help please

[Guest ferreting king]

hey all...........my hemp making kit came back today and i started making the net.............i have done 15 meshes wide but when i go to type it off i am following the instructions on ferreting.biz but when i come to do the second row when i go to pull it tight on the 2nd row it fucks up the 1st row and its doing my head in

[BWB 3]

hi can i please first admit that im new to net making as well and somebody more experienced will probablly be along to point you in the right direction . it sounds as if the knots on the first row are slipping when you come to tie the second row to eliminate this you have to make sure that when you pull the twine down onto the mesh gauge the knot sits above the loop this traps the twine coming through the loop if the knot sits below the loop it doesnt trap the twine resulting in the knot slipping . very hard for me to explain but hope you can work it out good luck

[ginger dave 63]

yeh, make sure the knots are always on top of the mesh stick when pulling them tight

[maty j 6]

what bwb said.... happend to me when i started, drove me mental trying to figure out what id done wrong. now one i do the first loop and tied it on with one knot i take the loop, mesh whatever you want to call it, off the board and tie a knot over the first knot to keep it in place. takes me longer but i know its not going to work loose. then once you've made a few decent nets you can move onto shaped ones, much quicker to make and take less material.

[The Ferret Tamer 1]

It's OK people telling you how to do it in writing but it's a lot easier if someone shows you.

See if you can find someone locally who does nets or failing that get yourself a copy of Brian Braindeads DVD on net making.

Believe it or not it's very good and if you can't tie a net after watching it then there is no hope for you.

 

Regards FT

[Ricky-N.p.p 0]

here ya go mate ^!