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Thread #127360 Message #2840095
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
15-Feb-10 - 01:44 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Factory Maid and the Clove-Hitch Knot
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Factory Maid and the Clove-Hitch Knot
A clove hitch knot is common. A problem here may be 'purists'' terminology.
How to tie: Clove hitch knot ; "How to tie a clove hitch knot."
From Wikipedia: "Clove hitch is a type of knot. ....It consists of two opposed half hitches made successively around an object."
Clove hitch
Many other entries in google. It does slip; often used as a temporary measure.