There are two basic tie-in knots climbers should be familiar with: The figure-eight follow-through, or “trace eight,” and the double bowline with a back-up. Heather Weidner, pro climber, explains the ...

Trauma surgeon Annie Onishi shows WIRED contributor Peter Rubin how to tie various forms of surgical knots. Annie demonstrates the techniques behind a one-handed knot using different types of sutures ...

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Q Where I work, almost no one wears a tie; but I still do. I almost never wear a jacket, but a tie is sort of my signature. Still, I have a question. Some of the guys I see wearing a tie these days -- ...

Q Now that wearing ties is less common, when I do wear one I want it to look perfect. What is the current knot and choice of accessory (meaning: tie bar, tie pin, tab collar or none of the above)?

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Q A couple of disagreements. One, having taught in five English departments, I'm not sure you are right to describe bow ties as characteristically worn by English professors (and certainly not with ...

HAMPTON FALLS — Lionel Loveless is a man of many parts — a self-taught seamster from Oklahoma who loves jazz and owns four antique stores in the state. But most of all, Loveless is known for donning ...