How to Tie an Orthodox Prayer Rope Komboskini, Chotki

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PDF Guide on How to Tie an Orthodox Prayer Rope:
bit.ly/orthodoxprayerrope
Music: "Life Illusion" by Ketsa from freemusicarchive.org

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@user-gv9my3jy4b 6 ай бұрын

A little encouragement to anyone who may see this, I desperately wanted to make prayer ropes, going against my better judgment (knowing rat tail chord would be easiest to learn with) I purchased thick yarn, wanting to use wool.. well it took my 4 days of on and off attempts and epic failures, but I just got one right!! So if you're inept like me, as great as this video is, don't expect to get it right away. Just keep trying!! God bless.

@fr.zachariasthornbury 6 ай бұрын

I’m so glad you were able to get it though! Komboskini is a weapon, and now that you’ve learned to make it, may your passions be scared!

@nikoringvall7381 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video. This is by far the best komboskini knot video there is. It's very important that you explain every step verbally while showing the process with the rope.

@fr.zachariasthornbury Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful. That was my goal, to show it step by step!

@bandisanst 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, this is much clearer than other tutorials ive seen ❤✝

@juliaboon9741 6 ай бұрын

The clearest video I've found so far! Thank you Father!

@fr.zachariasthornbury 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for using it!

@taylorfranks2403 Ай бұрын

I messed up midway but I was so close! I had the hardest time trying to take it apart (to straighten out the chord again so I can restart). No wonder the devil can’t untie these knots! This video is so clear and helpful. Thank you so much!

@goodbanter4427 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your clear instruction, father. I feel sorry your channel doesn't seem to get much recognition, but this video is enormously appreciated by a rookie like myself!

@desertvloggeradventures 3 жыл бұрын

Well, hello there dear!

@amaliaapolinario6567 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Father

@tinaoshaana3708 9 ай бұрын

thank you father 🙂

@niecytorvend9729 Ай бұрын

Thank you Fr!!!! I made my first knot, only 32 to go lol! And I’m using leather cord and bone beads 😊

@fr.zachariasthornbury Ай бұрын

Congrats! Soon it'll be second nature! Καλἠ δὐναμη, good strength!

@NikonKanava 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Will definitely try this.

@fr.zachariasthornbury 2 жыл бұрын

Κάλι δύναμη! Good strength!

@elidaraffalli 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍🙂

@fr.zachariasthornbury 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@MEGANKIMIKO 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this video! Can I make these with different colors or must it always be black? Thank you!!

@fr.zachariasthornbury 5 ай бұрын

Other colors are possible, but the traditional color is black, to symbolize the sins we are asking forgiveness of.

@AnUtterSimpleton 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a little confused about what you mean by 20.5 feet total. You mentioned that each piece of material is 10.5 feet, so is the total counting the two separate pieces of material together? If I were to make a rope with a single piece of material (two strands instead of four), would that mean that I only need 10.25 ft of material, total? I would greatly appreciate any help that you could provide with this matter, father.

@fr.zachariasthornbury 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply. If you're making the rope using rattail, then 20.5ft would be the total length of material needed. When making the rope, you're working with the material folded in the middle to make your two ends.

@davidclark7498 9 ай бұрын

Father, thank you very much for the video and pdf. As you may already know, a knot with the same physical structure may be tied other ways. In your research, did you find discussion of why this knot & this method were chosen?

@davidclark7498 9 ай бұрын

Ashley's Book of Knots #787 (Sailor`s Knife Lanyard knot or 2-Strand Diamond knot) & #599 (Chinese Button knot)

@fr.zachariasthornbury 9 ай бұрын

Only in the story that is told about it, that it was revealed to Saint Pachimos by an angel, as a way of helping him tie knots for his monks to count their prayers on, that the demons woulnd't be able to undo

@valentinadonato4280 Жыл бұрын

Can I have the link of PDF? Thanks🙏🏻

@fr.zachariasthornbury Жыл бұрын

bit.ly/orthodoxprayerrope

@GraysonS191 6 ай бұрын

Hello, Father. I plan on using paracord to tie my prayer rope. If the length required for the rattail is 20.5 feet, do you think I should double that and use 41 feet for the paracord?

@fr.zachariasthornbury 6 ай бұрын

Unfortunately I can't give a good guess on that. When I came up with my measurements I would actually measure how much string I had, make a knot, and measure how much left. After a few knots I had a pretty good idea of how much material each knot made, so I could extrapolate the total from that. I haven't done the same for paracord. I have seen paracord komboskinia though. A friend makes them like that!

@dianelevy419 Жыл бұрын

Dear Father, thank you for this video. After trying rat tail, I would like to use wool. Most wool yarn is too thin. Please tell me where you get your wool and what to ask for. Thank you.

@fr.zachariasthornbury Жыл бұрын

Hello, if you double up the yarn, you can use any of the standard, worsted weight, size 4 yarn.

@dianelevy419 Жыл бұрын

@@fr.zachariasthornbury thank you but I think it would get so confused... was hoping for a thicker yarn. Do you use a double strand? I gave away my spinning wheel...otherwise I would spin my own.

@jakeeasterday1663 Жыл бұрын

@@dianelevy419 this is quite a late reply for this, but I've had good results using a drop spindle to ply yarn thicker, first by over twisting the source yarn and making a center pull ball, and then plying it in the other direction using both ends from that ball.

@dianelevy419 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! When you said you over twisted the source yarn, did you twist 2 yarns together very tightly? I think I understand the rest of the process.

@jakeeasterday1663 Жыл бұрын

@@dianelevy419 I twisted the single yarn very tightly and then it'll naturally twist together like a rope when two strands of the over-twisted yarn are combined, and washing in hot water can make them look like a single strand. The channel JillianEve has wonderful videos for things like this, though I don't have a link on hand.

@veeberrydoesgaming2311 9 ай бұрын

what thickness of string would you recommend using for a 100 knot prayer rope?

@fr.zachariasthornbury 9 ай бұрын

Worsted weight (size 4) yarn is what I use

@veeberrydoesgaming2311 9 ай бұрын

@@fr.zachariasthornbury I was planning on using paracord but thank you

@fr.zachariasthornbury 9 ай бұрын

@@veeberrydoesgaming2311 paracord certainly works, it just makes the knots a lot bigger!

@veeberrydoesgaming2311 9 ай бұрын

@@fr.zachariasthornbury that's one thing I like about it, I have larger hands so small knots are hard for me to tell apart and I end up counting 2 or 3 knots as one.

@veeberrydoesgaming2311 9 ай бұрын

@@fr.zachariasthornbury what do you do with the working ends while making longer chotki? do you just leave them on the table?