Make Life Easier: Five Functional Knots You’ll Want to Learn How to Tie

Learn the 5 essential knots—for everything from tying your shoes to trussing a turkey

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The way someone ties knots in his or her shoelaces tells a lot to knot expert and analyst Lindsey Philpott.

Knots are lumps or knobs formed by the intersection of interlaced materials such as string or line.