Frayed Knot: The Bookbinder

Today’s Occupational Knot from the Ashley Book of Knots, is the Bookbinder. One upon a time, when hand-written papyrus pages were the height of sophistication, the Bookbinder knot was used to sew leaves of a book in place.


“When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt 

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