Whatever paracord you choose to work with, check the UV rating.
Some of that cheap stuff from China is terrible. It would be a crying
shame for you to spend hours and hours on your project only to have it
fall apart in one or two seasons from the UV destruction.
https://www.animatedknots.com/indexdecorative.php
WAY back in my early Navy days, I watched these sailors (Boatswain Mates)
wrap about 5 feet of the H.Q. flag pole with all kinds of wraps and knots....
awesome knot skills. The base has long been closed but I hope that somewhere
someone saved this small piece of Nautical Art.
Do the Google on Navy knots, Rope tying, Seaman Knots and Wraps, yada yada yada.
I know that "para-cord" is really the bomb these days. But, in a sailors heart,
nothing beats the standard white cotton cord woven into an ornamental piece of art
then clear coated with urethane.
once you get started into a pattern, it is very easy to wrap a coffee cup or pilots helm.
(not that I can do it LOL LOL, I have just seen it done by professionals)
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