Anchor one end (have someone hold or attach to a knob). Attach the twisting de-vice to the other end. Keeping the strands taut, turn the knob so the strands twist in a clockwise [counterclock-wise] direction until the strands begin to kink in the middle. Still keeping the strands as taut as possible, have someone grab the middle of the strands and pull gently down as you bring the two knot-ted ends together. Keep the strands taut while you do this!

When the knotted ends are together, have the person holding the middle slowly re-lease it, letting the strands twist around each other. The twisting needs to be con-trolled to keep it even along the length of the twist. Stroking along the length of the cord helps keep or smooth kinks out.

This will produce a cord with two distinctive colors.

If you want two colors (or any number of colors) but want them to be more integrated, do not treat the colors as two separate strands.

Instead, knot all the strands together as if they were the same color. Then twist as you did for one color.

The resulting cord will have both colors inter-spersed throughout its length. This gives a lovely variegated effect and is especially effective when one color is a metallic.

Begin just as you did for two colors. Measure out half the proper length and the correct number of strands of three different colors. Tie a knot in one end of each color.

Twist just as you did for the two colored cord, keeping the strands taut as you twist.