How to Tie an Adjustable Knot Cord
An adjustable knot is typically used when making jewelry out of cord or leather string like material. The knot or knots are actually two knots at either end, tied around the cord itself so that the necklace is adjustable in length.
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Instructions
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Gather the two ends of the necklace together and overlap each other making the cord two strands thick. Use a clothes pin to hold this in place if you desire.
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Working with one end of the cord, wrap the end of the cord around the necklace cord twice loosely.
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Pass the end of the cord through the double wrapping. Adjust and pull tightly. Try to leave a minimal amount of tail or loose end of cording. It can be trimmed off but then you are loosing length of necklace in the process. The loose end of the cord should be pointing towards the decorative element piece of your necklace.
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Follow Steps 2 and 3 on the other end of the cord. If used, remove the clothes pin when finished.
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The necklace length is now adjustable and the knots are sturdy.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are working with a silk cord that easily unravels, try dipping the ends of the cord in white glue and allow to completely dry before creating a necklace.
When using leather or leather like material, you may find it easier to cut the cord at an angle rather than bluntly.
- Photo Credit J. Van Lone Trieschman
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kawika12
Aug 18, 2010
Thanks! I had some difficulty figuring it out, but your pictures helped me tremendously. I couldn't do it just by reading your instructions. In order for me to understand how to make an adjustable knot in writing I would need a more simple and descriptive way of understanding how to make this knot. For instance, I would write it like this: Taking one end of the string/cord make two loops around the string/chord then pull the end of the string around and through both loops, finally pull and tighten the string. Then flip the necklace over and follow the same steps to complete the adjustable knot. Detailed description of creating the adjustable knot- Taking one end of the string/chord, go under then loop counter-clockwise, over, under then loop clockwise, come underneath, then wrap around and put the end of the string through both the loops that were previously created, then...
