Fold, Knot & Bind Paper, cord, thread — and why they hold. https://foldknotbind.com/ 2026-11-15T00:00:00Z Bookbinding Methods: Perfect Binding Uses Glue, Not Threadhttps://foldknotbind.com/bookbinding/bookbinding-methods/2026-11-15T00:00:00ZThread in the fold, stitches through the side, or glue on the cut edge: how each bookbinding method holds pages, how far it opens, and how it tends to fail.Fold, Knot & Bind Bowline Knot: The Grip Is at the Small Eye, Not the Big Loophttps://foldknotbind.com/knots/bowline/2026-11-15T00:00:00ZIn a crossing map drawn after Verrill's 1917 manual, all seven crossings of a bowline sit in a small eye and collar. The big loop crosses no rope at all.Fold, Knot & Bind Celtic Knot Patterns: Some Are One Cord, Some Are Severalhttps://foldknotbind.com/knots/celtic-knot/2026-11-15T00:00:00ZA Celtic knot pattern can be one closed cord or several. It depends on where the plait is broken, following J. Romilly Allen's 1904 method of breaks.Fold, Knot & Bind Clove Hitch vs Two Half Hitches: Dana and Lever Disagreehttps://foldknotbind.com/knots/clove-hitch/2026-11-15T00:00:00ZDana's 1847 text says a clove hitch is two half hitches made round a spar, not round the rope itself. Lever's 1843 manual drew the line in another place.Fold, Knot & Bind Coptic Binding: Each Section Is Chained to the Nexthttps://foldknotbind.com/bookbinding/coptic-binding/2026-11-15T00:00:00ZCoptic binding sews each folded section through its fold and chains it to the next across the spine. How the links form, why it can open flat, and how it fails.Fold, Knot & Bind Crochet vs Knitting: Knitting Holds a Whole Row of Loopshttps://foldknotbind.com/knit-and-stitch/crochet-vs-knitting/2026-11-15T00:00:00ZStandard crochet closes each stitch and keeps one live loop on the hook; knitting keeps a whole row live. Tunisian crochet is the exception, with diagrams.Fold, Knot & Bind Japanese Stab Binding: Sewn Through, and Hard to Open Flathttps://foldknotbind.com/bookbinding/japanese-stab-binding/2026-11-15T00:00:00ZJapanese stab binding sews straight through the whole stack near the spine. A 1982 bookbinding dictionary calls it extremely strong but not very flexible.Fold, Knot & Bind Khipu: A Top Cord Summed the Cords Below, Locke Foundhttps://foldknotbind.com/knots/khipu/2026-11-15T00:00:00ZIn Locke's 1912 reading of a khipu, knot rows mean ones, tens and hundreds, and a top cord sums its group. Re-added here, four of six groups add up.Fold, Knot & Bind Knit Stitch vs Purl: One Loop, Seen From Opposite Sideshttps://foldknotbind.com/knit-and-stitch/knit-vs-purl/2026-11-15T00:00:00ZA purl is a knit stitch seen from the back of the fabric. De Dillmont's needlework encyclopedia says so, and loop diagrams show both faces and a dropped stitch.Fold, Knot & Bind Kumihimo: How Symmetry Limits Kongō Gumi’s Color Patternshttps://foldknotbind.com/knit-and-stitch/kumihimo/2026-11-15T00:00:00ZA two-color, 16-strand Kongō Gumi braid has 1,162 distinct patterns, single-color braid included, once turns and color swaps count as the same pattern.Fold, Knot & Bind