i see, you go around the big knitting needle thing and through top loop then around through the loop you just made and then make a knot. I bet after a ten minutes a person could do it without thinking. where did you get the two things at or did you make them?
I hope your description helps others use this video. I feel describer ther action of tying the knot. I was very lucky and found a box of the net needles/shuttles in a charity shop.
This video is slightly out of focus {hard to see and understand clearly} and there is no step by step narration of what is being done. Believe it or not, for anyone [like me] who has never done this before, this looks very confusing. Could you please do a new video?
I would love to be able to produce a set of more comprehensive tutorial videos. Collecting the equipment needed to make a net, Making tools for net making, How to start making a net & to redo the video I have previously thrown together. But finding the time has been a problem for me. This video was recorded on the spot with no planning, mainly for my benifit & I am pleased that some people have found it useful.
Hope fully between family/work commitments I will find more time to spend reenacting this summer and then I may be able to produce some more detailed videos. I am unable to record any video during the core day whilst reenacting due to authenticity. I hope this explains.
Will you ever make a new video that shows the detail for starting and finishing a net? You could title it {NETTING FOR DUMMIES}for thick headed people like me. I'm in the pineknot group and in the rope group so I'm not playing with this. I really want to do it!
This is a wonderful video but it looks confusing. How did you start the net? Did you tie it to somthing or ancor it and loop out a row of loops to start on then work back and forth with slip knots? That part is fuzzy. HELP! LOL
Yes I do know that the starting is very fuzzy because I did not cover this in the video clip. I have been meaning to add extra videos on this subject like 'a walkthrough of the tools used' and 'how to start a net'.
How I started was to make up a set of loops using slip knots, at approximatly the net diamond size apart from each other, this is then attached to a couple of mounting points(I use a couple of wooden stakes or branches stuck in the ground) so that the working height is right for me when I am sat on my wooden stool.
From this point I can work backwards and forwards using this video technique of 'former and shuttle'.
Hope this clears it up until I get the time to video the other procedures.
Glad to see another netter out there keeping the art alive! I would make a suggestion or two, however: pull back on the net for tension to let your knots cinch off easier, and when you pass the needle around the working loop, stop when it is sticking up at you (tension will keep it from falling) and pass the loop of twine over the needle, so you don't have to pick up the hitch after, saving a step, making things go easier. And waaaay faster. The Cranberry Isles Militia from Maine salutes you!
The skills live! Glad to see someone else out there makin' nets. I would say, though, pull back on the net for traction, and your knots will pull off much easier (no need to re-adjust the knot after it is pulled through). Also, loop the twine over the needle before pulling it through when going around the working loop, saving a step. Nice needles, btw-- mine are wild pear and hickory from axe handles. Wood just feels better, I say. The Cranberry Isles Militia from Maine salutes you!
I guess you probably could do it by hand, I have never tried this method. I do think it would make it a lot more hard work as you would have to pull through all the thread/line that you are using and getting the knots tight would be very awkward. If you try this please let me know how you get on, I would find it most interesting. I still advise using the net shuttles.
Do you meen the net making shuttles? They are the tools that contain the spool of tread/line to make the net. They could also be described as net making needles. You only need one of those. I have used a second one as a net tensioning spacer, you could use a blank piece of material that is the same outer size. My shuttles are made from wood, but I have also got others made from Aluminium and Nylon .Hope this helps.
It did take me a little while to get the hang of it, but it does come in time.Once you have got the hang of tieing the knot pay paticular attention to getting the net loop size even and the knot in the right place, then as you continue you will find that your net will be of better quality and you will become faster with experience (DO NOT RUSH, SPEED WILL COME IN THE END).
Thank you so much for the clip on tying fishnet. I learned (many years ago) to tie fishnet in school, but over thhe years I forgot. Now I find all sorts of cool things I could make and fix if I could just remember. Your clip was all I needed to jog the old brain.
