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 ...

The Pipa Knot is a unique Chinese Macrame knot that is based on the Figure 8 shape. This historical knot has been around for a long time. It's been seen frequently on ancient Oriental clothing as a ...

The square knot was historically known as the Hercules knot. While the name suggests strength, I think it’s fair to say associating it with Hercules is a bit misleading. The square knot is useful for ...

It's my favorite for connecting fluorocarbon to braid, but I found an error in my original GT knot diagram. Here’s the corrected, step-by-step instructions.

Mnemonic devices help you remember life skills that could come in handy while exploring the great outdoors. This one is ...

Tying a tie is one of those things that can seem almost impossible to learn at first, but feels easy after hardly any time at all. The great thing about ties, though, is that you can get away with ...

Tying a knot can be tricky. Just ask any kid struggling with shoelaces. And scientists have it even harder when they try to make knots using tiny molecules. Now, in the journal Science, a team of ...