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Questions tagged [knots]

This tag is to be used for questions about tying knots in or between string or rope, or other strands of material

The word knot is mostly used as general word covering knots, bends and hitches which are used to tie string or rope to itself or other objects. In the stricter sense, it is just used to describe connections within one length of rope or string and for connections between very small size string and yarn.

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How do I evenly space my knots for my hanging craft project?

I'm attempting to make a ladder-like structure completely out of fishing line. I'm trying to avoid any extra materials such as rings, hooks or crimping sleeves because I want this to be as low-visibility as possible. The project will consist long…
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How can I tie a tight knot?

I'm working on making some chimes, which involves tying a (tuned) piece of metal to a piece of wood fairly tightly - ideally, so that there is always a gentle force pulling the chime together with the wood. For context, here are two pictures of the…
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How to tie the knot at the end of a hammock?

My balcony is a bit small so I had to buy a smaller hammock stand and retie the hammock knot in order for it to fit in the smaller stand, it looked approximately like the image I appended below. I think the knot was made approximately like this, but…
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How can I precisely and quickly tie loops of line?

I need to tie together about 58 strings of variable lengths with loops on each end (see pic) The problem that I'm having is cutting the length consistently. I need to cut the lengths accurately to about +/-2.5mm. With tying loops on each end, it's…
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