joining decorative welt cord

[gene]

Some folks have asked about this in the past. I came across this photo. This is how I do it. I always put tape on the end of each cord so it does not unravel.

One critical point is how you cut the lip. This picture does a good job of showing how to cut the lip. Get that right, and wrapping the individual cords over each other is rather easy.

I do love it when I do it right. For me it took practise.

Good luck,

gene

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/genejoe/boat/65932562.jpg

[bobbin]

I never knew how to do that, Gene!!!

And it's always bothered me to do a crummy, bumpy job of it.  I was always afraid to "unravel" the stuff but now I'll be all over it. 

You rock! and now I'm not afraid to just go for it. 

[sofadoc]

What's frustrating is, some customers will furnish EXACTLY enough braided rope to go from "Point A" to "Point B".
Not even ONE extra inch to do the over-lapping.
I'm seeing a lot of factory jobs now, where they just leave a huge bump on one corner.

[Mike8560]

It's kinds like braiding an anchor line to chain
I never us e to do that on boats. So far