On a recent stroll through the Mission, we caught Lisa Davidson Wissink's "Knuts 4 Knots" show (sadly, only through the window on the shop's closed day). Selected for display at the much-loved Curiosity Shoppe, Wissink's knots were developed, identified, and styled as art objects/boards, highlighting the complexity, beauty, and useful, historical practice of knot tying:
The boards (Giant Knot Board #1 and Giant Knot Board #2) are priced at $650, but you can also find the Sea Knob (an intriguing "one-of-a-kind contraption for making your own rope") for $550 and an illustrated Knot Tying Kit for $10.
The show is no longer up on display, but for more information on Lisa Davidson Wissink and her knot tutorials/pictorials, visit the Curiosity Shoppe's gallery online.
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Uh, the metal thing in the bottom left is a horse bit, not a nautical application.
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Sailors and have been making these for years, I think even Boy and Girl Scouts make these. Google "knot boards" and look at the images for more attractive executions of the idea. $650 is crazy.
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The price is crazy. Especially when you can find versions of these boards at places like Homegoods! Not that they are of the best quality, but they certainly don't cost $650.
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