Here’s another characteristically well made Spitalfields Life piece, this time about knot tyer Terry Barns, who says that the English language doesn’t really have a word for what in French is called ‘matelotage’. I think he’s probably right…
Barns has been inspired by two knot tying legends, Des Pawson and the Ashley Book of Knots , and first met the International Guild of Knot Tyers at a stall outside the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich – most likely during one of the traditional boat festivals that used to be held there.
My thanks to Malcolm Woods for spotting this one.