Knots are a part of everyday life, from tying up parcels to hitching a horse, for camping, fishing, climbing, or sailing. Featuring step-by-step guides to over 100 knots, each illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, Konts teaches the novice the basics and the more experienced some knots they might be unfamiliar with. Covered are stopper knots, binding knots, bends, hitches, loops, plaits and splices. Following a short historical introduction, the first section looks at specialist equipment and knots that might be needed and gives a glossary of terms with pointers and caption text on how best to tie each one.