Rope technology is nearly as old as civilization and is one of those things we usually take for granted. But without ropes, cables, cords, yarns, threads, and strings much of our modern life would ...

Ms Sofocleous took up macramé, a form of traditional ropework using knots, four years ago. What she couldn't remember from the 1970s, she learnt by watching YouTube videos.

Rope stands alongside fire and knives among the most useful things you can know how to use. With a sound understanding of rope and a few useful knots, you can tie things down, tie things together ...