticKnotwork

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I don't think sailors had hot glue "back in the day" - how do you suppose they finished a Turks Head bracelet ? I am a lifelong sailor and fisherman and I definitely know my way around ropes and knots. Have been making rope bracelets of a different kind for years that have a closed knot connection (no glue or anything else) and I have always wondered about this....

@MysticKnotwork

2 жыл бұрын

The first appearance of the sailor knot bracelet that I can find is mentioned in 1947 on the docks of Newport, RI. Well into the age of white glue, but there is another way of making them that I despise. The ends are left long and simple overhand knots are tied, drawn up against the turkshead and clipped about 1/2" away from the knot and allowed to fray. From my personal perspective they are tied 'inside out' since the ends are allowed to show on the outside rather than turned to the inside. the sailor bracelet as we know it is a relatively new thing. As published in the February 1980 Cruising World magazine, my grandparents describe using white glue, but before that the turkshead knot was used as a covering knot or a hand grip. When applying to a round rail or similar, the knot was tied tightly with a marlinespike. The ends of the cord would be cut close and tucked back under to give a clean surface, so there was no need for a glue, the compression force holds everything true. To lock the grip in place, it was soaked down with very hot water. Of course, the natural fiber be it manila, hemp, flax, or less commonly cotton would shrink and bite into the underlying wood. Then the entire piece was treated like any other wood aboard, and the marine spar would soak into the wood. When we work in this manner the first coat was a mix of marine spar varnish and mineral spirits to make the liquid soak into the cotton more thoroughly. The embedding of the varnish further tightens the line and locks it in place. With my grandfather's white glue thing, the glue would wear off or dissolve within a few months, but by then the knot had shrunk and tightened up so the glue didn't really matter anymore. There are 3 spots to finish a turkshead, 2 leave an end to flop out of the band if the glue fails and the third has both ends 'captive' within the shape of the knot. even though we use the modern hot glue, each bracelet is still finished in a way to make sure the two ends are captive within the structure of the single strand weave. I hope that helps, and you might be interested in a little history we wrote up on the turkshead in history, it shows up in a LOT of interesting ways: mysticknotwork.com/pages/turks-head-knot-history -Matt

@krisjacobsen1379

2 жыл бұрын

I know there is a way to weave rope together for a connection. Maybe something like that?

@KentBLewis

Жыл бұрын

@@MysticKnotwork Wonderful video and history. Would a flexible epoxy like THIXO Flex of GFlex be an even more modern adhesive to finish the ends?

@MysticKnotwork

Жыл бұрын

@@KentBLewis Thank you! You can certainly try an epoxy, I am sure it will work. We like hot glue because it dries fast and we tie hundreds of bracelets a week.

@jonnsgirl

Жыл бұрын

They would have had sewing skills to repair nets and sails and clothing so I'm sure they were able to come up with something sturdy. I use a gathering knot 😊

Great demo. Where can you get the material?

@MysticKnotwork

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We don't sell just the cord, but we do have this cut with the booklet and 5 cords. mysticknotwork.com/collections/frontpage/products/how-to-tie-a-sailor-knot-bracelet-booklet-and-cord

can u link which string u use

@MysticKnotwork

2 жыл бұрын

We have our cord custom made for us, but we do sell this kit that has enough cord to make 5 bracelets in it. mysticknotwork.com/collections/frontpage/products/how-to-tie-a-sailor-knot-bracelet-booklet-and-cord

I have been trying to do this for hours now! And while you make it look so easy, every time mine is messed up and I have no idea what I’m doing wrong!

@MysticKnotwork

3 жыл бұрын

I’m bot sure either. KZread isn’t easy for the conversation, but if you have a video of what you’re doing, I can try to help. The directions Julia is showing differ a bit from how I teach in the book. I’ll see if we can do another version of this

@EvansExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

Ageeed, no matter how many times the cords never line up to continue at the end. They always end up opposing. She switches something early on and doesn’t mention it and it gets confusing.

@jimderzon9499

Жыл бұрын

@@EvansExplorations The pattern is: after the first Left over Right and under, then Right over Left and under. The Right over Left is, I think, missing from the narration, but can be seen in the video. This repeats until the static and working ends meet (although you can add more or fewer bights as you choose.

@jimderzon9499

Жыл бұрын

The pattern is: after the first Left over Right and under, then Right over Left and under. The Right over Left is, I think, missing from the narration, but can be seen in the video. This repeats until the static and working ends meet (although you can add more or fewer bights as you choose.

