Guide 02 of 6 · Repair Knots

Single Sheet Bend

The single sheet bend, also called the Weaver’s Knot, is a useful starting point for learning net repair. It joins your repair twine to a loop in the existing net.

Tie the Knot

Hold the existing loop open.
Choose an intact loop at the repair edge. Hold its two sides together loosely so you can see the opening.
Pass through and wrap around.
Bring the repair twine up through the loop from behind, then take it around the back of both sides of the existing loop.
Tuck under the repair twine.
Bring the working end back across the front and tuck it beneath its own incoming strand. This tuck holds the wrap in place.
Seat it on the loop.
Hold the mesh in shape while drawing the knot snug. Ease the strands together so the knot sits around the existing loop, as in the correct example.

Illustration of a correct sheet bend seated at the junction of the net’s mesh. — Correct: the knot is seated around the existing loop.

Watch Where It Tightens

Do not let the knot slide below the loop while tightening. That leads to the knot slipping along the net, instead of locking it in position.

Illustration of an incorrect sheet bend with the knot sitting below the existing loop. — Incorrect: the knot has slipped below the loop.

Before You Move On

The wrap should sit neatly on the existing loop. Compare the repaired mesh with the neighbouring mesh before moving to the next knot.

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