I'm looking for the best three-strand terminal knot for rope for japanese bondage (shibari).
Details:
purpose | japanese bondage (shibari) |
rope fiber | jute |
rope diameter | 5-6mm |
rope type | three-strand |
whipping | no [1] |
knot type | three-strand terminal knot |
knot durability | high [2] |
knot size | bulkier than ABoK#684, not bulkier than ABoK#693 [3] |
outcoming strands | closely together [4] |
[1] for esthetic reasons
[2] even without a whipping and with washing in a machine
[3] it allows to join another rope fast and easily
[4] all strands should form kind of a brush
The traditional terminal knot on ropes for shibari is an overhand knot.
An alternative terminal knot which one could see often is ABoK#684 (two wall knots).
Disadvantages of ABoK#684:
It's volume is not large enough. It works to join another rope, but it would be nicer to have a little more volume. Not much more. Just a little.
The stability during days or weeks of usage or after washing the rope is not the best.
Which three-strand terminal knot, please, do you recommend (and why)?
Thanks a lot.
(And sorry for my poor English.)
I found one three-strand terminal knot, which is called "thistle knot" by the photographer:
http://www.bindme.nl/threeends2.jpgThis name does not exist in the ABoK.
Do you know anything about a knot with this name?