Knotboard made by Keith Williamson, Bogdan Kolodziej & Helmut Schwabe. Presented to the Harbour Master Hobart, 1989. On loan from the Maritime Museum of Tasmania.
Day 1 - AWBF & IGKT - Friday 7 Feb 2025 - AGENDA
Click here for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival website.
Enter the “Knot So Fast” pun competition!
Come the Hobart Town Hall to write down your best knot or rope pun!
Entry must be hand written by you or someone who helps you at the IGKT Information Desk in the Hobart Town Hall between Friday 10 am and Monday 11 am.
The winner will be announced by Daryl Peebles on Monday after his Rope Magic Show at 12:30 in the Hobart Town Hall.
The prize will be a ‘prolong rope mat’ made by a member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers, and a voucher for a free lesson on how to make it.
Knotty Talks!
Friday 2 pm to 2:45 pm - Presentation on Splicing and Handling Car Tow Ropes
Raymond McLaren - from Tamworth, NSW
Location - Hobart Town Hall
Raymond McLaren’s interest in ropework and knotting began around 1957 when he borrowed a book from Newcastle library. This book was “KNOTS SPLICES AND FANCY WORK”, by Chas L. Spencer, and from this book he learned how to make sinnets and braids, as well as the basic working knots. Later he was to apply this knowledge to making flexible steel cables, and this was the beginning of Andromeda Industries Pty Ltd, who are leading manufacturers of steel lifting slings in Australia. In a way, this craftwork book provided the seeds for the creation of a specialised industry, which has been operating for over 50 years. He still does some fancy ropework, mainly in the form of rope mats, and some artistic ropework..
Knotty Everything Else!
10 AM - 4 PM
Location - Hobart Town Hall
Exhibitions and demonstrations - open to public
International Guild of Knot Tyers
Watch our dextrous members create decorative knots and splices. Have a go yourself!
See cord and rope being made with a 3D printed rope making machine
Hand Spinners Weavers & Dyers Guild of Tasmania
Watch natural fibre spinning for cord and rope making, then made into mats etc!
Watch the intricate work or weavers, crocheters and knitters
Hobart Embroiders’ Guild
See embroidered knotwork and nautically themed works
Wooden Boat Guild of Tasmania
How to tie up a boat to a jetty or post
Study 150 knots on the best nautical knot board you’ll ever see! On loan from the Maritime Museum of Tasmania
Bring your own knot board to display!
Tie some knots!
Buy craft books from the Hobart Book Shop (Saturday and Sunday Only - orders taken on Friday and Monday)
Enter the ‘Knot So Fast’ pun competition for a knotty prize! (winner announced by Daryl Peebles on Monday at 12:30 after his amazing rope magic show!)
Why Knot Put Your Feet Up with a Cuppa?
You can also have a free cuppa in the ante room coffee station adjacent to the main hall, courtesy of the Hobart City Council.
10:00 PM to 12:30 PM Ocean Plait making workshop with tutors from the International Guild of Knot Tyers
Location - Noisy Boatyard - Hobart Waterfront
Max 6 attendees (booking through AWBF)
Materials supplied
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