Macrame & Knots

Five stand french braid is a great braid when you need a semi round braid. It is very attractive as well as quick to learn. This is a fast braid to finish.

Understanding how to tie a Sheet Bend knot is the key to making two short pieces of rope into a single long piece that is as strong as the rope itself you started with. If one of your two pieces...

Everyone should learn how to tie a square knot if they ever deal with ropes or lines. Every boy scout learns the knot, as does every sailor. It's a good knot for tieing a package string, although...

A 3-strand rope is braided the same way hair is braided. It sounds simple, but if you have never done it before, you have to have someone tell you the procedure. And then to get proficient at it,...

Historians say that Tang Soo Do has connections to ancient times dating all the way back to circa A.D. 700. Martial arts has always been important in the Asian world, and its reach extends over...

The half knot is an essential knot in the art of macramé and hemp work. The half knot is half of a square knot. This knot is tied around a filler cord. When this knot is repeated around...

The handcuff knot is not to be used to restrain someone like real handcuffs do. However, it can be used to lower and raise firefighters into tight spaces in order to save a trapped victim. It can...

Continuous ring hitching, also known as single ringbolt hitching, and is identified in Ashley's Book of Knots as knot No. 3602. It is the simplest form of ringbolt hitching and the boating...

An alternate ring hitching, also known as kackling or keckling, is uniquely identified in Ashley's Book of Knots as knot No. 3604. It is most often used on a ship to cover a ring to prevent the...

One of the most basic of knots is the square knot. It is used to secure 2 ropes of the same size together and in First Aid applications.

When working with four cords, switching hands is the key to keeping macramé cords in the correct position and your work straight. And you can switch your hands faster than you can cross them.

Also known as a reef knot, the square knot is secure and easy to untie. Get out a piece of rope and start practicing the techniques down below and you should have it down in no time.