How to Tie Two Strand Matthew Walker Knot The Two Strand Matthew Walker Knot, Single, Double, and Treble is relatively easy to tie. In this tutorial I will show you how to tie a couple of variations of the Matthew … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Matthew Walker Knot I personally love the Matthew Walker Knot, it has a beautiful symmetry to it and looks superb in decorative knot work. Not only that, the Matthew Walker Knot can also be used in … Continue reading →
In this post, I will show you how to make a simple yet decorative knife lanyard that you can be proud of. This particular lanyard is designed to either wrap around your wrist or attach to your belt. The primary … Continue reading →
Selection of Bell Ropes Quite often, once you have learnt to tie a few decorative knots, you start to think that you might like to put those knots together and make your own bell rope. This post is not about … Continue reading →
A sailor’s Ditty Bag is a small personal bag or pouch used by sailors to carry their personal belongings and essential items while aboard a ship. It is a traditional and practical accessory that has been used by sailors for … Continue reading →
Featuring Knotwork by John Trevvett Every now and again, you come across some knotwork that blows your socks off! So in today’s little featured post we have on display some wonderful knotwork by featured knotter John Trevvett, who is based … Continue reading →
Featuring Knotwork by Sue Pennison I thought it would be a good idea to occasionally feature knotters from around the world, who have visually impressed me. I find it is good to see other peoples work, so that you can … Continue reading →
How to Tie Two Colour Sailmaker’s Whipping A little while ago I was casually browsing eBay for more supplies. More often than not, I go in search of old rope. The main reason for this is, that sometimes one can … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Diamond Sennit Knot Diamond Sennit Knot with 6 strands looks a little like the Matthew Walker knot, but has the addition of a nice little crown on top. Really quite an easy decorative knot to tie. … Continue reading →
Snake Knot Knife Lanyard The snake knot is a really easy knot to learn to tie. If you want a decorative knife lanyard or key lanyard then this is a really good knot to learn. This knot is also especially … Continue reading →
Creative Ropecraft Book Review Although this is only a rather small book, I have to say that Creative Ropecraft by Stuart E Grainger, is one of my favourite books. Sometime ago I won this book in a raffle at an … Continue reading →
Last night at the Dorset Branch of the IGKT held its monthly meeting in the Royal Dorset Yacht Club The theme for the evening was to make a decorative Bell Rope Keyring. 3 Strand Plait For most members this was … Continue reading →
Fancy Lanyard I can take no credit at all for the design of this Lanyard, this is one of Des Pawson’s projects, from his book which can be purchased from this page: Des Pawson’s Knot Craft I did however follow … Continue reading →
How to Make a Long Knife Lanyard I do rather like this particular lanyard because it incorporates a number of different skills, it can also easily be wrapped around the wrist or through a belt. This particular style of lanyard … Continue reading →
Making a Bell Rope Making a Bell Rope Comes in a number of different styles, it is really up to your imagination on how simple or fancy you want your Bell Rope to look. In this post, you will see … Continue reading →
Ditty Bag Noun: a small bag used especially by sailors to hold sewing implements, toiletries, etc. These days the ditty bag is very common among knot tyers for keeping their tools and cordage in. Origin: 1855–60; of obscure origin I … Continue reading →
Sailors Swab or Whisk In Des Pawson’s Knot Craft, Des mentions that Sailors would swab the decks using giant swabs made from old rope. Also scaled down versions were made to wash dishes and also used as hand sweepers to … Continue reading →
