The International Guild of Knot Tyers (IGKT) is an association of people with interests in knots and knotting techniques of all kinds.

We have about a thousand members world-wide, from all walks of life, including academics, surgeons, sailors, sportsmen and women, scouters, magicians, farmers, miners and accountants. Membership is open to anyone interested in knotting (whether expert or simply hoping to learn from others).

We have an official facebook group too!

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IGKT 40th Anniversary Meeting and AGM

5-8 May 2022
Hallowtree Scout Activity Centre
Alnesbourne Priory, Nacton, Ipswich IP10 0JP, UK

Details of the link and documents for the hybrid Zoom & live AGM on Friday May 7th 2022 at 20:00 UTC can be found HERE

It's on the Member News page - you'll need to log-in to access.

With the removal of official Covid regulations in the UK, we are now confident that this meeting will be able to take place. Many thanks to all those members who have emailed their intention to be there for this special event. We'd love to see more of you for all or some of the days.  There is a boat trip on this historic sailing barge (Victor)

on Thursday, demonstrations and talks on Friday and the AGM will be held, both in person and via Zoom, in the evening at 20:00UTC (9pm UK time). Saturday sees the exhibition open and, as well as the now-famous raffle, the day will finish with the Knot Tyers Supper and presentation of the President's Cup. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to make sure of your place. More details here and updates will be added as the final arrangements are completed. See you there.

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George Hart Bursary

Thanks to the generosity of George, the IGKT has been able to set up a fund to provide funds for helping and encouraging members, especially younger members, to engage in an ‘extraordinary’ activity which involves knotting and the Guild. For full details please see the Member News section here.

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Most meetings and events are shown in the Calendar section - do see if there's one happening near you and come along!

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Members please note - a list of email addresses, sorted by country and region is available in the 'Member News' section.  Please check your entry. File updated 202102.

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