Everyone knows that the strongest and most reliable knots were invented by sailors on sailing ships. From childhood, the boys dream of becoming them and try to learn how to knit knots correctly according to the schemes. Sailors on modern ships also need this skill, as they have to deal with various cables and ropes every day. You need to tie loads frequently, slings to slings used to lift hoses for drying, tie ropes for mooring, etc.
Mastering the skills of tying knots
When learning to knit knots, you need to go in two parallel ways:
- Memorizing the required sequence of step-by-step instructions.
- Recognition of the correct drawing of the finished knot. This is where visual memory comes into play. If a person sees that as a result the drawing of the knot turned out to be incorrect, he redoes it.
In the first memorization method, you need to carefully and slowly listen to the explanations of the teacher, remember the step-by-step instructions on the poster board or on the Internet. Using the secondway of remembering, a person must remember a drawing from a textbook or poster. If he got this node correctly before, then the memory will keep his own experience. It is advisable to use two methods at once, then the result of the efforts will not be long in coming.
Fade knot
The Clove hitch sea knot is considered one of the strongest and most reliable. A vyblek knot was invented for tying vyblek to the shrouds. Hence its name. Vyblenki are such pieces of a resin cable as thick as a little finger. Steps are made from them, which are intertwined across the shroud.
However, on the ship it is used when working with hatch beams for cargo compartments. But its main purpose is to attach ropes and cables to smooth and even objects. For example, anchors, masts, stocks, yards, and even a simple log. It can also be used when attaching the end to the mooring cable. Only in this case, the faded knot is supplemented at the end with a loop. It is reliable only when the rope has tension on both sides of the cable. In the sailing fleet, a faded marine knot was used to knit the root ends of the mars-draper on the topmast.
Step by step instructions
There are different ways of knitting a tie knot. How to knit it is shown in the diagram that you see below in the article. The first method is needed in cases where access to one of the ends of the object is open. Another method is used when there is no open access to the object, and the cable has to be carried around the entire object. Mainthe advantage of the knotted knot is the speed of its knitting.
The first method, when the end of the pipe is free, is performed as follows. The rope is thrown over the pipe and crossed in front so that the right end is on top. Another loop is thrown over the first, but the end of the rope that goes on the left is threaded under the loop. Then two loops are tightly tightened. The scheme of this method of knitting a knotted knot in the photo in this article is presented.
The second method is applied to an object closed on all sides, such as a stair step. One end of the rope is thrown over the crossbar from above so that the ends hang from both sides. The rear end of the rope is lifted forward and up, pulling the rope to the left crosswise. The end falls behind the crossbar back and down from the back of the stick. Then the highlight. The end of the rope must be inserted under the loop made. The knotted knot looks like this: 2 loops, crossed obliquely on the front.
Double knot
This knot is reliable at constant tension. If there is no such traction, then it can loosen up and untie. If knitting takes place on a slippery object or there is no great traction, then a double tying option is used. To do this, first a simple knot is knitted, at the end another loop is made, and it is also threaded through the rope. That is, all the actions are the same, only the second loop is done twice. Then the knot is fixed more firmly on the object.
Sailor's responsibility
If a sailor is instructed to tie something or secure it with one ofknots, he must understand that any mistake in mating can lead to dangerous consequences. From incorrect and inept actions, people's lives and the integrity of the cargo may be endangered.
A poorly secured load can move sideways, fall, break into the ocean when rolling. If people climb up the mast on a poorly connected ladder, then a fall from a height can lead to death. And the responsibility will fall on the shoulders of the one who was engaged in knitting. Therefore, you need to repeatedly train in knitting cables and ropes. If you want to learn how to find the right scheme of any node or more complete information easily on the Internet.
Using this knitting
In the Navy, this knot is considered one of the most common. They are attached to the shrouds, temporary braces to the slings, and are used when lifting hoses for drying. A double wash knot is used at the end of the mooring line. They also attach an anchor cat to them. Wherever there is strong tension on the cable from both sides, this type of knot is used.
Often used in such knitting and work on land. In the theater, the curtain falls and rises on beams reinforced with such knots. The bleached knot has also been used in mountaineering. Fans of conquering mountain peaks call it a stirrup, as they use it to support their legs or to attach a rope to the terrain. What makes it good and convenient is its ease of untying. Also, when falling into a crack, it is easy to tie with one hand.
Knitting bath brooms
Russian sailors loved to take a steam bath after all the trials inbath. And, of course, they transferred their experience of knitting ropes to the favorite attribute of the Russian bath - a birch broom. When knitting brooms, you must follow a few rules, otherwise the product may crumble when the branches dry.
The rope should be cotton or hemp, in extreme cases, twine or natural cord will do. It is necessary to tie it very tightly, pulling the rope tightly. It is better to use a bleaching knot for a broom, since when it dries it is easy to pull it tighter. This is an important point, brooms can crumble if the knitting is different.
Weaving macrame patterns
The art of weaving various patterns and household items from ropes is based on knitting knots. Craftsmen weave bags, planters, belts, wall paintings depicting animals and birds from them. Volumetric figures, vases, caskets are also weaved. Massage mats and seat covers in cars will improve the overall condition of the driver who spends a lot of time behind the wheel. Curtains and bedspreads for armchairs and a sofa will decorate the interior of any home. I found a vybleny knot application in the creation of beautiful products. In macrame, it is called pioneer or beaded.
It is used both in attaching a part to a ring or a stick, and in the weaving material itself. The canvas in this technique has a fine beaded structure. Such a knot looks like a rep knot, if you look at it from the wrong side of the product. The pattern turns out to be bumpy, similar to beads. Hence its name. Use the pioneer node with the sameweaves, which is rep. To create a beautiful texture of the pattern, the threads can be woven from right to left, and the next, on the contrary, from left to right. Then the tubercles will be, as it were, inclined one to the other.
The described knot is also popular with fishermen. They are also considered great craftsmen in knitting all sorts of complex knots. We did not ignore the bleached one.
