Macrame & Knots

When learning how to tie a Thief's Knot, you'll be following in the footsteps of the best tax assessors and customs agents in old world shipping ports from hundreds of years ago. Because of their...

A sheet bend knot is used to tie two ropes of different sizes together. Tie a sheet bend knot with tips from a knot tying specialist in this free video on tying knots.

A sheep bend knot can connect a small diameter rope to one with a larger diameter. Learn how to tie sheep bend knots for connecting rope in this free knot tying video from an Eagle Scout.

A sheet bend is similar to a bowline knot. Learn about tying sheet bend knots in this free instructional video from an Eagle Scout.

A double sheet bend knot is good for attaching two ropes of different size. Learn about tying double sheet bend knots in this free instructional video from an Eagle Scout.

Use a double Carrick bend to join two lines. Its use is especially common with thick or stiff cable that cannot be easily formed into the more common bends. The double Carrick bend also goes by...

The lap knot is so-named for its use in Lapland. It is an old knot and has been used in many different places, especially those with cold climates. It is related to the sheet bend and is...

A Carrick Bend is known as the Josephine Knot in macrame and is also very commonly used in sailing. In macrame, it is used for tying two separate lengths of rope together but is not seized or...