Make: Volume 82

Begin and end strips in the bottom 1/3 of the

lattice area. Tuck the beginning pair inside of the

ending pair, overlapping the ends 12".The overlap

should extend through two intersections with the

perpendicular strips. Cut the ends horizontally.

8. TIE THE KNOTS

At all points where strips cross, tie them with the

hemp/palm twine to strengthen and finish the

gate (Figure

Q

). The traditional Japanese knot

for this is the ibo musibi, the knot that’s used in

the traditional yotsume-gaki bamboo fence. You

can learn to tie it from YouTube videos such as

youtu.be/Fva7A07Ioak or youtu.be/46lCdSS3yRw.

I started my knots as an ibo by crossing the

twine ...