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Des Pawson's Knot Craft: 60 Ropework Projects Including 20 Mat Designs by Des Pawson
Des Pawson's Knot Craft: 60 Ropework Projects Including 20 Mat Designs by Des Pawson
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Des Pawson's Knot Craft: 60 Ropework Projects Including 20 Mat Designs by Des Pawson
This wonderful collection of Des Pawson's personal ropecraft recipes combines an extended and now full-color collection of projects from Des's popular Des Pawson's Knot Craft, together with 20 new and brilliant mat designs.
Readers can learn how to make 60 different ropework projects, including mats, bellropes, key fobs, fenders, and doorstops. Along with fascinating tidbits of nautical history as background to many projects, Des gives step-by-step instructions on how to put these knots together to form finished projects, and advice on the size and lengths of the materials required--just as you would expect from a recipe book. Full-color illustrations, clear and practical tips on technique, and photos of the finished products mean that this book is ideal for all abilities.
Des Pawson has a worldwide reputation as a rope worker, teaching and demonstrating his skills at boat shows, festivals, museums and galleries at home and abroad. In 1982 he co-founded the International Guild of Knot Tyers, and in 1996 he opened The Museum of Knots and Sailors' Ropework. In 2007 he was awarded an MBE for his services to the knot and rope industry.
Review Quotes:
"In addition to the helpful how-to guidance that's appropriate for all skill levels, we really liked that the ropework recipes are also peppered with tidbits of nautical history." --Practical Sailor
"When it comes to personal ropecraft, Des Pawson is the master." -- Yachting Times Magazine
