I am looking for techniques for carrying parachord. I EDC a coil of approximately 25' of parachord in my vest-with-many-pockets (wearable man-bag).

The coil is space efficient but forms a lump that prints through to the outside, making the vest look, well, lumpy. Most of the other items I EDC have been configured so they are spread out and do not form large bulges.

So I am looking for ways to carry parachord spread out, flat-ish, overall size approx 4" to 6" square to fit into a pocket. The chord needs to be easily pulled out to be used, no tedious un-braiding. Also should not be too laborious to configure in the first place.

I can think of a few concepts. One is to wrap the cord around a thin cardboard or platic sheet. This tends to introduce a twist in the chord though. If the sheet is too flexible it will bend, the coils will become loose and fall off.

Another is to chain stitch the chord then coil that in some manner.

Maybe I need to learn how to crochet. Crochet the chord into a square pad.

Do any of you clever folk know of a way to carry some chord in a non-bulky configuration?

As always any thoughts are most appreciated.