SIMPLE GRAFTING: Doing it " by hand" method... (Sorry Sister Mary Gertrude...)
This is a very pretty finish for just about any cylindrical object: Looms on oars, certain
splices in line, around a mast, on a pipe-stem in sailtwine, on a needlecase, or a
bellrope, the uses are endless. It is intended to provide a protective cover for
something that would ordinarily become chafed with usage or to ‘fatten up’ a detail like
the gripe on a ditty-bag lanyard.
It is a labour-intensive job and requires concentration and attention to keep it running
smoothly, but that’s the most difficult part of the whole thing.
The WARP is the long line which will circle the work and separate the WEFTS into an
up-and-down pattern
Determine what size line you will be using for the warp line... I recommend a line about
1/4 the size of the wefts if you’re using a larger size line for them (if you're covering a
large object) but for smaller lines where you’ll be using say a 1/8” or 3/16” line, then
DUCKWORKS has a nice unwaxed sailtwine in white which does the trick for me quite
nicely.... if you’re doing this on something small like the letter-opener, then Coats &
Clark’s Heavy-Duty Button thread is a good choice.