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110 relations: Alexander polynomial, Anchor bend, Arborist, Belaying, Bight (knot), Bitts, Bowline, Braid, Buntline hitch, Butterfly loop, Canyoning, Carrick bend, Caving, Chain, Chain sinnet, Chinese knotting, Cleat (nautical), Clifford Warren Ashley, Climbing, Clove hitch, Coiling, Constrictor knot, Diamond hitch, Donkey, Factor of safety, Fiber, Fid, Figure-eight knot, Figure-eight knot (mathematics), Figure-eight loop, Fisherman, Flag, Forecastle, Gordian Knot, Granny knot, Grief knot, Hagfish, International Guild of Knot Tyers, Joke, Kernmantle rope, Knitting, Knot, Knot (mathematics), Knot theory, Lanyard, Lashing (ropework), Lineworker, List of bend knots, List of binding knots, List of decorative knots, ..., List of hitch knots, List of knot terminology, List of knots, Macramé, Magic (illusion), Mast (sailing), Mathematics, Matthew Walker knot, Mechanical advantage, Miller's knot, Monkey's fist, Monofilament fishing line, Mule, Munter hitch, National Speleological Society, Net (textile), Overhand knot, Palo Alto, California, Platform magic, Prusik, Puzzle, Quipu, Reef knot, Rolling hitch, Rope, Rope splicing, Ropework, Sailor, Scouting, Seizing, Sennit, Sheet bend, Shroud knot, Slip knot, Spanish bowline, Stagehand, Stopper knot, Strap, Surgeon, Taut-line hitch, Textile, The Ashley Book of Knots, Timber hitch, Tom fool's knot, Topology, Trefoil knot, Trucker's hitch, Turk's head knot, Turn (knot), Twine, Two half-hitches, Unknot, Versatackle knot, Wall and crown knot, Water knot, Webbing, Whipping knot, Wire rope, Working load limit, Zeppelin bend. Expand index (60 more) »
Alexander polynomial
In mathematics, the Alexander polynomial is a knot invariant which assigns a polynomial with integer coefficients to each knot type.
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Anchor bend
The anchor bend is a knot used for attaching a rope to a ring or similar termination.
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Arborist
An arborist, tree surgeon, or (less commonly) arboriculturist, is a professional in the practice of arboriculture, which is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants in dendrology and horticulture.
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Belaying
A belayer is belaying behind a lead climber. Belaying refers to a variety of techniques climbers use to exert tension on a climbing rope so that a falling climber does not fall very far.
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Bight (knot)
In knot tying, a bight is a curved section or slack part between the two ends of a rope, string, or yarn.
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Bitts
Bitts are paired vertical wooden or iron posts mounted either aboard a ship or on a wharf, pier or quay.
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Bowline
The bowline is an ancient and simple knot used to form a fixed 'eye' at the end of a rope.
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Braid
A braid (also referred to as a plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair.
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Buntline hitch
The buntline hitch is a knot used for attaching a rope to an object.
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Butterfly loop
The butterfly loop, also known as lineman's loop, butterfly knot, alpine butterfly knot and lineman's rider, is a knot used to form a fixed loop in the middle of a rope.
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Canyoning
Canyoning (canyoneering in the U.S. / kloofing in South-Africa / torrentismo in Italian, barranquismo in Spanish) is travelling in canyons using a variety of techniques that may include other outdoor activities such as walking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling (rappelling), and swimming.
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Carrick bend
The carrick bend is a knot used for joining two lines.
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Caving
Caving – also traditionally known as spelunking in the United States and Canada and potholing in the United Kingdom and Ireland – is the recreational pastime of exploring wild (generally non-commercial) cave systems.
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Chain
A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension.
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Chain sinnet
A chain sinnet (or chain sennit) is a method of shortening a rope or other cable while in use or for storage.
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Chinese knotting
Chinese knotting is a decorative handicraft art that began as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang and Song dynasty (960–1279 CE) in China.
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Cleat (nautical)
In nautical contexts, a cleat is a device for securing a rope.
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Clifford Warren Ashley
Clifford Warren Ashley (December 18, 1881 – September 18, 1947) was an American artist, author, sailor, and knot expert.
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Climbing
Climbing is the activity of using one's hands, feet, or any other part of the body to ascend a steep object.
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Clove hitch
The clove hitch is a type of knot.
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Coiling
A coiling or coil is a curve, helix, or spiral used for storing rope or cable in compact and reliable yet easily attainable form.
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Constrictor knot
The constrictor knot is one of the most effective binding knots.
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Diamond hitch
The diamond hitch is a lashing technique used mainly in the field of equine packing, to secure a set of objects, for instance a pair of pack-bags, pack-boxes or other gear onto a base, for instance a pack saddle frame, in which case it requires the use of a lash cinch.
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Donkey
The donkey or ass (Equus africanus asinus) is a domesticated member of the horse family, Equidae.
