Knotter Howard Kanare
Featuring Knotwork by Howard Kanare The Decorative Ditty Bag I have to say that I do love a ditty bag, they are often great works of art, and show off a knotter’s skill set. Here we can see a wonderful … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Lanyard
Knotter Sharron Taylor
Featuring Knotwork by Sharron Taylor What is not to love about Sharron’s work? Not only does she create some wonderful decorative knotwork, but much of her work is salved from the sea! In general when we create decorative knotwork it … Continue reading →
Decorative Plaits and Sennits
I have managed to gather together a few tutorials on how to create some rather lovely decorative Sennits and Plaits. Many of the sennits below have been taken from Creative Ropecraft by Stuart E Grainger, the book is no longer … Continue reading →
Knute Hitch
How to Tie the Knute Hitch This particular hitch is rather beautiful because of its simplicity! It is extremely easy to tie and also very easy to untie. However, once tied through the eye of an object correctly, this hitch … Continue reading →
Joining Paracord
How to Join Paracord – 2 Colours Snake Knot Knife Lanyard If you have ever wanted to make a nice knife lanyard using two different colours of Paracord, then maybe this method is for you. The photograph shows an example … Continue reading →
Rattlesnake Knife Lanyard
Over-and-Under Heaving Line Knot The other day I was going to Ashley Book of Knots, came across knot number 541 and thought that the design would make a rather decorative lanyard on a knife. I felt rather pleased with myself … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Extended Crown and Diamond Knot
How to Tie the Extended Crown and Diamond Knot If you are looking to make a good decorative lanyard for your knife, then the |Extended Crown and Diamond Knot would be a good addition to making your knife lanyard look … Continue reading →
Two Strand Crown and Diamond Lanyard Knot
How to Tie the Crown and Diamond Knot The two strand Crown and Diamond Knot, is a relatively easy knot to learn to tie. Often when you are tying a lanyard, you are looking for something that is a bit … Continue reading →
Snake Knot Two Colour How to Tie
Snake Knot Knife Lanyard 2 Colour How to Tie the Two Colour Snake Knot Lanyard. In a previous video I showed how to tie the single colour Snake Knot: ? https://youtu.be/ae460LXyoTw In this video I … Continue reading →
Chinese Crown Knot Paracord Lanyard How to Tie
How to Tie the Chinese Crown Knot Chinese Crown Knot Paracord Lanyard How to Tie.This is a nice simple and easy knot to tie. This knot is great for tying short lanyard to a … Continue reading →
Snake Knot Knife Lanyard Simple Easy to Tie Tutorial
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 →
Adjustable Neck Knife Lanyard How to Tie Tutorial ?
Adjustable Knife Lanyard One of the best knots to use to make any lanyard adjustable is the Fisherman’s Knot or the Double Fisherman’s Knot. The wonderful thing about the Fisherman’s knot is that it is so easy to tie, also … Continue reading →
Two Strand Matthew Walker Knot, Single, Double, Treble, Easy to Tie Tutorial
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 →
Spiral Crown Knot
How to Tie the Spiral Crown Knot The Spiral Crown Knot is probably one of the first decorative knots that you will learn to tie. You may already know how to tie the Crown Knot, well the Spiral Crown Knot … Continue reading →
Completed Decorative Knotting Projects That May Inspire You!
Decorative Knotting Projects If you want to make some decorative knotting projects, then I would personally recommend the Book by Des Pawson – Knotcraft and Rope Mats that can be found in the Books … Continue reading →
Fisherman’s Knot also Double Fisherman’s Knot How to Tie
How to Tie the Double Fisherman’s Bend The Double Fisherman’s Knot seems to come with a number of different names. In Geoffrey Budworth’s Book it is called the Fisherman’s Knot and it also depicts the Double Fisherman’s Knot. In Art … Continue reading →
Two Bite Turks Head Lanyard Paracord How to Tie
How to Tie a Turk’s Head Knife Lanyard This particular version of the Turks head makes an excellent knife lanyard. This is one of my preferred knife lanyards, as it is a little bit more unusual than the average lanyard. … Continue reading →