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WEAVE A RIB-HITCH Net
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A 5" Diameter Float, 45'of #36 Twine and a roll of vinyl tape
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Take a turn around the Float slightly off center.
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Start the Weave working from small side to the large
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Place a hitch between every piece of tape
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The start of the second pass
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The best way to pull the running end through the hitch
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Work will progress with a right hand spiral in each row.
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Net will get smaller as it approaches the apex.
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Make several tight loops. Pass the free end through the loops.
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Now start the smaller side.
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The Net gets smaller
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The top of the Float is now finished.
The Rib-Hitch Net was used in the North Atlantic and Baltic Sea.and is more difficult to weave. It is commonly seen on smaller Floats but can be done on any size Float.
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Divide the Twine into two connected halves
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Add a piece of tape for every row of hitches. This will secure the starting row. This Float will have seven rows
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A completed hitch.
Another completed hitch
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A completed hitch
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Pulling a loop through will avoid creating twist in the running end
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Keep going round and round.
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Begin to close and secure the end of the Net
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Bottom of Float completed.
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The work goes round and round and the work goes well.
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While looping the bottom shut add the cord for attaching to a Net.
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Time to remove all the Tape
This Net can be tied while sitting down in a chair which is good. Practice makes perfect. Even a badly tied Net will teach you how to do better Start with a small Float and new stiff twine.
If you drop the Net on the floor it might break, so work on a carpet or padded area
The key to this method is securing the first row to the Float with the tape and working from the small side to the big side first.
Weaving a Rib-Hitch Net is not easy. I spent a long time trying to do this and until I started using the tape I could not do it.
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Top of Float with Net attachment .
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Bottom of Float
Completed Net and some tools which make it easier
