TM 10-5410-230-13
(3) Thread sailmaker's needle (1) with waxed
thread to form a single, two-, or four-
strand thread as follows:
(a) Single. Form a small loop near one
end and push the loop through the
eye of the needle.
(b) Two-Strand. To make a double
strand thread, pull the thread
through the needle until the needle is
at the midpoint of the single thread
strand.
(c) Four-strand. To form four-strand
thread, bend a length of thread in
half and insert the loop end into the
eye of the needle, pulling it through
so that the eye is at the midpoint of
the double strand of thread.
(4) Twist the strands together and rewax the
entire length of thread.
(5) Tie knot at far end of the single, two-, or
four-strand thread.
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