I just can not get it would be possible to send me one to Germany for a fee.Naturally

@MysticKnotwork

6 жыл бұрын

we have them on our website, I'll be happy to sell you one, I'm curious where you got stuck? (2am here, I'll be back tomorrow)

@alexk3982

6 жыл бұрын

at about 1.40 min I do not continue. To fast for me. I have ordered one now. I hope that it arrives. maybe there will eventually be a video for beginners

@MysticKnotwork

6 жыл бұрын

watch and pause from 1:42-1:50. All that happens is the end your working on gets lined up with the starting side. The working end then traces along the path made by the section to the left. I redid this video with a slight variation on the channel, if you look for it, that might help..

what material

@MysticKnotwork

6 жыл бұрын

Alex K Julia is using a 60# cotton seine Though a 48 also works

@alexk3982

6 жыл бұрын

In Germany, the bracelet is unfortunately nowhere to buy therefore I try to do it myself. Thanks

@MysticKnotwork

6 жыл бұрын

Alex K good luck. There is a lady on Instagram named knotty Mabel that is also in Germany. She could probably help you source some cord that she uses. Hardware stores sell a soft version of the material as mason line

@surano7174

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexk3982 Hi falls du es doch noch nicht selber probiert hast auf etsy.com gibt es eine Dame (Knitted Coziness) aus der Ukraine die versendet auch nach Deutschland für einen fairen Preis. ;)

@alexk3982

4 жыл бұрын

@@surano7174 Habs damals in Amerika bei mystic network bestellt. Da ich es selbst nicht geschafft habe

Can you please make me one?

@MysticKnotwork

6 жыл бұрын

we make the ones on our site, I'll be glad to make you one, just leave a comment in the message to seller spot, and I can make it personally, Matt

@samsmith6105

6 жыл бұрын

Seller spot?

@MysticKnotwork

6 жыл бұрын

MysticKnotwork.com or our shop on 2 Holmes Street Mystic, CT 06355

@MysticKnotwork

6 жыл бұрын

when you are at the checkout screen of our page, there is a place to leave us a message...

not mine!

@MysticKnotwork

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Clear as mud too fast for me

@MysticKnotwork

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry it was too fast! We do have other sailor knot tutorials on our channel that might help. kzread.info/dash/bejne/q3x6mMavddXaY7Q.html

i don't have the money, but i can mail you a paracord bracelet in exchange

@MysticKnotwork

6 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the offer, ironically, I am slated to teach 200 people paracord bracelets on Saturday. My record is 1,400 people at the Mystic Aquarium in 8 days back in 2015 :) If you have the paracord, you'll find it much more rewarding 'going for it' and making your own. They look nice in 550, just fuse the ends, whip and stitch them with a complimentary color and leave the ends showing on the outside so they don't scratch you. You'll also have the control to make it exactly as tight as you'd like without worry of the material shrinking when wet.

slow down

@MysticKnotwork

Ай бұрын

You can slow the video down with the gear icon

You dont know thk stopper or finished.

@MysticKnotwork

6 жыл бұрын

I don't understand the comment? If you are asking how they are finished, let me talk tradition, then sailor bracelet: traditionally, the turkshead knot was tied as a mark or covering knot and snugged up tightly on the round object, the ends cut about 1/2" long and tucked back underneath. Then we'd pour boiling water on them so they shrink and lock solid into the underlying material, be it wood or another bit of cordage. This will sometimes crush the wood fiber. Let it stand for a few days, then soak with a diluted marine spar to set into the fiber, lightly sand with 300 grit if you want to take the sharp threads off, then finish as you would any other brightwork. The bracelet has 4 finishing techniques I've seen or done. None of them are 'traditional' but two look more marlinespike than the other two, but aren't based in function. The simplest and least attractive in my opinion is to cast an overhand knot in each end, cut close and fluff out the fiber. I see these in some imports and seems more popular in the surf culture. The way we do it tries to look like an original form covering knot was. Since the cord will NOT be drawn up to ridiculous levels on a human, the ends need to be artificially secured. My grandfather used white glue from the 1950's-1990's, but we switched over to an industrial box glue. It remains flexible, doesn't dissolve in water, and can stand heat up to about 275 degrees f. The first 'proper' way is to whip the ends and secure them to the neighboring passes. This is how we finish our trivets and mats because they can be exposed to over 400 degrees without issue, but would be VERY time intensive. The whip and stitch on my small trivets takes almost as long as the turkshead that it is terminating. The 'most proper' way, and I've done it a handful of times, is to constrictor knot the two ends leaving about 6 inches on either side and cross splice the ends into the pass nearest the end. Tuck twice, reduce the splice by 1/3, tuck twice, taper again 1/2, and tuck twice to terminate. Flip and do that to the other side. It's crazy time consuming and is a bit of knot geekery that a fellow enthusiast will enjoy.. If that's your question, go for it, have fun, and share your results, Matt

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@MysticKnotwork

2 жыл бұрын

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Could you do this video a bit slower for someone like me that has to see one step at a time slowly?

@MysticKnotwork

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Toni, sorry I am answering you a year later! We did make another how to that goes along with our booklet. kzread.info/dash/bejne/q3x6mMavddXaY7Q.html There is also a gear on the bottom right of the video where you can change the speed of the video. I use that a lot when I am trying to learn a new knot. Thanks! Jill from Mystic Knotwork