This simple knot can bypass the damaged section and make the rope fairly safe to use again. This video lesson from Bryan Black at ITS Tactical explains how tie the leg bone-looking sheepshank knot.

“Man on Wire” star Philippe Petit was welcomed by a packed auditorium for his discussion about his new book “Why Knot?” on Sunday at the L.A. Times Festival of Books. Each member of the ...

The simplest is a rope with a knot on the end that fits into a plastic handle, which is fine for the playground. Other jump ropes use a synthetic bushing in the handle.

Colorado Springs knot-tyer Mark Barsocchini makes creations from old climbing rope, fly fishing line and guitar strings.

ANN ARBOR, MI - A rope resembling a noose found inside University Hospital was not the result of a hate crime, but a practice knot used in fishing, University of Michigan police have found.