How to tie a packer's knot with animated help

Learn how to tie a knot, but not just any old knot... a packer's knot. You'll never have any troubles again tying packer's knots, thanks to this Marinenews animated tutorial. You can learn by simply watching the knot tying animation at a moderate speed, or if need be, click on "learn by steps" to get step-by-step rope knot instructions for packer's knots.

The Packer's Knot is handy for pulling a line taut around an object and gripping it while it is secured with a half hitch. An added advantage of the Packer's Knot is its grip can be released by pulling on the tag end. In the illustration shown here we have added a stopper knot in that tag as a small added security. The Packer's Knot is often used in parcel tying and is regularly seen being tied by your local butcher.

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.