Page 7 - Maria Constantino "The Knot Handbook"

INTRODUCTION

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0 Most of us use the word <knot' to mean
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that frustrating tangle in a piece of string,

cord, or even in our shoelaces.

Strictly speaking, however, a

knot is a connection in a

cord or length of rope that

has been formed in one of

two ways. Firstly, by passing one free end

of a piece of rope through a loop and

drawing it tight. Secondly, a knot can be

made by intertwining or tying together two

pieces of rope or cord.