Gathering knot (wrapping knot)
How the Gathering knot (wrapping knot) is tied, what it is for, and how much cord it uses.
- Family
- finishing
- Difficulty
- easy
- CordsWorking strands the knot is tied with, fillers included
- 1
- Cord per finished cm (x)Cm of cord a working strand uses for each cm of finished knotting when the knot is repeated in a column (filler strands use about 1x). Used by the cord length calculator; empty when the knot is not repeated.
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- Height per knot (cord diameters)Finished height one knot adds to a column, in cord diameters (a square knot in 4 mm cord is about 1 cm tall). Empty when the knot is not repeated.
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- Used for
- Binding a bundle of cords below the ring of a plant hanger, above a tassel, and around the top of a fringe.
- How it is tied
- A separate piece of cord is laid along the bundle with a loop at the bottom; the long end is wound tightly around the bundle and the loop from the top down, then threaded through the loop. Pulling the short top end drags the loop and the end up inside the wraps, and both ends are trimmed. Each wrap needs about the bundle's circumference of cord.
- Related knots
- overhand-knot,coil-knot