I'm sure describing this will take way more time than it takes to do the job
I begin by doing the start of the job without the loop bend as I don't initially know which side up it'll land doing it my way & I don't want a twist in the string.
Initially I just hook it to the little peg lightly, then draw the string over the bridge up the mandolin over the nut to the tuning post, while one RH finger holds the loop in place the other end. Once I reach the peg I bend the string around the post as a reference, then let the tail loop pop off.
I then focus on getting the required number of turns, minus a couple, wound around the tuning post, with the string length beyond my winding hand (right) free to move. The loop needs to be free so it can avoid twisting the string while I wrap around the post at the other end. Once the tuning peg is neat, with room for the last few turns, I draw outside pad of my left hand along the fretboard with the string pinched between index & thumb to keep it tight.
I then pinch the loop and pop it over the pinwith the RH & pull it tight with the LH pinching fingers while pressing a bend in the loop with the RH index.
once set on the peg, while keeping it tight with the LH pinch & side of hand, I slot my RH fingers under the string and plant my index finger on the string on the fretboard, taking up the tension from the left hand with the RH fingertips under the string.
When the RHand has control I then use the left hand to wind the tuning peg to tension while gradually removing fingers from under the string until the peg has control.
I don't go to full tension until I double check the windings on the peg are still neat. then tighten up. If I didn't already do so earlier I then trim off the excess. & bend the stub so it lines up pointing in towards the centre of the headstock.
It's actually way simpler than it reads.
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