Knots

A collection of knotting resources.

Grogs Animated KnotsKnots for boating, climbing, and fishing with clear animations.

Illustrations and instructions for a large number of knots used in fishing, boating and paddling.

Covers climbing and rescue knots including how to make a seat harness from webbing and the bowline-on-a-coil. Photos and instructions.

Ians Shoelace SiteIllustrations and instructions. Including common, faster and more secure knots. Also a section on different methods of lacing shoes.

Index of knots with links, illustrations, and descriptions.

A book of knots, hitches, splicing, lashing and rope making.

Covers six knots that untie easily, including the Sliding Butterfly, Double Carrick bend, and Clove Hitch Biting a Bight. Step-by-step illustrations with instructions and a table of properties.

Covers common caving knots including the double figure-8 on a bight and the farmers knot. Illustrations.

Discussion, comments, and tips regarding use for both sailing and climbing. History.

Explanation, illustrations, and instructions.

Alramas KnotsAnimated graphics of several knots being tied.

Illustrated guide to the most commonly used knots in underground exploration.

Gwen Powell, in studying for her Certificate of Excellence in Handspinning from the Handweavers Guild of America, analyzed techniques for creating appropriate yarns and cords for Chinese Knotting. Many examples, illustrations and instructions for both knotting and spinning.

The Overseas Chinese Associated Community (a Taiwanese organization) hosts the Global Chinese Language and Culture Center which educates the world at large about Chinese Culture. An important aspect is Chinese Knotting. Much of the content is from a video tape that has been broken into segments and provided online at this site.