During the last quarter of the 19th century, a radically improved generation of tools appeared.
Not so long ago, each profession or trade had adopted the knots best suited to its requirements, and knotting was part of their daily lives.
Ropewalk factories are some of the most remarkable industrial workshops and buildings in history.
For almost every electronic device or oil driven machine there used to be a low-tech alternative that was powered by human muscles, water or wind.