The diamond hitch was widely used to tie packages on to donkeys and mules. Many knots can also be used as makeshift tools, for example, the bowline can be used as a rescue loop, and the munter hitch can be used for belaying. Knots can save spelunkers from being buried under rock.
Truckers in need of securing a load may use a trucker's hitch, gaining mechanical advantage. The International Guild of Knot Tyers is an organization dedicated to the promotion of knot tying. Knot tying skills are often transmitted by sailors, scouts, climbers, canyoners, cavers, arborists, rescue professionals, stagehands, fishermen, linemen and surgeons. While some people can look at diagrams or photos and tie the illustrated knots, others learn best by watching how a knot is tied. The sheepshank knot originates from 1627 while the Western Union splice originates from the beginning of telegraphy. Knots of more recent origin include the friendship knot of Chinese knotting. The eleven main knots of Chinese knotting are the four-flower knot, six-flower knot, Chinese button knot, double connection knot, double coin knot, agemaki, cross knot, square knot, Plafond knot, Pan Chang knot, and the good luck knot. Knots of ancient origin include the bottle sling, bowline, cat's paw, clove hitch, cow hitch, double fisherman's knot, eskimo bowline, figure-eight knot, fisherman's knot, half hitch, kalmyk loop, one-sided overhand bend, overhand knot, overhand loop, reef knot, running bowline, single hitch, thief knot, Turk's head knot, and two half-hitches. Knot theory is the recent mathematical study of knots. For example, Chinese knotting is a decorative handicraft art that began as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang and Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) in China, later popularized in the Ming. Knots and knotting have been used and studied throughout history. JSTOR ( December 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification.
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