Make a slip knot (start of a chain) with a short tail.
Insert the new thread (green) through the loop.
Pull both ends of the slipknot.
You are successful if you feel a slight snap. To test, pull on the green thread. If it pulls apart, try again.
If done right, this knot will not pull apart like a square knot will, and the added bonus is that it is smaller.
Continue with the rest of the threads.Other instructions seemed complicated to me, and I couldn't remember it the next time I needed to tie a weaver's knot. I needed something I could remember without having to get out a book. What could be easier than remembering to start with a slip knot?
Happy weaving!
Jenny
I'm bookmarking this item. Thanks Jenny!
ReplyDeleteJenny, thanks for this. It's so much clearer than any instructions I have seen!
ReplyDeleteHoly Salmon! A slipknot! I can do that, which means I can do a weavers knot. That means I can weave! YAY!
ReplyDeleteOh, is that all there is too it? Takes me ages to tie a weaver's knot with an instruction book at my side, I did wonder why it was such a popularly used knot and yet so hard to tie! Thanks for letting the secret out.
ReplyDeletewhat a terrific tip! thanks for the great pictures of the process, too.
ReplyDeleteJenny, thanks for visiting my blog and taking the time to leave a comment. What a great knot and an excellent tutorial. I will definitely add it to my link list.
ReplyDeleteOh thank goodness! Now I'll finally remember how to do this.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteTina
Thanks so much for sharing this. This will make my next step so much easier!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you for this. I watched two videos and I was lost. This was so simple.
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Finally a weavers knot that I can remember how to do. So easy!!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
It is awesome blog.. It is source of busy our free time... these ideas are the best...
ReplyDeleteThanks so very much for these photos and words!! The color coding is just great, not having to wonder which strand is the OLD and which NEW. Color coding would also help with threading heddles. Mary
DeleteYou are assuming one know's how to tie a slip knot, since I don't, this was no help
DeleteGoogle it. Geez, Debbie Downer.
DeletePURE AWESOME. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteThis was just the instruction I needed! Easy to follow, easy to remember! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteA note of caution: it makes a difference which side the loop in the slip knot is on, (the "standing" part or the "bight", if you want to get all technical). Pay careful attention to the first picture. (The "tail" forms the loop, while the half hitch is in the standing part). It is very easy to form the loop backwards, and then your weaver's knot will not form at all.
ReplyDeleteI never gave much thought to a slip knot - just knew how to make one well-before ever learning how to knit or crochet.
ReplyDeleteNow when seeing almost every tutorial showing a different method of how to make one, it's confusing to me! LOL
Makes me wonder for what reason as a little girl did I make a slip knot. Maybe it'll come to me.
It's nice and all, but the purpose is to not have to weave in the threads.
ReplyDeleteJust saying :)
I saw this site referenced on Knitting Paradise re a question about magic knot. Can you cut the ends on the weaver's knot the way you do on a magic knot?
ReplyDeleteYes, you can cut the same way you do the magic knot. I've used it for years. Smaller than the magic knot.
DeleteAmazing, so simple...Thank you!
ReplyDeletethanks so much for this easy to follow guide to the weaver's knot. I am using it to connect thread in my bead weaving (off loom). I have been using a surgeons knot, but this one is so much nicer especially because it is smaller. I needed a knot that would go through small beads. Love it and thanks again.
ReplyDeleteDoes it work with Fireline in beading?
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ReplyDeleteToutes mes excuses, si j'écris en français, je ne maîtrise pas l'anglais.
ReplyDeleteJe découvre votre blog, je le trouve formidable !
Je débute le tissage. Je viens d'acheter un métier KL 70cms ASHFORT. J'espère aussi trouver un endroit sympa pour faire un stage où je pourrai apprendre rapidement, les bons gestes pour faire des tissages aussi beaux que ceux que je découvre sur Internet.
Merci beaucoup pour tous les renseignements que je trouve ici. Je n'ai pas encore commencé à tisser car j'attends la livraison du bon peigne (40 dpi) mais, en attendant, je viens de m'entrainer à faire des nœuds de tisserands (et avec vos explications et les images, j'ai tout de suite réussi! Merci beaucoup.
J'aime beaucoup vos articles. Je n'ai pas encore eu le temps de tout voir, mais je me suis abonnée, pour ne plus rien rater.
J'ai adoré aussi votre article sur la récolte de la sève d'érable pour faire le sirop d'érable (que j'adore tant !). Je crois que si j'étais à votre place, je boirai le sirop directement au seau tellement c'est bon... En France, malheureusement, nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'érables ... pourtant, je trouve cet arbre si beau.
Très bonne journée.
This is the best and simplest tutorial on the weaver's knot anywhere. I've waded through YT videos from here to Tuesday including the ones on the pricey machine that ties them automatically. Nothing comes close to this. I've explained to numerous people and linked this post in several forums. Everyone agrees, they had no idea the knot was so simple.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenny.
Tom Z. in IL
I have watched various videos & printed instructions for the Weaver's Knot & get totally confused & forget how if I follow the instructions. This is sooooo easy, & I am happy I came upon your website. THANK YOU!
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