I then combed out the strands and cut them off evenly. I left the weaves slightly open so that the head of the tassel peaked through. To dress the head of the Tassel I put on a Turk’s Head of 5 Leads X 3 Bights, tripled with black paracord. I now had a tassel with a small bulb-shaped head and uneven strands.

Just below the Turk’s Head I clapped on another constrictor knot. After hanging the braid, I let the top strands fall down over the Turk’s Head and the inner strands. Using a piece of the same utility cord, I made a 3 Lead X 4 Bight Turk’s Head to act as a mouse. I then seized them to the braid just above the knot with another constrictor knot. I middled them and laid them alongside the braid so that the center was slightly above the constrictor knot, making sure they were evenly distributed around the core. I then took several strands of the same cord and gutted them to get the core strands. Too thin of a bundle to make the tassel, but a start. Below the constrictor I stripped off the outer covering and combed out the inner strands. I put a constrictor knot on the ends to prevent unraveling.

I first took two lengths of a Kern-Mantle utility cord, and after middling them, I braided a 4 strand round sinnet. I’ll give you 2,438 guesses who that is - not that I mind. Or calling for her tall person to get it for her.

That way she can at least open the cabinet and ensure the thing she wants is there before commencing the acrobatics of getting it down. One day I saw My Lady Rose trying to reach the door of a high cabinet, and was inspired to make a pull cord. No matter how much you like knots, you start running short of new projects. I am tasked with tying knots every day as a form of physical therapy. Turk's Heads grace the head of a tassel - making a fine pull cord.

Constrictor knot definition