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The 6 bight Turk's head is a very versatile
button. It is the most valuable knots in braiding because
it is the skeleton or foundation knot for decorative buttons
with herringbone and gaucho interweaves. The 6 bight Turk's head
when increased to 8 bights or higher, becomes the skeleton for
the bosal heel knot and is capable of having multiple herringbone
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Reminder: The
red arrows indicates the ending location of the last pass. The
grey arrow indicates the same pass as in the previous illustration,
but with the mandrel rotated. |
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To begin, pass the WE around the mandrel and
pass over the SE, Fig. 1. The dotted grey line indicates the
path of the pass on the other side of the mandrel. Continue around
the mandrel and pass over one, Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is the same pass
as Fig. 2, but with the mandrel rotated. Pass under one, Fig.
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Pass over one, Fig. 5. Continue around the
mandrel on the left side, Fig. 6. Pass under one, Fig. 7. Pass
over one on the right side, Fig. 8. |
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Continue around the mandrel on the right side,
Fig. 9. Pass over one and under one, Fig. 10. Pass over one,
Fig. 11. Continue around the mandrel on the left side, Fig. 12. |
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Pass over one and under one, Fig. 13. Pass
over one on the right side, Fig. 14. Pass under one, Fig. 15.
Pass over one, under one and over one, Fig. 16. |
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Hint: The
final pass to complete the 4 bight Turk's head will be picking
up the buried strings created in Figs. 8 -12. Pick up one in
Figs. 13 & 14, one at the turn, Fig. 15 and one in Fig. 16,
in an over one, under one pattern. The strings to be picked up
are marked with blue arrows.
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Pass under one, Fig. 17. With the pass
in Fig. 17, the 4 bight Turk's head is completed. To continue
on to the 6 bight Turk's head, pass over one, under one and over
one, Fig. 18. Fig. 19 is the same move as Fig. 18, but with the
mandrel rotated. Pass over one and under one, Fig. 20. |
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Pass over one, under one and over one, Fig.
21. Pass over one and under one, Fig. 22. Pass over one and under
one, Fig. 23. Pass over one and under one, Fig. 24. |
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Pass over one and under one, Fig. 25. Pass
over one and under one, Fig.26. Pass over one and under one to
the right of the SE, Fig. 27. This completes the 6 bight Turk's
head. |
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Hint: As
with completing the 4 bight Turk's head, complete the 6 bight
Turk's head the same way in Figs. 22-26. Again pick up the buried
strings marked with blue arrows, in an over one, under one pattern.
The Turk's head must end in over one and under one throughout
the pattern, so never leave a buried string buried. Always pick
it up.
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Fig. 28 illustrates how the herringbone would
be started if the braider chooses to braid in solid color continuous
string. Instructions for the herringbone interweave are in "The
Art of Braiding, The Basics - Third Revised Ed." |
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