Hi what is with this place?
there is no pictures of knots or anething to to look at and see how it is done. you guys shoud check out knotheads site it has lots of picture to show how it is made, you shoud be more like that please.
thanx fabounaman :-*
Page of links in my signature.
Hi KC
thanx for the site link, with so mucn stuff going on other places, I think I get this place now? you come here not to learn knots from IGKT but learn where other pepole can learn you how to do it.
Maybe IGKT change name to Guild of links to knot tyres, HA HA HA ;D.
Thanx
fabounaman :-*
Hi sorry for posting many time.
I came from the IGKT site to here in first place. I was thinking to join IGKT and learn from it how to make better knots.
but there is only easy knots for tieing on there, and all other places that are not IGKT have lots of knots to teach.
and information on knots, I don’t have to buy membersship to learn from IGKT to learn? do I :-/
If i go to other places I can learn more for free, with forum that has no arguing in about what IGKT is or not ???
sorry if I am rued here, I do not understand very well.
I think mr knot head is more use for learn knots and he should have a guild himself.
I would like to learn knots good and call my self a knot head i think.
If some one asks me where to learn knots, I will tell them to go to knot heads site first.
sorry
thanx fabounaman
This is the place for asking questions and discusions about knottying.
And for discussions about the IGKT too.
We do have posts with pictures but we are not the part of the guild site to teach.
The site has a beginners part in which there are some knot instructions. There are also many links on the site so that more experienced people can find their own choice of knots.
Here you find the beginners knots: http://www.igkt.net/beginners/index.html
I hope I have helped you with this,
Willeke
I am glad you found KHWW or other links to help you. I am so sorry that you can’t think that KHWW would not have ever been available unless there was IGKT. The steps were: 1,2, 3, 4: can I show you a little more? Without IGKT there could have been no KHWW. I contribute to KHWW and IGKT and I even write for snail mail Knot News. How complex would you like your knotting to be? See KN for some fine wire spliceing and KM for some multi strand lanyard. Come to the electronic sites for other interaction. Most of us who made this site possible are still working in the snail mail as well.
Nice Link, somehow i don’t think i’ve seen it before; and have googled many knots.
i would think that IGKT would come higher in google searches on knots. If looking to take a bigger lead as a knotting authority on the net especially; hopefully that would change.
Another personal target is to show knot lacings in memorable groups of designs, that also work on similair mechanics. i think this would be easier and more rewarding to a person newer to these things. But, also; grouped in these families; the common nuances of the base mechanics for the given family of knots as a pattern, would become more recognizable. The recognizing these commonalities would give more definition to them as a set, as they seperated fromt he rest of the fogginess!
For, example; i think after L-earning a SheetBend; one should show that an ever so poplular simple bowline is nothing but a SheetBend, maid to it’s own self as to form eye in end of line. Get a new person to point A; and with the simplest addition now has gotten 2 very popular knots for their efforts. Show Becket as Sheet to eye, show an adjustable type of bowline as becket to self (of which the eye is another bowline or eye splice etc.) etc. To show 1 basic form and trapping mechanics to learn to command all knots listed above.
to fabman - Im just a seaman,dont need to look for pictures/links cos I got all that I need -ABOK and Graumonts -plus ,knife(many)spike/wooden(many)
Fids I got a bunch.
Plus my hands are pretty well calloused unless you want me to do you a square knot bag/belt,or send the one I made for the missus.
to fabman - Im just a seaman,dont need to look for pictures/links cos I got all that I need -ABOK and Graumonts -plus ,knife(many)spike/wooden(many) Fids I got a bunch. Plus my hands are pretty well calloused unless you want me to do you a square knot bag/belt,or send the one I made for the missus.
Ah freind please do assume my family name is a sily nick name, for many pepole of the world are known by their family name only. as am I. in your countrys I can be known as Jacob.
I am a fisherman and I make my own nets and ropes to fish. I make my boat for my self. I have been of the sea from my birth, I do not have any ABOK’s or Groumonts you have. are they special tools you need. My only knife I make my own.
If you want to sell me your wifes beltn or bag, will this help me learn knots? will your wife not be angry that you take her belt and bag?
I do not need a belt, I have no pants to hold on and my bag to put fish in I make from palm leeves,
Thank you for you offer. can I sell you some fish.
