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Household Knots

Household Knots

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Barrel Hitch - Secure method to lift barrels, buckets and other containers.

Secure method to lift barrels, buckets and other containers.

Bottle Sling Knot or Jar Sling knot on champagne bottle

Creates carrying handle for a bottle that has a narrow neck

Bow Tie - Tie a Tie

Provides the wearer with formality and elegance.

Bowline Knot - secure loop in the end of a piece of rope

Reasonably secure loop in a rope's end - and easy to undo.

Butchers Knot - used to prepare meat for roasting

Rapidly tied knot to prepare meat for roasting or salting.

Clove Hitch - Rope End Method - used for stage scenery or mooring buoy

Temporary hold, e.g., stage scenery or mooring buoy

Constrictor Knot - Twist Method - quick temporary whipping for a fraying rope's end

Tie the Constrictor knot using the twisting method.

Curtain tie back - Drapery Tie Back

An elegant way to bunch curtain material together.

Double Overhand Stopper Knot

Makes a reliable, moderately large, stopper knot.

Figure 8 Knot - stopper knot

Non-binding, quick and convenient stopper knot.

Four-in-Hand - Tie a Tie

Quick, convenient, but slightly asymmetrical, necktie.

Half Windsor Tie Knot - Tie a Tie

Creates a symmetrical and moderately bulky knot.

Package Tying Knot - Tie a Package

Knots to use to tie a package securely.

Pratt Tie Knot - Tie a Tie

Produces a moderately large and symmetrical knot.

Round Turn and Two Half Hitches - Secure a rope to a post or ring

Excellent way of securing a rope to a post or ring.

Sheet Bend Knot - Joins two ropes

Joins two ropes of unequal, or similar, size

Shoelace Bow Knot - Tie Shoes

Binding slip knot commonly used to secure laced shoes

Shoelace Bow Knot - Fieggen Method - Tie Shoes

Quick and conveniently tie a bow to secure shoe laces.

Shoelace Bow Knot - Surgeons Method - Tie Shoes

Uses two Surgeon's Half Knots to form Shoelace bow.

Square Knot - Simple way to join two ropes

Simple way to join two ropes made up of two Half Knots.

Tree Swing Knot - DIY Tree Swing

Shows how to tie knots to support a swing.

Truckers Hitch - Power Cinch Knot

Valuable knot usually used for securing loads or tarpaulins.

Underwriters Knot - Electricians Knot

A two-strand crown knot; prevents tension on terminals.

Windsor Tie Knot - Tie a Tie

Produces a bulky, symmetrical, Necktie Knot.

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Welcome to Houshold Knots

Selection

These animated knots are primarily for use around the home, the yard, the garden, and on the road.

Requests

The most requests we received were for animations on how to tie neckties - which explains their prominence in this section. In January 2012 we finally added the Pratt (Shelby) method for tying a necktie. Simple to tie, it produces a pleasingly symmetrical knot.

Household Knots
Emphasis

The emphasis for household knots is on reliability combined with the ability to tie and untie each knot fairly easily. Around the home there are few critical loads and, therefore, not the same concern about safety which applies in Climbing and Search and Rescue. An exception is the Child's Swing. However, the height is only a few feet - and damage from any fall correspondingly limited.

Which Knot Should I Use?

Looking Smart: Tying a Necktie
Quick and Simple Method
Quick Symmetrical Knot
Symmetrical Fuller Knot
Elegant Very Full Knot
The Classic Bow Tie

Teach your Child to Tie Shoelaces
The Standard Shoelace Bow
The Quick Fieggen Shoelace Bow
The Secure Surgeon's Shoelace Bow

Tie Loop in the End of a Rope
The Bowline

Join Two Pieces of String
The Reef (Square) Knot

Tie String Round a Package
The Parcel Knots

Join Ropes of Different Size
The Sheet Bend

Hoist Barrel
Barrel Hitch

Curtain (Drapery) Tie-Back
Drapery Tie Back

Tie Meat for Roasting
Butcher's Knot

Hang a Child's Swing
Child's Swing

Carry a Bottle
Attach Rope to a Jug or Bottle

Attach Rope to Pole Securely
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches

Secure Tarpaulin or Trailer Load
The Trucker's Hitch

Knot Under Knob on Light Pull
The Stopper Knot
Figure 8 Knot

Prevent Rope End Fraying
Secure temporary tie round rope

Strain Relief for Electric Cable
Underwriter's Knot

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