Ranger Bead Lanyard
Ranger Bead Lanyard – Pace Counter Lanyard How to use a Ranger Bead or Pace Counter Lanyard I am by no means an expert in this, but a little bit of research has given me the following answers: In order … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Decorative Knots
Eternity Knot
Single Strand Lanyard Knot aka Eternity Knot The other day I was browsing through Ashley’s and came across this single strand lanyard knot. At the time of making the video I did not realise that this not the name, since … Continue reading →
Jury Mast Knot Rope Mat
How to Make a Rope Mat Of all the different Rope Mats that you can make, this particular rope mat is probably the easiest of to make. Although this is not the most symmetrical of all the rope mats, it … Continue reading →
Seizing a Rope
The Making of a Rope Shackle or Soft Shackle How to Seize Rope In the previous video I demonstrated how I created the knot on the end of a Rope Shackle, Soft Shackle or Jib Shackle In this video I will … Continue reading →
Australian Cordage Supplies – Quality Cordage Australia
Quality Cordage in Australia If like me, you are a decorative knotter and enjoy using quality natural hard lay cordage. Then I have a solution for those of you living in the land down-under, Australia. I was recently sent a … Continue reading →
Whipping the End of a Rope (Colour)
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 →
Blood Knot
How to Tie the Blood Knot In this short video I will show how to tie the Blood Knot. For those of you with a fishing background you will notice that this is probable not the Blood Knot used in … Continue reading →
Sailor’s Knife Lanyard Knot
Sailor’s Knife Lanyard Knot or Bosun’s Whistle (Pipe or Call) Lanyard Knot For those of you who have been following my work for some time, will say that I have already done the Bosun’s Whistle Knot. I recently looked at … Continue reading →
Broach Loop Knot
How to Tie the Broach Loop Knot In this video I demonstrate how to tie the broach loop knot. This particular knot is a decorative way of tying a loop knot into the end of a piece of Paracord. The … Continue reading →
Globe Knot
How to Tie a Globe Knot (On Your Hand) Often the the globe knot is thought of as a decorative knot tied around a ball. Yes it is often used for this purpose, but the globe knot can also be … Continue reading →
Sailmaker’s Whipping – Whipping the End of a Rope
Sailmaker’s Whipping In this short video I will demonstrate how to whip the end of a rope with Sailmaker’s Whipping. The idea of whipping the end of a rope is to prevent the end of a rope unravelling or fraying, … Continue reading →
Cats Paw Eye Splice How to Tie
Cats Paw Eye Splice Two Videos here, one on how to make the Cats Paw Splice and one on testing it against an Eye Splice Cats Paw Eye Splice How to Tie (Makes a Decorative End to Dogs Lead) Decorative … Continue reading →
Barrel Sling 4 Legged
How to Tie a 4 Legged Barrel Sling Now you would think that tying a four legged barrel sling would be rather difficult. However, this is not the case, as I recently came across this Quick Tie Barrel Sling method. … Continue reading →
Fender Making a Rope Side Fender
Making a Rope Side Fender for a Boat Easy to Follow Instruction on Making a Side Fender. In this video, I will show you the process of making a rope side fender. The rope I used came from the Lydia … Continue reading →
Diamond Knot, Multi Strand Diamond
How to Tie a Multi Strand Diamond Knot This is a relatively easy Diamond Knot to tie. I think the thing that I really like about this particular Diamond Knot is that it is not often seen. A Multi Strand … Continue reading →
Diamond Sennit Knot with 6 strands
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 →
Twine Size Chart # to Metric to Imperial
Line Size Chart Have you ever wondered what size cordage is when it is prefixed with say #4? Below is a chart that shows the the conversion of twisted Twine Size # to Metric to Imperial: Twine Size Diameter mm … Continue reading →
Lanyard Knot – Multi Strand Lanyard Knot Jib Shackle or Soft Shackle
How to Make a Rope Soft Shackle This particular version of as soft rope shackle was taken from Des Pawson’s book. This book I would highly recommend as it is packed with decorative knotting projects. How to Tie The Lanyard … Continue reading →
West Country Whipping
How to Tie West Country Whipping This is probably one of the easiest forms of being able to cover an object. Not only a great way of preventing the end of your rope from fraying, but also makes a decorative … Continue reading →
Rib Hitching or Vertical Hitching
How to Rib Hitch or Vertical Hitch Rib Hitching or Vertical Hitching is a really great way of decorating an object. As you will see, this works well with Paracord, but also it can very easily be used with thinner … Continue reading →