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Running turks heads are tied from a single strand of cord, rope or thread. There are two main base knots used to start off a turks head. This one is the Four Bight Three Lead. The number of bights are counted around the outside rim and as you can see there are four scallops. Each scallop is one bight. The three examples show different ways in which the knot can be used, although the knot in each case has been tied exactly the sam way. The only difference being the application for which the knot has been used. In the first picture you can see that the knot has been used to cover a tube. The knot can be expanded in either dimension to form a larger covering. This would be done by adding extra bights around the circumference if you needed to cover a larger diameter item. Likewise you can add extra leads to the length to make a wider knot if you need to cover a wider item. Once you have formed a loose knot you can then change the shape according to your requirements. The three main shapes being round, conical or flat. Each of these examples are three ply knots because the original lead has been followed a further twice.    |
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