Best knots for
Gifts
Decorative and finishing knots for ribbons, cords and handmade presents.
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Binding knots
Bow Knot
The knot on your shoes: a square knot with both ends slipped.
●○○ Easy -
Braids & sennits
Four-Strand Flat Braid
A flat braid of 4 strands.
●○○ Easy -
Braids & sennits
Three-Strand Flat Braid
A flat braid of 3 strands.
●○○ Easy -
Bends
Carrick Bend
A join for heavy rope, woven strictly over-under.
●●○ Intermediate -
Braids & sennits
Carrick Mat
The carrick bend’s weave closed into a flat oval and followed round twice.
●●○ Intermediate -
Stopper knots
Crown Knot
The strands at the end of a laid rope are folded over each other in turn, so each one passes over the next and under the one before.
●●○ Intermediate -
Braids & sennits
Five-Strand Flat Braid
A flat braid of 5 strands.
●●○ Intermediate -
Braids & sennits
Four-Strand Round Sennit
Four strands braided into a firm round cord.
●●○ Intermediate -
Stopper knots
Multiple Overhand Knot
An overhand knot with four or more turns.
●●○ Intermediate -
Braids & sennits
Seven-Strand Flat Braid
A flat braid of 7 strands.
●●○ Intermediate -
Braids & sennits
Six-Strand Flat Braid
A flat braid of 6 strands.
●●○ Intermediate -
Binding knots
Turk’s Head (3 lead, 4 bight)
A woven band round a pole or rail.
●●○ Intermediate -
Stopper knots
Wall Knot
A crown upside down: each strand passes under the next and comes up through its bight, so the ends point up out of the top.
●●○ Intermediate -
Braids & sennits
Eight-Strand Square Sennit
Eight strands braided into a thick cord with a square section, each strand passing over two and under two.
●●● Advanced -
Stopper knots
Monkey’s Fist
A woven ball at the end of a line: three sets of turns at right angles to each other, the last set passing inside the first and round the second.
●●● Advanced -
Binding knots
Turk’s Head (4 lead, 5 bight)
A woven band round a pole or rail.
●●● Advanced -
Binding knots
Turk’s Head (5 lead, 4 bight)
A woven band round a pole or rail.
●●● Advanced