title: The New Encyclopedia of Knots: 250 Entries - Step-by-Step Illustrations - A Comprehensive Reference Guide
author: Tom Avery
description: Tom Avery grew up in Lewisham and trained as a primary teacher at the University of Greenwich. He taught in South London for two years, and then in inner-city Birmingham. He is now co-ordinator of English, Communication and Language at a primary school in Kentish Town, London. He loves working with young people, helping them to develop their interests and encouraging them to think about the world around them. The issues of street crime and unaccompanied refugee children, addressed in Too Much Trouble, affect the lives of many of the children he's met through his work. Avery lives in North London with his wife and young son.
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  #  **The EVERYTHING ® Knots Book**
  
  Dear Reader:
  
  I was always intrigued by how much we use rope and string in our daily lives
  and yet know so little about knotting them. Until I took up knot tying as a
  hobby, I knew what most people know about knotting; I knew how to tie my
  shoes, tie a necktie, and fasten a rope to an object without it looking too
  much like a rat’s nest.
  
  I always told myself that I would get a knot book someday and learn to tie
  properly, but passed 