I have never actually used my nets, So far it has just for the craft of making them. I demonstrate Saxon(Dark age) fishing techniques to the public at shows. I would like to get into the practical trapping side of things and am considering applying for my crayfish licence. Hope you enjoyed it.
whats the best string to use for making the net (i dont want it to rot by the way)
Jman999000 2 years ago
Can't really help you with this as I don't know the propertys of modern synthetic fibres.
I use hemp as it is idea for my re-enactment., modern net makers seem to use modern materials probably due to their strength and durability.
Is nylon the best or is it their somethink better that that? ANYONE?
DUN1066 2 years ago
"1.-copy and paste 2.-paste it in 2 different videos 3..hold breath for 10 secs 4.-look at your hands"
2002806 2 years ago
i see, you go around the big knitting needle thing and through top loop then around through the loop you just made and then make a knot. I bet after a ten minutes a person could do it without thinking. where did you get the two things at or did you make them?
drunkass77 2 years ago
I hope your description helps others use this video. I feel describer ther action of tying the knot. I was very lucky and found a box of the net needles/shuttles in a charity shop.
DUN1066 2 years ago
can i use yarn and somehow turn these in arm warmers?
july3717 2 years ago
can we people have it in detail and complete equipment how it works and how to make all it in similar measurment,
hope you will post it with a planned programe soon waiting for that anxiously
thanks for this
ashiz777 2 years ago
i think i might have found what i have been looking for. thanks!
bum8576 3 years ago
This video is slightly out of focus {hard to see and understand clearly} and there is no step by step narration of what is being done. Believe it or not, for anyone [like me] who has never done this before, this looks very confusing. Could you please do a new video?
Cheers
Tony
Tampa bay Florida
56TonyT 3 years ago
I would love to be able to produce a set of more comprehensive tutorial videos. Collecting the equipment needed to make a net, Making tools for net making, How to start making a net & to redo the video I have previously thrown together. But finding the time has been a problem for me. This video was recorded on the spot with no planning, mainly for my benifit & I am pleased that some people have found it useful.
DUN1066 3 years ago
Hope fully between family/work commitments I will find more time to spend reenacting this summer and then I may be able to produce some more detailed videos. I am unable to record any video during the core day whilst reenacting due to authenticity. I hope this explains.
DUN1066 3 years ago
Now Im officially confused
maxpullara1 3 years ago
Will you ever make a new video that shows the detail for starting and finishing a net? You could title it {NETTING FOR DUMMIES}for thick headed people like me. I'm in the pineknot group and in the rope group so I'm not playing with this. I really want to do it!
Tony
Tampa Bay Florida
56TonyT 3 years ago
wow thats a skill, im not sure if i got the patience for that, im knot sure lol hahaha the gags
wildmanfishingcom 3 years ago
This is a wonderful video but it looks confusing. How did you start the net? Did you tie it to somthing or ancor it and loop out a row of loops to start on then work back and forth with slip knots? That part is fuzzy. HELP! LOL
56TonyT 3 years ago
Yes I do know that the starting is very fuzzy because I did not cover this in the video clip. I have been meaning to add extra videos on this subject like 'a walkthrough of the tools used' and 'how to start a net'.
DUN1066 3 years ago
Where do you get the needles for making the nets or do you call them shunts?
youngergogo 3 years ago
How I started was to make up a set of loops using slip knots, at approximatly the net diamond size apart from each other, this is then attached to a couple of mounting points(I use a couple of wooden stakes or branches stuck in the ground) so that the working height is right for me when I am sat on my wooden stool.
From this point I can work backwards and forwards using this video technique of 'former and shuttle'.
Hope this clears it up until I get the time to video the other procedures.
