Gripfid

The gripfid is an invention of knotting expert Stuart Grainger.

[1] It is a small knotter's fid with an added "grip", a hollow shaft that ends near the point with a vee that acts as a jamming cleat.

For ply-split braiding the point separates plies, and another cord is tucked into the hollow shaft of the gripfid and pulled back through the split cord.

Although a latchhook may be used instead of a gripfid, the latter is much preferred.

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