Knot Guide

How to tie a Square Knot

Right over Left, then Left over Right

How to tie a Clove Hitch

Right, Left, Right ...and remember that you must go around an object, such as a pipe.

How to tie a Bowline

Think of the loop as a "rabbit's hole" and the string end coming off the loop as a "tree". Imagine the other loose end of the string, which you're holding in your right hand, is the "rabbit". The rabbit comes up the hole, runs around the tree, and goes back down the hole.

One backstage use for the Bowline

To create a fixed loop at the end of a lift line, allowing a stage hand to use a rope to safely raise/lower stage equipment (lighting instruments, sandbags, etc.)

One backstage use for the Bow Knot, when used in conjunction with a Lark's Head (aka: Cow Hitch)

To secure soft goods to a pipe (aka: batten)

One backstage use for the Clove Hitch

To temporarily tie down electric cables along a pipe