<s>
A	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
tool	O
used	O
in	O
cordmaking	O
or	O
braiding	O
which	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
date	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Viking	B-Application
and	O
Medieval	O
periods	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
cords	O
that	O
were	O
used	O
on	O
clothing	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
hang	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
belt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucet	B-Algorithm
cord	O
is	O
square	O
,	O
strong	O
,	O
and	O
slightly	O
springy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucet	B-Algorithm
cord	O
is	O
formed	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
loop	O
like	O
knots	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
will	O
not	O
unravel	O
if	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
braiding	O
techniques	O
such	O
as	O
,	O
finger-loop	B-Algorithm
braiding	I-Algorithm
or	O
plaiting	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
threads	O
are	O
of	O
a	O
finite	O
length	O
,	O
lucetted	O
(	O
or	O
knitted	O
)	O
braids	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
without	O
pre-measuring	O
threads	O
and	O
so	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
technique	O
suited	O
for	O
very	O
long	O
cords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Archaeological	O
finds	O
and	O
a	O
literary	O
description	O
of	O
lucets	B-Algorithm
strongly	O
suggest	O
that	O
its	O
use	O
declined	O
after	O
the	O
12th	O
century	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
revived	O
in	O
the	O
17th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modern	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
fork	O
is	O
normally	O
made	O
of	O
wood	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
prongs	O
at	O
one	O
end	O
and	O
a	O
handle	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medieval	O
lucets	B-Algorithm
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
double-pronged	O
,	O
straight-sided	O
implements	O
,	O
often	O
made	O
of	O
bone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
techniques	O
exist	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
cord	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
produce	O
slightly	O
different	O
cords	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
two-coloured	O
cord	O
by	O
using	O
two	O
strands	O
of	O
differently-coloured	O
yarn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
materials	O
necessary	O
to	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
are	O
yarn	B-Application
and	O
a	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
fork	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
chain	O
fork	O
or	O
a	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skewer-like	O
sticks	O
or	O
knitting	O
needles	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
pull	O
the	O
yarn	B-Application
over	O
as	O
an	O
additional	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucets	B-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
bought	O
in	O
shops	O
as	O
kits	O
designed	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
cast	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
yarn	B-Application
is	O
put	O
through	O
the	O
hole	O
in	O
the	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
from	O
the	O
front	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
yarn	B-Application
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
is	O
wound	O
around	O
the	O
prongs	O
twice	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
figure-of-eight	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
lower	O
loops	O
are	O
then	O
lifted	O
over	O
the	O
two	O
upper	O
loops	O
,	O
using	O
either	O
the	O
fingers	O
or	O
a	O
stick	O
,	O
until	O
they	O
are	O
lifted	O
over	O
the	O
'	O
horns	O
 '	O
of	O
the	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
fork	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
thread	O
behind	O
the	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
is	O
pulled	O
to	O
tighten	O
the	O
knot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
process	O
is	O
then	O
repeated	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
(	O
and	O
every	O
time	O
after	O
)	O
winding	O
the	O
yarn	B-Application
just	O
once	O
around	O
the	O
prongs	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
is	O
already	O
a	O
figure-of-eight	O
of	O
yarn	B-Application
on	O
the	O
fork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
desired	O
length	O
of	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
cord	O
is	O
reached	O
,	O
the	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
cast	O
off	O
by	O
carefully	O
lifting	O
the	O
loops	O
off	O
the	O
prongs	O
,	O
passing	O
the	O
remaining	O
thread	O
through	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
pulling	O
the	O
knot	O
tight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cord	O
can	O
be	O
wrapped	O
around	O
the	O
lucet	B-Algorithm
handle	O
as	O
it	O
grows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucet	B-Algorithm
cord	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
decorative	O
edging	O
,	O
draw-strings	O
,	O
lacing	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
other	O
use	O
where	O
a	O
strong	O
cord	O
is	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
