Knots - Turks Head Two Under, Two Over Herring Bone Weave

Single Strand Turks Head Variations Herringbone Weave - Over Two, Under Two and Over Three, Under Three
Turks Heads Featured Over Two, Under Two Hearringbone Weave - single, double and triple All of these Turks Heads are running Turks Heads. This is because all the knots have been tied with a single strand from one end to the other.
Herring Bone Weave Square Turks Heads can easily be turned into differnet weaves and are very similar to Coach Whipped Turks Heads in their final appearance. In the examples below you can see the finished results of a single strand single, double and tripled over two, under two weave. This give the apperance of herring bones. The single, double and triple refer to the number of times a complete knot was woven around the tube the knots have been tied around. So a single is one knot, doubled is two knots linked together and so on. As you can see, the lower number of times the knot has been woven the narrower the resulting knot. Looking at the pictures you can see that the under and over pattern is best seen at the rims or edges of the knots. Left to right Single, Double and Triple Woven Over Two, Under Two Herring Bone Turks Heads. When weaving a herring bone turks head, without exception every tuck going to the outside edge is passed over the strands on both outside edges. This is true no matter which herring bone weave you are doing, two, three, four over etc. The first tuck to go back into the body of the knot can be either under or over. This would depend on how many circuits you have already woven around the knot. A two over, two under knot is complete when you tuck two under two over throughout the knot. This would be three under three over for an over three under three, four under four over for the over four under four and so on. When you have completed the number of weaves you require, you will need to be carefull when working the knot tight. It is very easy to distort the knot and leave the edges uneven. It is best to work the knot up tight in several stages. How to Tie Herring Bone Weave Turks Heads Over Two, Under Two Take a length of cord and with two pony's (elasticated hair bands) put them about 3" - 4" apart around a cardboard tube. Tuck one end of your cord under the left hand band then tuck a short loop under the right hand band about a quarter of the way round the tube leaving the working end between the bands (long end). Bring the cord back across to the left hand side about halfway round the tube, again tucking under the band leaving the working end between the bands. Take your cord back to the right hand side three quarters of the way around the tube and tuck again. Finally complete the circuit tucking under the band once more just beyond your starting point over the top of the cord. You have now reached the stage shown in picture 1 below. Picture 1 Next follow exactly the same path for a second circuit around your knot, only this time ensure that at each tuck under the bands is just beyond the previous tuck. Your knot should now look like the knot in picture 2 below Picture 2 Follow exactly the same route for your third circuit around the tube until you reach the starting point again where there is a small but significant change on your final the final tuck. There are now three strands at this point. Your knot should now resemble the knot in picture 3 below. Picture 3 Tuck your cord under the first strand and over the next two, then pull the remainder of your cord through. It is best to do this by forming a loop and tucking the loop under the band then drawing the remainder of your cord through as shown in picture 4 below. Do this fairly gently so that you don't disturb the tucks under either of the bands. Picture 4 Continue around the knot tucking under the first strand then over two strands to the outside. Once you have completed this circuit and return to your starting point you will have two strands to tuck under and over. Always lay your cord over the two strands to the outside. Once you have completed four circuits your knot should similar to the knot in picture 5 below. Picture 5 You will notice that you now have five strand to pass over and under if you want to continue weaving the up to a larger knot. To do this you will need to complete a further four circuits of the knot, always passing your cord over two strands at the rims. When you multipy the knot up it will always increase in size on both dimensions, cirumference and width. Below you can see the three knots shown at the top of the page worked up to a tighter finished state. Three Finished knots Left to Right Single, Double and Triple Woven Over Two, Under Two Herring bone Knots These examples could be used for a variety of purposes. The smallest one on the left could be used as a toggle for a scarf, a ring or decorating a small round object. The knot in the middle could be used a napkin ring, decorate the handle of a walking stick or an unsightly pipe. The uses are endless and the only limit your imagination.
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Single Strand Turks Head Variations
Herringbone Weave - Over Two, Under Two and Over Three, Under Three

Turks Heads Featured
Over Two, Under Two Hearringbone Weave - single, double and triple

All of these Turks Heads are running Turks Heads. This is because all the knots have been tied with a single strand from one end to the other.

Herring Bone Weave

Square Turks Heads can easily be turned into differnet weaves and are very similar to Coach Whipped Turks Heads in their final appearance. In the examples below you can see the finished results of a single strand single, double and tripled over two, under two weave. This give the apperance of herring bones. The single, double and triple refer to the number of times a complete knot was woven around the tube the knots have been tied around. So a single is one knot, doubled is two knots linked together and so on. As you can see, the lower number of times the knot has been woven the narrower the resulting knot.
Looking at the pictures you can see that the under and over pattern is best seen at the rims or edges of the knots.

Left to right Single, Double and Triple Woven Over Two, Under Two Herring Bone Turks Heads.

When weaving a herring bone turks head, without exception every tuck going to the outside edge is passed over the strands on both outside edges. This is true no matter which herring bone weave you are doing, two, three, four over etc. The first tuck to go back into the body of the knot can be either under or over. This would depend on how many circuits you have already woven around the knot. A two over, two under knot is complete when you tuck two under two over throughout the knot. This would be three under three over for an over three under three, four under four over for the over four under four and so on.
When you have completed the number of weaves you require, you will need to be carefull when working the knot tight. It is very easy to distort the knot and leave the edges uneven. It is best to work the knot up tight in several stages.

How to Tie Herring Bone Weave Turks Heads Over Two, Under Two

Take a length of cord and with two pony's (elasticated hair bands) put them about 3" - 4" apart around a cardboard tube. Tuck one end of your cord under the left hand band then tuck a short loop under the right hand band about a quarter of the way round the tube leaving the working end between the bands (long end). Bring the cord back across to the left hand side about halfway round the tube, again tucking under the band leaving the working end between the bands. Take your cord back to the right hand side three quarters of the way around the tube and tuck again. Finally complete the circuit tucking under the band once more just beyond your starting point over the top of the cord. You have now reached the stage shown in picture 1 below.

Picture 1

Next follow exactly the same path for a second circuit around your knot, only this time ensure that at each tuck under the bands is just beyond the previous tuck. Your knot should now look like the knot in picture 2 below

Picture 2

Follow exactly the same route for your third circuit around the tube until you reach the starting point again where there is a small but significant change on your final the final tuck. There are now three strands at this point. Your knot should now resemble the knot in picture 3 below.

Picture 3

Tuck your cord under the first strand and over the next two, then pull the remainder of your cord through. It is best to do this by forming a loop and tucking the loop under the band then drawing the remainder of your cord through as shown in picture 4 below. Do this fairly gently so that you don't disturb the tucks under either of the bands.

Picture 4

Continue around the knot tucking under the first strand then over two strands to the outside. Once you have completed this circuit and return to your starting point you will have two strands to tuck under and over. Always lay your cord over the two strands to the outside. Once you have completed four circuits your knot should similar to the knot in picture 5 below.

Picture 5

You will notice that you now have five strand to pass over and under if you want to continue weaving the up to a larger knot. To do this you will need to complete a further four circuits of the knot, always passing your cord over two strands at the rims. When you multipy the knot up it will always increase in size on both dimensions, cirumference and width. Below you can see the three knots shown at the top of the page worked up to a tighter finished state.

Three Finished knots Left to Right Single, Double and Triple Woven Over Two, Under Two Herring bone Knots

These examples could be used for a variety of purposes. The smallest one on the left could be used as a toggle for a scarf, a ring or decorating a small round object. The knot in the middle could be used a napkin ring, decorate the handle of a walking stick or an unsightly pipe. The uses are endless and the only limit your imagination.