How to tie highwayman's hitches with animated knot tying help

Learn how to tie a knot, but not just any old knot... a highwayman's hitch knot. You'll never have any troubles again tying nautical highwayman's hitch knots, thanks to this Marinews knot tie 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 highwayman's hitches. How to make a knot is not the hard part, choosing the right fishing knots or rope knot is.

The Highwayman’s hitch is used for attaching a line to a rail, post or spar, especially if the rope may need releasing quickly. The knot is prone to collapse under heavier loads and therefore is generally not an ideal hitch for load bearing other than with lighter loads.

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.