This entertaining, easy-to-follow, and eminently practical book will equip young readers with skills to last them a lifetime. It's also a great beginner's guide for outdoorsy adults. Among the beautifully illustrated step-by-step projects you'll find:
* useful knots for sailing * clever knots for camping * handy knots for the home * and other knots that are simply a pleasure to tie!
This visual guide is packed with 50 clearly illustrated projects, including variations on the most famous examples. It also contains intriguing facts about the long history of tying, and recommended uses.
Discover a time-honoured and rewarding hobby and essential life skill with wide and varied applications. A fantastic gift for readers aged 8+.
Author description
Barry Mault is a prominent member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers (IGKT). His main interest is in practical knots, although he also works with parachute cord, making small decorative items.
Gillian Blease is a freelance illustrator based in London, UK. She studied Fine Art at the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Clients include The British Council, Random House Publishing and BBC Worldwide. She is a weekly contributor to the The Guardian Newspaper.
Table of contents
Overhand Knot Figure 8 Knot Ashley's Stopper Knot Albright Knot Carrick Bend Fisherman's Knot Hunter's Bend Sheet Bend Lapp Knot Water Knot Zeppelin Bend Half Hitch Round Turn & Two Half Hitches Anchor Hitch Becket Hitch Blake's Hitch Buntline Hitch Clove Hitch Cow Hitch Draw Hitch Gnat Hitch Ground Line Hitch Pipe Hitch Knute Hitch Marlinspike Hitch Pile Hitch and Double Pile Hitch Prusik Knot Rolling Hitch Tensionless Hitch Timber Hitch Overhand Loop Figure 8 Loop Angler's Loop Common Bowline Scott's Lock Double Bowline Water Bowline Bowstring Knot Butterfly Loop Eskimo Bowline Farmer's Loop Poacher's Noose Constrictor Knot Gleipnir Pole Lashing Strangle Knot Reef Knot