How to tie a figure eight follow through knot w/animated help

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Although more complicated to tie, the Figure of Eight Follow Through is a preferred knot for climbers over and above a Double Bowline simply because it is less likely to collapse and to be miss-tied. They especially use it as a “Tie in” for attaching the climbing rope to the harness. In its formation a loop on the bight is created making it useful for most looped tasks and for securing around an object. The Figure of Eight Follow Through, although very secure and relatively easy to tie, can jam badly after heavy loading.

Rope knots can basically be divided into the following groups:

1. Bends - Joining two lines by intertwining them, without splicing, or sewing.
2. Hitches - A knot that secures a rope or line to another object.
3. Stopper – Used to bind strands at the end of a rope to stop fraying or unraveling. Also formed to stop a rope slipping through a hole or to provide a weight or handhold.
4. Bindings – Much like hitches. They are used to bind either lines or objects together. Their aim is to keep objects in place.
5. Splices – Describes the act of joining the ends, or the end and a standing part, of rope by interweaving strands. They are not knots in themselves.
6. Loops – Loops create structures used to tie, or secure, another object or line to another line. They can be formed at the end or midway a length of rope.
7. Plaits - Weaving several lines together to form a pattern and a cohesive structure.
8. Miscellaneous & Decorative – Knots that have decorative, dress or multiple category characteristics.