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574 CAMPING AND WOODCRAFTWeaver's Knot (Fig. 105).—Often calledthumb knot, or, by sailors, becket bend or hitch,single or common bend. Almost the only knot bywhich two ropes of greatly differing sizes can bejoined firmly together; also the quickest and mostsecure of all knots for joining threads or twine.Weavers tie it so deftly that the eye cannot followtheir movements. To tie it as they do : ( i) Crossthe ends of two pieces of thread, the right one underneaththe left, and hold them with thumb andfinger where they cross; (2) with the other handbring the standing part of right thread up over leftthumb, down around its own end (which is projectingto the left), back in between the two ends,on top of the cross, and hold it there with leftthumb; (3) slip the loop that is around thumb forwardover end of left thread (which is projectingforward in line with thumb) ; (4) draw taut bydrawing on both standing parts. The knack is inthe third operation, which is done by raising knuckleof left thumb so that loop will slide forward, at thesame time pushing end of left thread under it withright thumb (the two thumbs pointing straighttoward each other). This can only be done withthread or soft twine.This knot never slips, when properly made, butwhen ropes or cords of different thicknesses arejoined with it, make the eye on the stouterj as shownin the figure. The weaver's knot is used in makingnets, and has a great variety of other applications.When tied to a loop already made, such as the clewof a sail or a loop on a gut leader, the end is passedup through the loop, round the back of it, and underits own part.Double Bend (Fig. 106) or Sheet Bend.—Same as above, except that the end is passed twicearound the back of the loop before putting it undeiits own part. This gives it additional securitywhen one line is thicker than the other. Often