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Does anybody know of an inexpensive way to join two lengths of plastic
(wire core) clothes line?

Crimping is probably the most effective but I don't have a crimping
tool.

Tying doesn't work because the plastic coating makes it slippery and
it just works loose.

I've always used a reef knot and it doesn't slip. The more strain there
is
on it the tighter the knot gets.

It doesn't work, I'm afraid. The knot just slips--the ends just pull
themselves out. Yes, I tied a perfect reef knot, and not a granny
knot. Maybe I have different line to everybody else--the plastic is
very soft and thick. It's translucent. I notice that my neighbour's
line has a much thinner plastic coating.

binding the ends with insulating tape will stop the knot coming apart

Jim A