TWI Knot Dialogue

1

Take a piece of ordinary twisted lamp cord.

2

Hold it vertically with your left hand, between the thumb and first finger, 6 in. from the end.

3

Untwist the loose ends, forming a V.

4

Straighten the loose ends between the thumb and first finger of the right hand.

5

Hold the wire at the beginning of the V.

6

Take the right-hand loose end with the right hand, make a clockwise loop, bringing the loose end across in front of the main strand.

7

See that this loop is about 1 in. in diameter and the stub protrudes to the left of the main strand about 1½ in. Hold the wire at the junction of the loop and the main strand.

8

Take the other loose end with your right hand.

9

Make a counter-clockwise loop. To make this loop, pull the loose end toward you, pass it underneath the stub, behind the main strand.

10

Pass the loose end through the right-hand loop, from back to front.

11

Hold the ends evenly between the thumb and first finger of the right hand.

12

Pull the knot taut.

13

Shape the knot between the thumb and first finger of the left hand as it is pulled taut.