Instructions Ocean Plait Mat

How to make an ocean plait mat.

Instructions ocean plait mat.

A really good description can be found on a web chart available from the international guild of knot tyers. For example the one that i created used about 12 meters of. Making an ocean plait mat. The tightness of the original knot determines the number of additional.

We will start with an overhand knot. Start by making a loop. Each mat starts with an overhand knot and can be lengthened merely by using longer loops and crossing them over each other again. For this project you will need to first pick your rope.

This knot can be found in most books that cover decorative knots as well as many sources on the web. As a project in itself it is not too difficult to do. To make an ocean plait mat you will need about 8 2m of rope with roughly a 10mm diametera needlethread the same a similar colour to your ropea knife preferably a hot knife but it doesn t matter too much to cut the rope. I used paracord 550 which produces a nice small decorative mat.

It starts from an overhand knot. Ocean plait mats make excellent hot pads cushion covers door mats you name it. How to make an ocean plait mat. So i decided to make the ocean plait as per the instructions in his book.

Ocean plait rope door mat this is a rope door mat i made from a very simple knot called an ocean plait. The worst part about my edc was finding a way to unload my pockets at the end of the day without marring up the top of my nightstand. Ocean plait mat a great way of protecting your deck or if you just want a decorative mat and if using smaller cord this makes a great coaster. Even so the end result is very pleasing and useful.

I tried a valet those wooden partitioned things that have a slot for each thing you carry. The possibilities for these are endless. I found this to be bu. The ocean plait mat abok 2243 p.

One not of caution. If you follow the video below you will find that it is relatively easy to create. For a 3 pass version i used up about 7 feet of cord. To make a single mat a fair amount of rope is required.

Pull the left cord through the loop. Four complete turns are shown in the animation. The actual way of creating a rope mat such as the ocean plait is not too difficult.