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Factor of safety
Factors of safety (FoS), is also known as (and used interchangeably with) safety factor (SF), is a term describing the load carrying capacity of a system beyond the expected or actual loads.
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Fiber
Fiber or fibre (see spelling differences, from the Latin fibra) is a natural or synthetic substance that is significantly longer than it is wide.
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Fid
A fid is a conical tool traditionally made of wood or bone.
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Figure-eight knot
The figure-eight knot or figure-of-eight knot is a type of stopper knot.
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Figure-eight knot (mathematics)
In knot theory, a figure-eight knot (also called Listing's knot or a Cavendish knot) is the unique knot with a crossing number of four.
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Figure-eight loop
A figure-eight loop (also figure-eight on a bight or Flemish loop or Flemish eight) is a type of knot created by a loop on the bight.
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Fisherman
A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.
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Flag
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colors.
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Forecastle
The forecastle (abbreviated fo'c'sle or fo'c's'le) is the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast, or the forward part of a ship with the sailors' living quarters.
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Gordian Knot
The Gordian Knot is a legend of Phrygian Gordium associated with Alexander the Great.
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Granny knot
The granny knot is a binding knot, used to secure a rope or line around an object.
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Grief knot
A grief knot (also what knot) is a knot which combines the features of a granny knot and a thief knot, producing a result which is not generally useful for working purposes.
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Hagfish
Hagfish, the class '''Myxini''' (also known as Hyperotreti), are eel-shaped, slime-producing marine fish (occasionally called slime eels).
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International Guild of Knot Tyers
The International Guild of Knot Tyers (or IGKT) is a worldwide association for people with an interest in knots and knot tying.
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Joke
A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh and is not meant to be taken seriously.
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Kernmantle rope
Kernmantle rope is rope constructed with its interior core protected by a woven exterior sheath designed to optimize strength, durability, and flexibility.
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Knitting
Knitting is a method by which yarn is manipulated to create a textile or fabric for use in many types of garments.
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Knot
A knot is a method of fastening or securing linear material such as rope by tying or interweaving.
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Knot (mathematics)
In mathematics, a knot is an embedding of a circle S^1 in 3-dimensional Euclidean space, R3 (also known as E3), considered up to continuous deformations (isotopies).
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Knot theory
In topology, knot theory is the study of mathematical knots.
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Lanyard
A lanyard is a cord or strap worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist to carry such items as keys or identification cards.
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Lashing (ropework)
A lashing is an arrangement of rope wire or webbing with linking device used to secure and fasten two or more items together in a somewhat rigid manner.
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Lineworker
A lineworker (lineman (American English), linesman (British English), powerline technician (PLT), or powerline worker) is a tradesperson who constructs and maintains electric power transmission and distribution lines.
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List of bend knots
This is a list of bends.
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List of binding knots
A binding knot is a knot that may be used to keep an object or multiple loose objects together, using a string or a rope that passes at least once around them.
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List of decorative knots
A decorative or ornamental knot (also fancy knot) is an often complex knot exhibiting repeating patterns.
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List of hitch knots
A hitch is a type of knot used for binding rope to an object.
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List of knot terminology
This page explains commonly used terms related to knots.
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List of knots
This list of knots includes many alternate names for common knots and lashings.
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Macramé
Macramé is a form of textile produced using knotting (rather than weaving or knitting) techniques.
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Magic (illusion)
Magic, along with its subgenres of, and sometimes referred to as illusion, stage magic or street magic is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by staged tricks or illusions of seemingly impossible feats using natural means.
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Mast (sailing)
The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat.
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Mathematics
Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, "knowledge, study, learning") is the study of such topics as quantity, structure, space, and change.
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Matthew Walker knot
A Matthew Walker knot is a decorative knot that is used to keep the end of a rope from fraying.
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Mechanical advantage
Mechanical advantage is a measure of the force amplification achieved by using a tool, mechanical device or machine system.
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Miller's knot
A miller's knot (also sack knot or bag knot) is a binding knot used to secure the opening of a sack or bag.
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Monkey's fist
A monkey's fist or monkey paw is a type of knot, so named because it looks somewhat like a small bunched fist/paw.
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Monofilament fishing line
Monofilament fishing line (shortened to just mono) is fishing line made from a single fiber of plastic.
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Mule
A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare).
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Munter hitch
The Munter hitch, also known as the Italian hitch or the Crossing Hitch, is a simple knot, commonly used by climbers, cavers, and rescuers as part of a life-lining or belay system.
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National Speleological Society
The National Speleological Society (NSS) is an organization formed in 1941 to advance the exploration, conservation, study, and understanding of caves in the United States.
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Net (textile)
Net or netting is any textile in which the yarns are fused, looped or knotted at their intersections, resulting in a fabric with open spaces between the yarns.
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Overhand knot
The overhand knot is one of the most fundamental knots, and it forms the basis of many others, including the simple noose, overhand loop, angler's loop, reef knot, fisherman's knot, and water knot.
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Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States.
