Mark Barsocchini sees knots everywhere he goes. In the scarf draped around somebody’s neck, or the shoelaces we tie every day. He’s entranced by something most of us take for granted. “There’s a lot ...

Explore the work of master knot tyer, maritime artist, historian and author Clifford W. Ashley in a monumental exhibition opening at the New Bedford Whaling Museum July 7, 6 to 8 p.m. "Thou Shalt Knot ...

“There are still old knots that are unrecorded, and so long as there are new purposes for rope, there will always be new knots to discover.” – Clifford W. Ashley The New Bedford Whaling Museum will ...

Thou Shalt Knot at the New Bedford Whaling Museum celebrates the legacy of Clifford W. Ashley, artist and author of the most influential book on knots. “It’s the most famous knot book ever created, ...