The bowline, clove hitch, and square are knots familiar to campers who might need to, say, tie down a tent with rope. But there are naturally occurring knots, too—ones that can be found on the ...

J.D. Lenzen, the inventor of fusion knotting, explains knot tying in 15 levels of difficulty, from easy to complex. J.D. starts from the very beginning, with overhead, bowline, and square knots, and ...

This part of the globe is currently teetering on the precipice between summer and fall, and it’s prime outdoor season. It’s still warm enough outside for most summer activities, and over the next few ...

A knowledge and mastery of tying knots is essential for anyone who spends time in the outdoors. And, sure, when faced with certain tasks that require knot-tying, you might be able to get away with ...

Learn three different ways to tie a bowline, the King of Knots. We will show you how to tie a bowline knot diagram. The bowline (pronounced bo-lin) is the single most important knot for all outdoors ...

For many of us, untangling our earbuds is the extent of our survivalist knot knowledge. Tying knots is just for sailors and mountain climbers, right? Turns out, there are a few simple knots that you ...

A version of this story ran in The Virginian-Pilot on Sept. 14, 2005. Hurricane or no, we’re in for a blow. Time to start thinking about how to secure the woodpile or lash the garbage cans to a tree.

The alpine butterfly knot is more than just a pretty name for an ingenious loop with multiple uses. Here’s how to tie our favorite knot in five quick steps. The alpine butterfly knot, also known as ...

There are 177,147 ways to fasten a necktie, it has emerged - 1,000 times more than previously thought. But the study was not prompted by higher theories of mathematics, but a flamboyant knot worn by a ...