Description
This beautifully produced compendium gives you a knot challenge for every day of the year. With hundreds to choose from, all colour coded by use, you can work through the book from start to finish, gradually building on your knowledge as you go, or alternatively dipping in and out for your daily knotting fix.
Covers:- all the essential knots
- useful hitches, bends, whippings and splices
- handy knots for making outdoor items: plant hangers, harnesses, tree swings, rope ladder
- mini knot craft projects: cool keyrings, friendship bracelets, belts, mats
- magic 'trick' knots: escapology knots, vanishing knots, travelling knots
- freestyle knots: have a go at the 'thrown bowline' (an old cowboy trick)
- everyday fashion knots - new ways to tie your shoelaces, scarf, or even your tie You won't escape this book without learning something, and you won't put it down without picking up an interesting fact or useful technique. Give it a month and you'll be a knot tying fanatic; give it a year and you'll be a knotting supremo
Author: Nic Compton
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical Press
Published: 02/09/2021
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 7.60h x 7.80w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9781472985163
ISBN10: 1472985168
BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies | Knots, Macrame & Rope Work
- Sports & Recreation | Water Sports | Sailing
- Sports & Recreation | Water Sports | Boating
About the Author
Nic Compton is a widely published author, journalist and photographer. Formerly the Editor of Classic Boat magazine for 5 years, he then branched out into a freelance writing career and has written 5 books for Adlard Coles Nautical: Ultimate Classic Yachts (published to great acclaim), The Anatomy of Sail, Why Sailors Can't Swim, Iain Oughtred, and Titanic on Trial.