At our Power Squadron class, the instructor said it wasn't very seamanlike
to wrap the line around your hand/elbow.
They taught us to make the loups just by holding one end in your left hand
and feeding with the right, applying a slight twist to offset the 'lie' of
the rope.

Gfretwell wrote in message
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I make a coil around my arm (elbow to hand) with the eye coming up last,
Then
take a couple turns around the top 1/4 of the coil and pull the eye
through the
top loops of of the coil. Hang the eye on anything handy. It will uncoil
cleanly.