Tying the bottle sling.
Decorative knot bottle. Welcome to decorative knots. This knot is useful for creating a handle for bottles bags and so on. Oct 6 2017 single decorative knots and how to tie them. Often originating from maritime use decorative knots are not only serviceable and functional but also enhance the ship shape appearance of any vessel.
One suggestion is to use asher s equalizer however here s a simpler solution. Crown and wall knot a decorative way of securing multiple strands of rope. In this tutorial we learn how to tie the djinn bottle decorative knot. A decorative knot is generally a knot that not only has practical use but is also known for its aesthetic qualities.
Chain plait a decorative series of knots. The bottle sling or jug sling scoutcraft knot is a knot which can be used to create a handle for a glass or ceramic container with a slippery narrow neck as long as the neck widens slightly near the top. Back to the top back up to quick navigation. To tie this knot start as in picture 1.
Decorative knots view as pdf right click to download. Make the sling with a square knot. Then push the left string into the left side of the knot through the back. There are whole books devoted to tying decorative knots.
While classed with binding knots such as the reef knot and miller s knot the bottle sling is able to perform a function for which most other binding knots are unsuited. First make a loop on the left side of the string then bring the other side around it and pull the top up. Grab the vertical strand of rope on the left near the top and bring it under the vertical strand on the right then bend it back over towards the left again picture 2. Dave uses knots and angi crochets.
Included is a great recipe for rum punch using ingredients readily available when cruising. These will form a reference of choices for knot combinations that might go into larger craft knot work pieces. In the photo above you can see it in the last two rows below the turk s head knot at the neck of the bottle. You might also want to check out our knots page or our selected books section under the knots and marlinspike category for a list of good books on.
The infamous cat o nine tails was a classic example of decorative rope work. Bell ropes and gun lanyards are other examples. Dave and angi use decorative rope work to cover bottles. After this twist the two strings underneath the bottom of the knot and push the right string through the side of it.
Ashley himself devotes about half his enormous book to knots which are more fun than they are useful. The knots here were selected as merely an introduction to the fun to be had with a piece of rope and cord.