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Coronation Cord
Jan. 7th, 2008 10:37 amI found a blurb on coronation cord in a back issue of Piecework magazine (May/June 2000), in a letter from Anne Dyer of Shropshire, England.
It describes how one can make coronation cord (also called Salisbury cord) oneself:
"Start with several strands of a hard thread, which will twist into a thin cord, and several strands of a soft lustrous thread of the same length, which will become a thicker cord. Cut each strand 1.25 times the desired finished length, plus 8" for tying knots. Tie the ends of all the strands to a door handle or firm object. Attach the other end of the strands of hard thread to a hook on a reversible hand drill. Twist them up very tight -- the resulting cord should be fighting you to curl up into little side shoots. Remove it from the hook an have a helper hold it absolutely straight while you twist the strands of soft thread in the same direction.
"Reattach the first twisted cord to drill along with the second one. Both cords must be tight and of the same length. Now, twist them together in the opposite direction until the combined cord is firm and balanced.
"Remove the cord from the drill and door handle; tie each end in an overhand knot. If the finished cord is too loose, start again and this time twist the strands of the component cords more tightly."
It describes how one can make coronation cord (also called Salisbury cord) oneself:
"Start with several strands of a hard thread, which will twist into a thin cord, and several strands of a soft lustrous thread of the same length, which will become a thicker cord. Cut each strand 1.25 times the desired finished length, plus 8" for tying knots. Tie the ends of all the strands to a door handle or firm object. Attach the other end of the strands of hard thread to a hook on a reversible hand drill. Twist them up very tight -- the resulting cord should be fighting you to curl up into little side shoots. Remove it from the hook an have a helper hold it absolutely straight while you twist the strands of soft thread in the same direction.
"Reattach the first twisted cord to drill along with the second one. Both cords must be tight and of the same length. Now, twist them together in the opposite direction until the combined cord is firm and balanced.
"Remove the cord from the drill and door handle; tie each end in an overhand knot. If the finished cord is too loose, start again and this time twist the strands of the component cords more tightly."
