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I guess you all know that bell ringers 'tie' the bell ropes up else they languish on the floor   Tie is a euphemism as it is not a knot in a ‘tied’ sense   It is as it is so that it can be easily 'untied'    I have been looking for a replacement for the knot(s) in use     Has anyone any...

I  am trying to find a terminal end loop knot that I have used for years in place of a bowline.  However, I cannot find it in any books on knots and knot tying that I have ever seen.  Is there somewhere I can go to find a very extensive collection of terminal end loop knots that includes more than...

Hello everyone. I teach technical theatre at a university which includes the work of stagehands and riggers. For many years, I have taught 3 basic knots in any class I could squeeze it in to. In my professional experience, a stagehand who can tie a few knots will be the one who gets hired back. I...

Hello IGKT members, this is my first post in the forum.  I am a Search & Rescue volunteer, so I have a keen interest in practical knotwork and hitches.  I hope that this post is acceptable for this forum.  I write to inform you about a relatively new hitch (it's only about 25 years old) that...