Learn How to Tie a Sliding Knot

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ShannonW@18 — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:25:07 GMT

OMG, thank you SO much for this. I just spent almost a hour looking at other tutorials and I just was NOT getting it. Got this right, first try! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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eliz1967 — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:17:20 GMT

I like this knot because it looks great. What I do not like is that over time it gets tighter and tighter and pretty soon it so tight that you can not open or close it.

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AmandaB@41 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:44:38 GMT

What a useful knot! I used it when I made a necklace for a friend's 80th birthday (note - this friend is almost 40 yrs older than me). A little back-story: when my husband and I got married 6 years ago this friend drove up from Texas by himself, despite his age. His wedding gift was the most unique thing I have ever seen: two slices of geode, back-lit in their own shadow box. His gift reflected his training as a geologist, and was specially made just for us. Flash forward a few years - we went to a U-Mich geology department reunion, and I gave him a necklace that had a geode slice with a silvered eagle feather laying in front as the center piece. I had bone tube beads that I'd purchased at a pow-wow riding up the sides. But because I didn't know our friend's neck size, and couldn't politely ask, I used the sliding knots to allow a range of sizes. I didn't have this guide when I made the necklace, so I asked my husband (who should have been a boy scout, given all the different knots he knows) to help. Our friend wears his necklace all the time!

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Xmasgma2 — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:44:01 GMT

This is a little different from the one I learned, but when a dear friend from Paris gave me a Lalique burgundy heart on a burgundy cord with a little knot at each end of the cord, I tried tying it ine a small bow in the back in order to get it the length that I wanted, but you needed to be wearing a shirt collar to hide the bow, and it always slipped! Somewhere on the internet someone gave a very simple "sliding" knot (and no, I don't remember how I did it), but from then on it was easy to adapt the necklace to whatever I was wearing. Now I'll have to learn this new way!

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islandbeader — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:43:56 GMT

I am so glad you posted the directions for a sliding knot. I use sliding knots on suede and leather cord with dichroic glass pendants, but my knots are just simple overhand knots. Yours are so much classier that I will change immediately. I had never thought of using them on bracelets, so will try that also. Islandbeader

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MicheleP@13 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:45:58 GMT

To: Michelle Mach: I love the free projects and hearing about beading techniques. Can we still be a member of Beading Daily Online if we are no longer a subscriber? I may want to subscribe in the future and have been faithful in subscribing to Interweave publications for the last 3 years. Please allow me to stay with you online? Michele hsum4@yahoo.com

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AnnS@11 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:01:39 GMT

This is a very useful knot. As a Girl Scout leader and a rock climber, I believe that this knot is also known as a double fisherman's bend and can be used also for joining fishing lines or climbing ropes, even if they are of dissimilar sizes. It is extremely secure. If you do a Google search for "double fisherman's bend" you can find some videos on tying it, also. Thanks for these instructions.

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ALA — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:22:29 GMT

I've found this type of knot really useful in making necklaces for my kids, as they don't have to worry about clasps.

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hilarylt@52 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:00:35 GMT

As a Girl Guide in England in the 1960's I learned this, as one of an enormous repertoire of knots. I have used it since to tie a turtle pendant, that I bought near Sedona, on to rattail cord. Thanks for the reminder.

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arghc — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:49:36 GMT

I tie these all the time as knotwork is my thing and knotted cord jewelry is a favourite. There's a couple of examples I can show: The first, http://www.chineseknotting.org/simple/gallery/BeadShowNecklace.jpg, is like your instructions except instead of cutting the cord at the knot, I tie some extra knots in the cord and use them as a tassel/grip/handle feature. The second, http://www.chineseknotting.org/simple/gallery/coiled-snake-necklace.jpg, features the glass artistry of Turtle Beads Studio (http://www.turtlebeads.com/) and incorporates a sliding knot modified for safety. On the topic of safety, a relatively short discussion is here http://igkt.net/sm/index.php?topic=888.msg5842#msg5842, and here's an excerpt on the topic of safety from a document I'm working on about simple knots http://www.chineseknotting.org/simple/gallery/overhand-safety-excerpt.pdf (6Mb).

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JanetC@47 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:48:25 GMT

Great instructions!

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Bunnie1 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:19:13 GMT

What a great story! And great directions! My husband and I took a cruise this past spring and I picked up a bracelet with that kind of knot. I have looked and looked at it wondering how it was tied, (not wanting to untie and risk ruining it). Thank you for directions!

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GailW@22 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:46:03 GMT

Good Morning! My son taught me a similar version of this knot. October of 2008 I went to a Youth for Christ (YFC)conference in South Africa. The conference was attended by YFC folks from all over the world! The leadership of YFC wanted something lovely to give to all of the women who attended, so I offered to make bracelets. 250 of them!!! I created them with freshwater pearls, leather cording and silver craft wire (as some folks from developing countries would not be able to polish sterling silver wire). They really turned out lovely and the ladies were thrilled that they were hand crafted.

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CarlaH@15 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:51:41 GMT

good morning everyone. i was happy to see the instructons about knotting. it can be a bit frustrating and takes some practicei take the 2 ends of my cords from my necklace and lay them next to each other approx 12 inches for each end so u will have 12inches from 1 end and 12 from the other end lying next to each other. i then take a loose piece of cord approx 16 inches and put that in the middle of the two12 in. pieces.hold all 3 in your hand and making sure to keep that extra piece in the middle i wrap 2 or 3 times as your instructions did . if you want the knots close then wrap each knot about 4 inches apart. then when im done wrapping i make sure the knotts are tight and look good,then just pull out the extra loose piece and keep to use again for another necklace. i think i use less rope doing it this way.good luck and thx for all the wonderful tips . if this doesnt make sense just ask and ill try and explain better.c-raes-jewlery designs

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Wendy Lucka — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:30:28 GMT

I too grew up in the 70's (and some 60's) and I remember that knot very well. Recently, I made a couple necklaces for guys and put the knots on either end of the clasps, so the size could be adjusted. An ingeneous idea, I thought. I'm glad there's a diagram to follow since it always took a few tries to get it right. Thanks!! Wendy