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The International

Guild of Knot Tyers

The International Guild of Knot Tyers was founded in 1982. It is a
registered charity with the declared object of ‘the advancement of
education by the study of the art, craft and science of knotting, past
and present’. The Guild regularly publishes a magazine, Knotting
Matters, that is sent to all members. There are now well over 1,250
members in over 25 countries. Groups of members meet together
both in small local meetings and much larger international meetings.
Membership is open to all who have an interest in knot tying, be they
highly skilled or just beginners.

For more information please contact:
The Secretary
International Guild of Knot Tyers
PO Box 3540
Chester
CH1 9FU
Email: membership@igkt.net

Or you can check out the International Guild of Knot Tyers website
www.igkt.net

Ann Norman is both a professional rope maker and an illustrator,
with a lengthy interest in knots, weaving and ply-splitting (a newly-
researched technique, deceptively described as ‘poking ropes through
ropes’). She is a member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers.
Included in her illustration and graphic design work are major books
on ply-splitting and braiding. She has also published her own book on
the Tibetan Twister, a four-strand cord-maker she helped adapt from a
device for spinning yak hair used by Tibetan nomads. With her
husband, she has co-published books on ply-splitting and weaving and
is currently collaborating on a ply-splitting book for beginners.
Ann would like to thank Dauntsey’s School in Wiltshire for the
many details within the illustrations of their tall ship Jolie Brise, the
overall winner of the Tall Ships 2000 Race and three times winner of
the Fastnet Race.

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