The Ultimate Book of Knots is an amazing resource of both practical and ornamental knots – flat knots, braids, plaits, webbing, woven knots, knob knots, solid knots, netting and Turk’s head knots in all their varieties. Decorative knotting is an appealing craft, devoted to creating attractive patterns and interwoven textures for particular decorative effect, as well as embellished practical items in their own right – but it requires particular skills. The Ultimate Book of Decorative Knots is unique in its comprehensiveness and step-by-step photographic instruction, and will be the complete sourcebook for novices who are just beginning to experiment with the simple pleasures of knot and rope work as well as more experienced knotters who are looking to expand their repertoire and want to learn from the best. I'm not sure what attracted me to the title of this book, but something did. I thought that my son might enjoy it (boys love string) and recently I did a Japanese Doll craft that involved knot tying. Or maybe it was just the Girl Guide in me, ever ready to do some knotting, so I awaited the book with anticipation. I usually judge a craft book by how much I enjoy browsing it and also how many things pop out at me as “ooh I fancy making that”. A heavy, hardback book of nearly 400 pages arrived and I have to confess that, at first, I wasn’t too impressed, but this was mainly due to the photo quality. This is a real shame, as when you delve deeper, the book is actually a very good resource! You get a good introduction to materials, methods and tools, as well as a huge number of step by step “knots” to copy and make.

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