Spanish hitching
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- In this tutorial I demonstrate Spanish hitching, a technique often used to create wraps for various objects. This eye catching method of wrapping is quite rare, but still, very rewarding!
This paracord wrap is bes using 2 or 3 colors in my opinion.
The wrap is made by first attaching a cord to the object we are wrapping. I used a constrictor knot:
• How to tie the constri...
This first cord is quite long, we need it as a base onto which we will line up our hitches.
After that, slide under the knot gutted paracord strands that will be used for the wrap. After that, we simply spiral the long cord around the object and line up hitches onto it. Tightening can be done every half/full row.
Enjoy the tutorial!
Music by Kevin MacLoud and Jey Row.
You're a walking knot/weave encyclopedia! I can't wait to try this one! I've never even heard of it!
Well done, Mark! Thanks!
Your greatest fan,
Tana-Lee. : )
tanalee09
Hey Tana!
I had to put up something to redeem myself for the previous video :). Thank you for reminding me what the channel is all about!
I learned this style of hitching from Bruce Grant's encyclopedia, so you are spot on the encyclopedia part.
Mark
+Paracord guild No redemption was necessary, but a re-shoot would be great. It's a cool keychain/zipper pull.
This one is fascinating. I don't think there is anything in macrame that can't be done with paracord.
Is all the cord gutted on this one?
You're awesome, Mark! Keep up the great work!
tanalee09
Yeah the cord is gutted in this case, it lays a lot nicer that way. But if you wanted to use it to protect, for example, a water bottle made of glass, then I would not gut it.
Mark
+Paracord guild You read my mind. It's just that the water bottle would be stainless steel. : )
I can't wait to try this!!! Thanks for this tutorial, I've been searching for a way to wrap my threading needle case and I just found it! As always another great video, thank you so much for this and all your tutorials. I've been following you for about a year now and you never cease to amaze.
Can it be done by covering the pipe instead of covering half of the pipe?
Would this work on a “beer bottle” shaped bottle or does it have to be the same thickness all the way through?
Would this be good for wrapping a machete handle or axe?
Mark... Great video!!! Thanks,
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how long are the strands??
Would the wrap cover the whole handle or will I have those lines from the constrictor knot(the black cord)
Hector Fernandez
The hitching covers the entire object, I just demonstrated those so you could see the pattern of the hitchings.
The top and bottom though, should be covered with a decorative knot.
Mark
Mark, great video, can you suggest a knot to hide the ends, and demonstrate please...
I'm about to cover a telescope, and would like to finish properly..
Keep up the great work, and thankyou
If you cover the whole object with cords down will it work so the whole thing is Covered by the hitches and not bare with the black strands going horizontal
+J. Felix
Absolutely, the part without hitches is just to show how it is made.
Mark
how much cord did you use? like the individual cords roughly how long were they
kash0960
Thank you for the comment.
For this specific project the length was probably about a foot and a half, two tops.
This style of hitching does not use up a whole lot of cordage. I always suggest making a small test piece to measure your use though. That is the most accurate way.
Mark
Great
great video...how do you finish the top and bottom??
Dr. Ron Goldstein
Excellent question Ron!
There are a number of ways you can use. The preferred way for most craftsmen would be a turk's head knot with which to cover the ends. A gaucho knot or a herringbone would fit well here, or just a 5 part 4 bight turk's head.
You could instead of a constrictor knot use the spiraling strand (the long one) to create the turk's head at the top and bottom. It would cover all the strands, so it is an obvious choice.
Mark
Thank you
I want this partten for hand brecelete
Dude....u aren't going to show me how to finish it? That's anticlimactic!
+David Cahan (DaveKid)
Thank you for the comment David!
This video demonstrates the technique. I would usually finish this by wrapping the ends using a constrictor knot. You could also use sinew and make a few tight wraps around all the ends to lock everything in place. I would then cover this wrapping using a decorative knot, usually a turk's head knot.
I hope that helps, if you need an example of such a finish, let me know!
Mark
@@Paracordguild Even a double Turks Head would create a boundary for the handle part and securely cinch the ends in place. BTW, this is ONE version of a Spanish Hitching called an Outside Spanish Hitch. Wrapping from the inside of the spiraled cord creates a different look and is called an Inside Spanish Hitch. See the Encyclopedia of Knots Graumont/Hensel 4th. ed. Page 205 - Plate 105 Fig. 14. Good job of the video ! Cheers