Stacey Cornelius 🇨🇦@killick So. Cool. Thanks for sharing the link.
Cabbidges@StaceyCornelius @killick
Looking for bead knotting ie knots to hold beads in place on a string. I know there are tools for this but I think it can be done just with hands. Any suggestions welcome.
Dec [({
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One or more of these might work:
https://www.animatedknots.com/stopper-knots
It will depend on the thickness of your string, and the holes in the beads.
Some of these knots only work well at the end of a line, but you will probably need straight path knots where the beads stop and start.
As for tools, most knots can be tightened and loosened by hand, but you can get them tighter with a marlinspike.
My marlinspike is one end of a small plastic crochet hook, sharpened.
@dec23k @StaceyCornelius @killick
I'm sorry to niggle, but the thing with beading is to keep the knot hard against the bead whilst tightening it, which I have kind of done with a toothpick. I rather fancy sailors would have had similar problems with buoys, anything round that has to be tight to one side on a round thing.
It's not a two ends and tie it thing, it's a loopy and hold thing, sorry best I can describe and I'm sorry to be annoying.
@TheDailyBurble @StaceyCornelius @killick
I don't know enough about beading to know exactly how tight is tight enough, but I'm assuming that you need to have one length of line, many beads, each one being held securely by knots in the line, with line (not knotted) through each bead.
The tricky bit might be in making "tight to one side" add up to "tight to both sides" of the same bead and still be able to repeat the same with more beads on the same line. A toothpick might not be the best tool.
@TheDailyBurble @StaceyCornelius @killick
Some of the more complex button knots need a lot of work with dressing (tightening) to go from "a neat set of loops" to "oh wow is that button really part of the rope", especially with a Monkey's Fist or Turk's Head knot.
A simpler stopper knot might have enough 'slack' that you can get the knots snug enough to both sides of each bead, add a bead, and repeat. That will also depend on the line that you use.
Some of the more complex button knots need a lot of work with dressing (tightening) to go from "a neat set of loops" to "oh wow is that button really part of the rope", especially with a Monkey's Fist or Turk's Head knot.
A simpler stopper knot might have enough 'slack' that you can get the knots snug enough to both sides of each bead, add a bead, and repeat. That will also depend on the line that you use.
@dec23k @StaceyCornelius @killick
I just kind of wish that lovely knot site had a beading bit. The stopper knot (and toothpick) looks probably close.
@TheDailyBurble @StaceyCornelius @killick
That site (and a handful of YouTube channels) is the reason why my box of assorted offcut/spare strings/laces/ropes is now a box of assorted zipper-pull toggles and Prusik Hitches and Soft Shackles.
I have just enough basic knots in my head so when I need to lift or secure stuff, I can usually bowline or shackle my way out of trouble (and get the main rope back untied when the job is done).
For more complex situations I might need to learn a new knot.