Knotting Basics

International Guild of Knot Tyers

Pull-out projects from Knotting Matters

From Knotting Matters 139 to 157 the editors asked IGKT members to supply illustrated articles of a practical project. These were then published as inserts to the journal. All 20 have been collected together and are shown below. Click on the links to download the pdfs. We hope you enjoy making these items as much as we have.

Here's a quick reference list:

1_Tie_an_Ocean Mat.pdf
2_Tying_a_4-strand MatthewWalkerKnot.pdf
3_How_to_make_a_4-StrandSinnetKeyring.pdf
4_Make_a_BraceletFromATrumpetSinnet.pdf
5_How_to_Make_a_StringShoppingBag.pdf
6_Tie_an_EasyGlobeKnot.pdf
7_Instructions_for_Making_A_Dragonfly.pdf
8_Tie_this nice_Triangle_Mat.pdf
9_Using_Hitching_to_cover_items_neatly.pdf
10_Learn_this_elegant-Fish-Scale_Braiding.pdf

11_Make_your_own_support_ribbon.pdf
12_Make_your_permanent_RemembrancePoppy.pdf
13_Knot_a_FaceMask_just_in_case.pdf
14_Construct_this_great_dog_lead/leash.pdf
15_How_to_make_an_elegant_light-pull.pdf
16_Cover_objects-beautifully_using_needle_hitching.pdf
17_Tying_multi-strand_Matthew_Walker_knots.pdf
18_More_advanced_needle_hitching.pdf
19_Make_a_neat_rope-end_by_whipping.pdf
20_Tie_a_lovely_Lark's_Head_flower_knot.pdf

 

Download 1_Tie_an_Ocean_Mat

Supplement to Knotting Matters 139, June 2018

Download 2_Tying_a_4-strand_MatthewWalkerKnot

Supplement to Knotting Matters 140, September 2018

2 4 strand MatthewWalker

 

Download 3_How_to_make_a_4-StrandSinnetKeyring

Supplement to Knotting Matters 140, September 2018

 

3 4 StrandSinnet Keyring

Download 4_Make_a_BraceletFromATrumpetSinnet

Supplement to Knotting Matters 141, December 2018

4 TrumpetCordSinnet

 

Download 5_How_to_Make_a_StringShoppingBag

Supplement to Knotting Matters 142, March 2019

5 StringBag

Download 6_Tie_an_EasyGlobeKnot

Supplement to Knotting Matters 143, June 2019

6 GlobeKnot

 

Download 7_Instructions_for_Making_A_Dragonfly

Supplement to Knotting Matters 144, September 2019

7 Dragonfly

Download 8_Tie_this_nice_Triangle_Mat

Supplement to Knotting Matters 145, December 2019

8 TriangleMat

 

Download 9_Using_Hitching_to_cover_items_neatly

Supplement to Knotting Matters 146, March 2020

9 Cover a tube

Download 10_Learn_this_elegant-Fish-Scale_Braiding_

Supplement to Knotting Matters 147, June 2020

10 FishScaleCovering

 

Download 11_Make_your_own_support_ribbon

Supplement to Knotting Matters 147, June 2020

11 HealthWorker ribbon

Download 12_Make_your_permanent_RemembrancePoppy

Supplement to Knotting Matters edition 148, Sep 2020

148 2020 09 Poppy

 

Download 13_Knot_a_FaceMask_just_in_case

Supplement to Knotting Matters 148, September 2020

13 Knotted FaceMask

Download 14_Construct_this_great_dog_leadleash

Supplement to Knotting Matters 149, December 2020

14 DogLead

 

Download 15_How_to_make_an_elegant_light-pull

Supplement to Knotting Matters 151, June 2021

15 LightPull

Download 16_Cover_objects-beautifully_using_needle_hitching

Supplement to Knotting Matters 153, December 2021

16 NeedleHitching

 

Download 17_Tying_multi-strand_Matthew_Walker_knots

Supplement to Knotting Matters 154, March 2022

17MatthewWalkerKnot

Download 18_More_advanced_needle_hitching

Supplement to Knotting Matters 155, June 2022

18 NeedleHitching2

 

Download 19_Make_a_neat_rope-end_by_whipping

Supplement to Knotting Matters 156, September 2022

19 Whipping

Download 20_Tie_a_lovely_Larks_Head_flower_knot

Supplement to Knotting Matters 157, December 2022

20 LarksHeadFlower