How Do You Tie A Pratt Knot?

The Pratt knot was invented by Jerry Pratt, a worker in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He wore the knot for over two decades before it appeared on television around the neck of Don Shelby, a Minneapolis news anchor. The knot quickly grew in popularity after fashion magazines noticed Shelby wearing it and remains popular to this day for its classic look and simple design.

Read on to learn how to tie a Pratt knot. Hold the wide end of the tie in your right hand and the narrow end in your left. Drape the tie inside-out around your neck.

The back of the tie should be facing forward. If the tie has a pattern or design, it should be touching your shirt. Place the narrow end of the tie over the wide end.

Switch hands so that you are holding the wide end in your left hand and the narrow end in your right. Bring the wide end up and over the narrow end toward your neck. Then, thread it through the gap and underneath the narrow end.

Continue to hold onto the narrow end with your left hand, and ... more.

Hakama are a traditional type of Japanese clothing. Originally worn by Japanese men and samurai exclusively in ancient times, today hakama are widely worn by both men and women who are practitioners of martial arts such as kendo, iaido, and aikido. Hakama consist of straps (himo) and a rigid piece in the back to keep the hakama in place.

It is very important for hakama to be properly secured and tied due to the extreme physical rigors they are put through. Hold the front of your hakama by the straps (himo) and step in, right leg first, then left leg. The hakama should be level with the bellybutton, or higher if need be, because the hem should be at the ankle.

Your feet should be away from the hem, so make sure your pants hang no lower than the ankle. Bring the straps (himo) around the back and cross over one another on each side. Make sure to pull the straps tightly.

Bring the straps around to the front. Criss-cross the straps in the front, at least one inch below the top of the ... more.

Climbers use the Prusik Knot to get up a hanging rope more efficiently. It's used in mountain rescue situations because it is so quick and simple to tie. Basically, you'll wrap a smaller rope or cord around the hanging rope that slides up the rope with you in a kind of step loop.

Prepare a 6-foot small cord into a loop. Join the two ends with a Double Fisherman's knot. The Double Fisherman is basically two double overhand knots tied around the other standing end.

Pass about a quarter of the byte end of the loop under the rope to be climbed. Also called the static rope or line. Grab the remaining length of the smaller cord and loop that over the climbing rope, and through the byte end.

This will spiral the cord to the inside of the byte. Loop the cord in this manner two more times around the static line. Then cinch up and tighten the cord to the rope to be climbed.

You will have a loop secure enough to step into. Step into the loop. When weight or pressure is put into it, the cord ... more.

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