How To Tie Carrick Mat

It is important that the tails lie diagonally opposite each other.

How to tie carrick mat.

The two ends can be secured in one of several ways. Starting off as a carrick bend it is tied in such a pattern that the ends emerge opposite and parallel to their own standing parts. You may sew or glue the ends or bind them with a constrictor knot and then whip neatly for greater security. Carrick bend knot tying instructions form a basic loop with the larger size rope white rope in illustration and lay loop on top of and across working end of second rope.

The mat base is complete. Cotton ropes or manila hemp make attractive carrick bend mats. If tied incorrectly an intermittent pull will gradually work the knot towards the tails until it is undone. Finishing the carrick bend mat.

The carrick bend curls up under strain and the attractive mat like appearance vanishes. When the knot is complete tie the ends to the neighboring strand of the mat with a constrictor knot. Traditionally used to prevent chafing by sailors who place it around a ring bolt on the deck. However to do this necessitates passing the ends across other turns.

Double or triple or more by taking each end parallel to the appropriate strand of the mat. The mat then has a thicker section and is less suitable as a tablemat. It may help if you use a horizontal bar as a hitch to help you tie a carrick bend step 2 take the shorter end and loop it over the longer end pulling it up straight step 3 move the shorter end down underneath the point where the rope initially crossed to make your first loop. Over under over under over and pass working end of second rope around first loop and itself following the sequence.

The carrick bend is generally tied in a flat interwoven form as shown above. Step 1 make a loop with the rope.