Editing Knot (section)

===Applications===

Truckers in need of securing a load may use a [[trucker's hitch]], gaining [[mechanical advantage]]. Knots can save [[spelunking|spelunkers]] from being buried under rock. Many knots can also be used as makeshift tools, for example, the [[bowline]] can be used as a rescue loop, and the [[munter hitch]] can be used for [[belaying]]. The [[diamond hitch]] was widely used to tie packages on to [[donkey]]s and [[mule]]s.

In hazardous environments such as mountains, knots are very important. In the event of someone falling into a ravine or a similar terrain feature, with the correct equipment and knowledge of knots a rappel system can be set up to lower a rescuer down to a casualty and set up a hauling system to allow a third individual to pull both the rescuer and the casualty out of the ravine. Further application of knots includes developing a high line, which is similar to a zip line, and which can be used to move supplies, injured people, or the untrained across rivers, crevices, or ravines. Note the systems mentioned typically require carabiners and the use of multiple appropriate knots. These knots include the bowline, double figure eight, munter hitch, munter mule, prusik, autoblock, and clove hitch. Thus any individual who goes into a mountainous environment should have basic knowledge of knots and knot systems to increase safety and the ability to undertake activities such as rappelling.

Knots can be applied in combination to produce complex objects such as [[lanyard]]s and [[net (textile)|netting]]. In [[ropework]], the frayed end of a rope is held together by a type of knot called a [[whipping knot]]. Many types of [[textile]]s use knots to repair damage. [[Macramé]], one kind of textile, is generated exclusively through the use of knotting, instead of [[knitting|knits]], crochets, weaves or felting.  Macramé can produce self-supporting three-dimensional textile structures, as well as flat work, and is often used ornamentally or decoratively.