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Knots: Sites covering knots used for practical purposes, including climbing, boating, camping, and decoratative or craft

• AActive Angler's Knot Tying - Learn to tie knots. Instructions for common fishing knots.
• Alaska Museum of Fancy Knots - Photos of decorative knotwork from around the world.
• Animated Knot Tying Software - Downloadable demonstration software
• Basic Rock Knot Booklet - Covers the ring bend, overhand, fisherman's, figure-8, munter hitch and clove hitch. Also covers emergency harness construction and belay techniques. Diagrams.
• Boy Scouts 42nd Brighton - Covers scouting knots including the Rolling hitch, Thief knot, and Thumb knot. Animations, tips, and common uses.
• Boy Scouts Troop 700 - Covers the square knot, clove hitch, bowline, half hitches, timber hitch, sheet bend, and tautline hitch. Animations. Requires Microsoft PowerPoint Animation Player.
• Chinese Knotting - Covers the flower knot, treasure knot, chinese button knot, and double connection knot. Photos and instructions. References to print resources.
• Gimp Link - Instructions for knotting flat plastic lace (gimp).