DUN1066 3 years ago
Glad to see another netter out there keeping the art alive! I would make a suggestion or two, however: pull back on the net for tension to let your knots cinch off easier, and when you pass the needle around the working loop, stop when it is sticking up at you (tension will keep it from falling) and pass the loop of twine over the needle, so you don't have to pick up the hitch after, saving a step, making things go easier. And waaaay faster. The Cranberry Isles Militia from Maine salutes you!
theseasquatch 3 years ago
The skills live! Glad to see someone else out there makin' nets. I would say, though, pull back on the net for traction, and your knots will pull off much easier (no need to re-adjust the knot after it is pulled through). Also, loop the twine over the needle before pulling it through when going around the working loop, saving a step. Nice needles, btw-- mine are wild pear and hickory from axe handles. Wood just feels better, I say. The Cranberry Isles Militia from Maine salutes you!
theseasquatch 3 years ago
u should do a movie on the actual steps
nice movie
skills4survival 3 years ago
do u need those sticks or can u also do it by hand
cholote313 3 years ago
I guess you probably could do it by hand, I have never tried this method. I do think it would make it a lot more hard work as you would have to pull through all the thread/line that you are using and getting the knots tight would be very awkward. If you try this please let me know how you get on, I would find it most interesting. I still advise using the net shuttles.
DUN1066 3 years ago
i willvtry but after where can i get the net shuttles
cholote313 3 years ago
what r the brown things and u should make a tutorial on how to make the net great vid tho
bmxisthebomb 3 years ago
Do you meen the net making shuttles? They are the tools that contain the spool of tread/line to make the net. They could also be described as net making needles. You only need one of those. I have used a second one as a net tensioning spacer, you could use a blank piece of material that is the same outer size. My shuttles are made from wood, but I have also got others made from Aluminium and Nylon .Hope this helps.
DUN1066 3 years ago
Thank you! I made a net for my kid's room, and it came out awesome.
HeidiSchuppenhauer 3 years ago
can u make a tutorial plz
BGordon81 3 years ago
Hey,where can I buy fishing net needles in Chicago? I'm working on a creative project...
medena86 3 years ago
Unfortunatly, I live in the UK. So I really can't help you their. You could have a go at crafting your own needles.
DUN1066 3 years ago
im also very keen to have a go at this and live in the uk where do i get the shuttles?
krustopliegic 3 years ago
It did take me a little while to get the hang of it, but it does come in time.Once you have got the hang of tieing the knot pay paticular attention to getting the net loop size even and the knot in the right place, then as you continue you will find that your net will be of better quality and you will become faster with experience (DO NOT RUSH, SPEED WILL COME IN THE END).
DUN1066 4 years ago
ok. thanks!
VonMilash 4 years ago
ok. thanks!
VonMilash 4 years ago
neat. Would this work for a hockey net? I'd like to make a heavy-duty mesh for my son's net that I made out of black iron pipe. THanks.
VonMilash 4 years ago
I dont see why it wouldnt work, a net to catch fish should be strong enought to catch a puck or a ball. ** Make sure that your know are tight. **
DUN1066 4 years ago
I should have written
**Make sure that your knots are tight**
but I bet you all realised that anyway.
DUN1066 4 years ago
Thank you so much for your great support about this material.You got A+++
From Mexico!!!
aalex7702 4 years ago
awesome!!!
blackbassusa 4 years ago
awesome!!!
blackbassusa 4 years ago
Thank you so much for the clip on tying fishnet. I learned (many years ago) to tie fishnet in school, but over thhe years I forgot. Now I find all sorts of cool things I could make and fix if I could just remember. Your clip was all I needed to jog the old brain.
crazykizmet 4 years ago
I make all kinds of nets, too. Working on one right now as a matter of fact. It's going to fit over a frame to make a fish/turtle trap.
bowcatz 5 years ago
I have never actually used my nets, So far it has just for the craft of making them. I demonstrate Saxon(Dark age) fishing techniques to the public at shows. I would like to get into the practical trapping side of things and am considering applying for my crayfish licence. Hope you enjoyed it.
DUN1066 5 years ago