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  2. Adjustable bend - Wikipedia

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    The adjustable bend [1] is a bend knot that is easy to lengthen or shorten. A rolling hitch is used to tie the end of each rope to the standing part of the other. Clifford Ashley suggested it for tying guy ropes .

  3. Taut-line hitch - Wikipedia

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    Tension is maintained by sliding the hitch to adjust the size of the loop, thus changing the effective length of the standing part without retying the knot. It is typically used for securing tent lines in outdoor activities involving camping , by arborists when climbing trees, [ 1 ] for tying down aircraft, [ 2 ] for creating adjustable ...

  4. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Tent hitch (taut-line hitch) – adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension; Thief knot – resembles the reef knot except that the free, or working, ends are on opposite sides; Threefoil knot – another term for a trefoil knot; Thumb knot a.k.a. overhand knot – one of the most fundamental knots and forms the basis of many others

  5. Slippery eight loop - Wikipedia

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    Bring the long, working end to the top of the knot; Pass the working end behind the standing line in the knot and feed the end through the Eight; After the working end has been threaded through the knot, pull the knot tight; Adjust the size of the loop by alternately pulling the different ends or one side of the loop

  6. Friendship bracelet - Wikipedia

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    Friendship braceleteasy stripe form Step-by-step diagram of basic knot associated with friendship bracelets. A friendship bracelet is a decorative bracelet given by one person to another as a symbol of friendship. Friendship bracelets are often handmade, usually of embroidery floss or thread and are a type of macramé.

  7. Scoubidou - Wikipedia

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    A three-strand scoubidou, with the first part done in a square knot and the second done in a spiral A four-strand scoubidou, with three laces A six-strand scoubidou A ten-strand scoubidou. The square stitch uses four strands (resulting from the two ends of each of two scoubidous).

  8. List of friction hitch knots - Wikipedia

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    A knot that is excellent for connecting to a post when weight is applied to an end running parallel to the post in a specific direction. Klemheist hitch: A friction hitch tied around a thicker rope that can slide while unloaded, but locks when loaded. Similar to the Prusik. Klemheist knot is a full equivalent to uni-directional Machard. Knut hitch

  9. List of knot terminology - Wikipedia

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    A: open loop, B: closed loop, C: turn, D: round turn, and E: two round turns. In reference to knots, loop may refer to: One of the fundamental structures used to tie knots. Specifically, it is a U-form narrower than a bight. [17] A type of knot used to create a closed circle in a line. A loop is one of the fundamental structures used to tie knots.