i used to tie a knot in the last strand to complete all the lays but now i overlap them and serve over the top. you''l see later. this method got me thinking of how to pad the loops easily.
so here it goes, my 1st 'how to'. apologies if this method has already been explained somewhere before. it's something i worked out myself and thought i would share.
it's just a demo on how to pad the loops not the complete making of a string.
firstly lay out the strands on your jig, (do you like the jig i made?) what i do now is tie the 1st strand to the outside post, run out the strands for whatever strand count you are using then on the last strand come past the outside post, around and tie it off to the inside post. this gives you 1 strand more between these posts
and hence this loop than the other.
this is what i'm talking about.
as usual turn your posts 90 degrees.
now in a similar fashion get your padding material and tie it off on 1 post, i tie a little below where the main string body is to make it easier. now lay strands around the two posts to make up what ever strand count you want in the loops. i have been adding 1 padding strand for every strand in the loop. eg- the string pictured is a 10 strand D97, that means there is 5 strands in the loops. so then i put 5 padding strands in to make the loops the same strand count as the main string body. however as pictured the 1st loop will have an extra stand in it. i just put 1 less padding strand there to still end up with the loop having 10 strands. no rules here pad more or less if you want. just remember when you actually turn the posts again and form the loop you'll have double the strand count, (in this case 20 strands), until you start tapering it. later...
as per normal measure your loop length.