Thanx
Jacob Fabounaman (Fabman)
Hey fabman,what part of the States you live with an aol email address,
Sorry, I did not realise I was only to have and aol address, if I live in States :o
I think you will find many pepole of the world have aol not just States,
I can use aol from Asia, Africa and Europe.
I do have aol address but the one you know is not my real one. and for now I live in Europe a short time.
This is my last time in this subject as it has nothing to do with learning knots and anyone else here will not be interested reading this rubish.
Thanx fabounaman
i would think that IGKT would come higher in google searches on knots. If looking to take a bigger lead as a knotting authority on the net especially; hopefully that would change.One way of people could help to increase IGKT's search engine positioning would be to consider submitting articles for inclusion on the web site. I can't remember the last time I was given any new articles on knotting to add to the site.
Although the search engines do try to index web forums, their main focus is always the main web site as content on a web site tends to be easier to index and web site articles are more likely to constitute a permanent resource compared to a forum post. If there has been a long and interesting discussions here on a specific topic, there’s no reason why the discussion couldn’t be edited down into something that would be suitable for the main site. Not only would that add content to the site and maximise the chances of visitors finding it, it would also act as an archive for some of the best discussions in here.
Just a thought…
How do all 
As no new articles on knotting have been submitted for use on the main web site, which also seems to be part of the problem of poeple not seeing what the guild is doing or is capable of doing.
An idea that would help in many areas, is the inclusion of past Knotting Matters articles on the main site, obviously these would have to be vetted by someone as to their suitabilaty and relevant content.
The articles I have in mind are those like, Knotmaster Series, “Knotting ventured, Knotting gained”
Some of the articles showing new knotting techniques or improvements on existing ones.
Some of the younger folks out there just starting in knotting may like to see some of the KM articles aimed at them, like the recent Solomon man in issue 89.
Maybe even adding some of the pictures from past Km’s to freshen up the gallery a bit?
This would maybe help in the search engine results,
attract new members “of all ages”,
and show that the guild is actually doing something to promote, explore and the push the boundaries of the art of knotting.
I may make it sound like an easy thing to, but I also understand that some one has to voulenteer their own time to make it happen, and it may not be a viable option, but it’s a thought any way.
I think I should stop now.
Take care,
Barry.
I’d like to ask: why vet? If you can, just put up all the Knotting Matters (or perhaps all older than, say, 2 years to maintain incentive for membership?) on the site. Call it an archive, then people will know that there will be some dated material and you don’t have to vet or update.
Hi Carol,
The reason I said vet is that some of the Presidents letters, Editors comments, letters in the post bag, meeting info, obituarys and the like, would probably not be relevant material, for instance an advertisement for a meeting 20 years ago would not relevant any more, please correct me if I am wrong here.
As for putting all the Knotting Matters on the web site, who would be willing to do that? and how much space would it take? I think having quality rather than quantity would be better, but that is just my opinion and I could be wrong.
Take Care,
Barry
Perhaps not fascinating to all and sundry, but interesting historically. (how many times has the AGM been held in London or New York 8)
As for space, you can buy disk space for less than a $1 / GB (and that’s Canadian dollars! 8).
It’s more of an issue organizationally to put up big lumps of text and make them useful.
Last time I heard about the project of getting all KM digital, to publish it on DVD there was one volunteer working on them. It is an imensly big job to do it proper.
And with copy rights and future publication for money, I am afraid that KM will never be placed on a site in whole, but we might get permission for a selection.
Willeke
Perhaps not fascinating to all and sundry, but interesting historically. (how many times has the AGM been held in London or New York 8)If anyone is interested in the historical side of the guild and would like that kind of information, back issues of KM are available from the Supplies Secretary for £2.50 each, which may also be a reason for not putting all of the past KM's on line, There would be all those back issues that may not get sold, I don't know how many there are left and selling them may not be an issue, so my answer may not be relevant.
You might be better asking some one on the Guild council, or the Guild via the Guild secretary.
I only came up with an idea, and as my opinion is my own, it may not be the same as the Guilds?
Take care,
Barry
A History of the International Guild of Knot Tyers - the first two decades 1982 - 2002, written by Geoffrey Budworth - Published by the Guild and available from the Supplies Secretary under the title “MUCH ADO ABOUT KNOTTING”
It contains a list of all the places where meetings have taken place (in Europe) - books that have been written by members - record of Officers of the Guild - obituary and so on. A must for any serious Guild Member!
Gordon