In this flea market flip HGTV Magazine showed you how to give an old chandelier new life by covering it with rope. To complete the look, the experts added a decorative monkey fist knot to the bottom of each light fixture. See how to make these intricate and unique knots below.
Materials Needed
- 5-foot piece of cord (for each knot)
- tape
- scissors
- dice or small balls
Step 1
Cut a piece of cord 5 feet long. Wrap the ends of the cord with tape to keep them from fraying.
Step 2
Wrap the cord around your fingers three times, as shown.
Step 3
Wrap the cord three times around the three loops you created in step two.
Step 4
As you complete the third loop, poke the cord through the center of the first set of loops.
Step 5
To make it easier to wrap the next set of loops, reposition the cords on your thumb and index finger, as shown. Wrap the cord three times around the second set of loops. This will require you to pass the cord through the first set of loops.
Step 6
Carefully remove the loops from your hand and tuck a hard object, like a ball or a die, inside the center, as shown.
Step 7
Pull on the ends to carefully tighten each loop so that the object in the center is secure and completely hidden inside. The process is similar to tightening the laces of your sneaker.
