Three-hitch mat hair ornament

 by michiexile
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This instructable aims to show you how to make a nice hair ornament by tying a three-hitch mat. Complete it with a chopstick, or a handcarved stick, to complete the ensemble.

The core idea of the whole thing is to tie a three-hitch mat (don't worry - I'll describe this in minute detail), and then use it as a sort of coarse hair net - with the hair in a knot underneath the knot, and the stick to hold it all in place.

 
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Step 1: Materials used

In this example, I'm using black 550 paracord. I picked out about 11.5 ft / 345cm of rope.

In most photos I use, there's a DVD case for size comparison.
Techninja2143 says: Apr 7, 2013. 2:12 AM
shes cute, what pill do i have to take? lol
Techninja2143 says: Apr 7, 2013. 2:12 AM
shes cute, what pill do i have to take? lol
PerfectPantaloons says: May 11, 2012. 10:06 AM
Do we need to take the red pill for this to work properly?
peaceloveyarn says: Jan 28, 2012. 1:57 PM
woiuld a rope of braided yarn work if it was really thick?
biggfoot53 says: Jul 19, 2010. 9:22 AM
I believe this is called the masthead knot mat, at least that's what i learned from the internet.
Skip says: Nov 26, 2009. 12:31 PM
 how hard would this be to make out of wire?
missmanytoes in reply to SkipJan 20, 2010. 8:32 AM
I've seen this done with guitar strings (both metal and nylon), I would think that would be a good quality springy kind of wire to use that wouldn't kink too easily
rachel in reply to SkipNov 26, 2009. 6:32 PM
A bit tricky: you do a lot of looping around and around, and threading in new strands along old - your wire would have to be VERY wrigglable, very resilient to folding back and forth, over and over, without it breaking. And wire will tend to be slightly on the stiff side for making the shaping easy.

Try it though! Maybe a thin wire in a plastic sheath will be flexible and durable enough to do it! Once you have, do report back. :-)
love em geeks says: Dec 17, 2009. 7:22 AM
Awesome!
I'm thinking maybe I'll try sewing it to a rigid headband..? Should look great...
Thanks :)
bulsatar says: Nov 30, 2009. 8:55 PM
Good choice for the dvd!   :)
capricorn says: Nov 30, 2009. 11:57 AM
 Right in time for Sister in law's Christmas present :)

Awesome 'Ible mate :)
rachel in reply to capricornNov 30, 2009. 12:45 PM
I'm glad you liked it. Do show us photos of your version when you're done with it!
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