You can download a PDF version of both the right and left handed versions of this infographic below
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The “Turk’s head” knot (named for its resemblance to a turban) is a familiar traditional neckerchief slide or woggle.
(Special thanks to Brian Stockton for the left handed version of this infographic)
Elaborate Turk’s head knots can be made with additional passes and leads (see Ashley’s Book of Knots for a thorough education in this versatile, decorative knot).
Here’s a few Turk’s Head neckerchief slides I made from 425 Paracord (3mm) and coated with Mod Podge to hold everything together and harden the neckerchief slide.
- Four Layers
- 5 bight
- Contrasting leads
- Five layers
- Leather boot lace
- Lot’s of possibilities!
- A herd of leather Turk’s heads.
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Great tutorial! This will make a great neckerchief slide.
I am a Southpaw and could never flip the graphics to make a successful knot. I finally just did it right-handed and got a decent one first try. Better with practice, of course. Curse the tyranny of the right-handers!!!
I have done these at WB, but I forgotten how long the cord should be… roughly. Can anyone suggest a good length to start with?
I use 42 inches of 5/32nd cord from Home Depot or Lowes. At 42 inches, it is the perfect length to divide by three to get alternating color leads. (3) 14 inch leads fused together creates one 42 inch cord to tie with.
Greetings Clarke,
I’ve always started my turkshead knot a bit differently. Here is a animated gif of the way I start from Meritbadge.org
http://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/6/6a/Turkshead.gif