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Platform magic
Platform magic (also known as parlor magic, club magic or cabaret magic) is magic that is done for larger audiences than close-up magic and for smaller audiences than stage magic.
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Prusik
A Prusik is a friction hitch or knot used to attach a loop of cord around a rope, applied in climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering, caving, rope rescue, ziplining, and by arborists.
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Puzzle
A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge.
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Quipu
Quipu (also spelled khipu) or talking knots, were recording devices fashioned from strings historically used by a number of cultures, particularly in the region of Andean South America.
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Reef knot
The reef knot, or square knot, is an ancient and simple binding knot used to secure a rope or line around an object.
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Rolling hitch
The rolling hitch is a knot (see also Magnus hitch) used to attach a rope to a rod, pole, or another rope.
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Rope
A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibers or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form.
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Rope splicing
Rope splicing in ropework is the forming of a semi-permanent joint between two ropes or two parts of the same rope by partly untwisting and then interweaving their strands.
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Ropework
Ropework or marlinespike seamanship are traditional umbrella terms for a skillset spanning the use, maintenance, and repair of rope.
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Sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who navigates waterborne vessels or assists as a crewmember in their operation and maintenance.
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Scouting
Scouting or the Scout Movement is a movement that aims to support young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society, with a strong focus on the outdoors and survival skills.
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Seizing
Seizings are a class of stopping knots used to semi-permanently bind together two ropes, two parts of the same rope, or rope and another object.
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Sennit
Sennit is a type of cordage made by plaiting strands of dried fibre or grass.
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Sheet bend
The sheet bend (also known as becket bend, weaver's knot and weaver's hitch) is a bend, that is, a knot that joins two ropes together.
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Shroud knot
The shroud knot is a multi-strand bend knot used to join two ends of laid (or twisted) rope together.
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Slip knot
The slip knot is a stopper knot which is easily undone by pulling the tail (working end).
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Spanish bowline
The Spanish bowline is a double loop knot that can be used to lift a person.
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Stagehand
A stagehand is a person who works backstage or behind the scenes in theatres, film, television, or location performance.
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Stopper knot
A stopper knot (or simply stopper) is a knot that creates a fixed thicker point on an otherwise uniform thickness rope for the purpose of preventing unreeving: stopping the rope at that point from slipping out of a narrow passage.
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Strap
A strap, sometimes also called strop, is an elongated flap or ribbon, usually of fabric or leather.
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Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a physician who performs surgical operations.
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Taut-line hitch
The taut-line hitch is an adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension.
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Textile
A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres (yarn or thread).
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The Ashley Book of Knots
The Ashley Book of Knots is an encyclopedia of knots written and illustrated by the American artist Clifford W. Ashley.
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Timber hitch
The timber hitch is a knot used to attach a single length of rope to a cylindrical object.
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Tom fool's knot
The Tom fool's knot is sometimes considered a handcuff knot but is somewhat inferior for this purpose to the knot which usually bears that name.
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Topology
In mathematics, topology (from the Greek τόπος, place, and λόγος, study) is concerned with the properties of space that are preserved under continuous deformations, such as stretching, crumpling and bending, but not tearing or gluing.
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Trefoil knot
In topology, a branch of mathematics, the trefoil knot is the simplest example of a nontrivial knot.
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Trucker's hitch
The trucker's hitch is a compound knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks or trailers.
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Turk's head knot
A Turk's head knot is a decorative knot with a variable number of interwoven strands, forming a closed loop.
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Turn (knot)
A turn is one round of rope on a pin or cleat, or one round of a coil.
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Twine
Twine is a light string or strong thread composed of two or more smaller strands or yarns twisted, and then twisted together.
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Two half-hitches
The two half-hitches is a type of knot, specifically a binding knot or hitch knot.
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Unknot
The unknot arises in the mathematical theory of knots.
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Versatackle knot
A versatackle is a self-locking tensioning structure implemented in cordage.
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Wall and crown knot
A wall and crown knot is a decorative kind of rope button.
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Water knot
The water knot (also tape knot, ring bend, grass knot, or overhand follow-through) is a knot frequently used in climbing for joining two ends of webbing together, for instance when making a sling.
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Webbing
2 inch (50 mm) Nylon webbing as used in auto racing harnesses Webbing is a strong fabric woven as a flat strip or tube of varying width and fibres, often used in place of rope.
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Whipping knot
A whipping knot or whipping is a binding of twine or whipcord around the end of a rope to prevent its natural tendency to fray.
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Wire rope
Steel wire rope (right hand langs lay) Wire rope is several strands of metal wire twisted into a helix forming a composite "rope", in a pattern known as "laid rope".
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Working load limit
Safe Working Load (SWL) sometimes stated as the Normal Working Load (NWL) is the maximum safe force that a piece of lifting equipment, lifting device or accessory can exert to lift, suspend, or lower, a given mass without fear of breaking.
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Zeppelin bend
A Zeppelin bend (also Rosendahl bend) is a general-purpose bend knot.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot
