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A young man in an armchair gets himself in rather a tangle with his knitting!

Thatcher, Sidney Chun, splitting a spar - Marlborough
A thatcher, Sidney Chun (1903-1985), wears protective clothing, including a cricket shin pad, while splitting spars before thatching a roof at Marlborough - date: 1950s

Gustave Dore, French artist, engraver and illustrator, 1863. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850-1900, 2nd album, Editions MD, Paris

I took up the knotted end of the cables, to which my hooks were tied. From Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput
2963124 I took up the knotted end of the cables, to which my hooks were tied. From Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput. Illustration from Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo

The Penitent St Jerome. Creator: Georges de la Tour
The Penitent St Jerome, Unknown date

Pack Horse and Driver, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Pack Horse and Driver, 18th century

Old couple in deck chairs, Great Yarmouth, England
An elderly couple sit in deck chairs in a promenade shelter at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. He reads the newspaper and wears a knotted handkerchief on his head. She sleeps soundly Date: 1992

RWF Willie Poole - shrimping
Fat man with big bum shrimping in rock pools on a beach, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England. This is RWF Willy Poole 1940-2017. Writer, countryman, humourist, master of foxhounds

Pythagoras, (c570-c495 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Pythagoras, (c570-c495 BC), 1830. Pythagoras (c570-c495 BC) ancient Ionian Greek philosopher whose political and religious teachings influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and through them

Picture No. 12479267
Ostrich - head & neck tied in a knot Ostrich Date:

Miss Arizona tomahawk juggler
Miss Arizona of the music hall act The 3 Arizonas, tomahawk jugglers. Also juggled knives and flaming torches. Wearing Wild West costume with fringed trousers, knotted scarf

The International Exhibition: painted decoration by T. Kershaw, of Baker-street, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: painted decoration by T. Kershaw, of Baker-street, 1862. The decorations by Mr. Kershaw...while they might be more harmonious in colouring are yet of a very satisfactory

The International Exhibition: painted decoration by T. Kershaw, of Baker-street, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: painted decoration by T. Kershaw, of Baker-street, 1862. The decorations by Mr. Kershaw...while they might be more harmonious in colouring are yet of a very satisfactory

Giant Trees
A landscape pencil drawing showing multiple trees, giant in statue, with knotted trunks, situated on a plain Australian countryside. Date: circa 1925

Antique botany illustration: Knotted Figwort, Scrophularia nodosa

Jinbaori (Surcoat), Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), c. 1750. Creator: Unknown
Jinbaori (Surcoat), Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), c. 1750

Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation, 1595 / 1600. Creator: El Greco
Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation, 1595/1600

Quipus, system of communication using knotted strings, Peru (chromolitho)
1093609 Quipus, system of communication using knotted strings, Peru (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quipus)

Gruffydd trying to escape from the Tower of London in 1243
KW392518 Gruffydd trying to escape from the Tower of London in 1243, from A Short History of the English People by J. R. Green, published 1893 (litho) by Paris

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll knot forget
Churchills message on the back is There is still a lot to do. The senders message is I don t have to tie a knot in my hankie to remember you. The puppy is called Rufus

Girls: After the morning swim (colour litho)
6000836 Girls: After the morning swim (colour litho) by Brundage, Frances (1854-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the morning swim)

Punch cartoon: Peeps into the Studios - exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts in Burlington House, London (engraving)
6034783 Punch cartoon: Peeps into the Studios - exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts in Burlington House, London (engraving) by English School

The Penitent St. Jerome (oil on canvas)
5939382 The Penitent St. Jerome (oil on canvas) by Tour, Georges de la (1593-1652); 152x109 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; French, out of copyright

Roped pot, from Igbo-Ukwu 9th - 10th century (leaded bronze)
DBP412904 Roped pot, from Igbo-Ukwu 9th - 10th century (leaded bronze) by Nigerian; height: 32 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Nigerian, out of copyright

Detail of the vaulted ceiling of the Sala delle Asse with a geometric branch pergola design, c. 1498 (fresco)
ALI246096 Detail of the vaulted ceiling of the Sala delle Asse with a geometric branch pergola design, c.1498 (fresco) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Castello Sforzesco, Milan

Diane of Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France, 1499-1566. She wears a chaperon headress that ties under the chin, pink velvet surtout with puffed and slashed sleeves trimmed with ermine

Mr Uthoff, in blue coat with gold buttons, buff-coloured waistcoat and knotted cravat
3709402 Mr Uthoff, in blue coat with gold buttons, buff-coloured waistcoat and knotted cravat, powdered curling hair, 1805 (w/c in gilt metal frame) (detail of 3740147) by Engleheart

Mr Uthoff, in blue coat with gold buttons, buff-coloured waistcoat and knotted cravat
3740147 Mr Uthoff, in blue coat with gold buttons, buff-coloured waistcoat and knotted cravat, powdered curling hair, 1805 (w/c in gilt metal frame) by Engleheart

Soldier in Sancho Villas Army 1914
A soldier in Sancho Villas army sits on the grass eating, holding a tortilla and a plate of food. He is wearing sandals, shirt and trousers, a hat

Curtis British Entomology Plate 422
Coleoptera: Arcopagus puncticollis = Bryaxis puncticollis (Punctured-necked Pselaphus) [Plant: Torilis nodosa (Caucalis nodosa, Knotted Hen?s-foot)] Date: 1824-39

Omphalos (photo)
JB331150 Omphalos (photo) by Greek School, (4th century BC); Archaeological Museum, Delphi, Greece; (add.info.: Photographed october 1961; From the Sanctuary to Apollo at Delphi;)

Quipu, means of recording information using knotted strings used by peoples of the Andes in South America (litho)
5208223 Quipu, means of recording information using knotted strings used by peoples of the Andes in South America (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quipu)

Detail of the vaulted ceiling of the Sala delle Asse with a geometric branch pergola design, c
ALI161928 Detail of the vaulted ceiling of the Sala delle Asse with a geometric branch pergola design, c.1498 (fresco) (b/w photo) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Castello Sforzesco, Milan

Punic charm mask, 3rd-2nd century BC (terracotta)
XIR170498 Punic charm mask, 3rd-2nd century BC (terracotta) by Roman; 50x41 cm; Musee National de Carthage, Carthage, Tunisia; (add.info)

A Tangle, 1897 (oil on canvas)
1199805 A Tangle, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Muschamp, Francis Sydney (1851-1929); 50.9x76.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Landscape with Scholar Viewing a Waterfall, 1722 (ink & colour on paper)
6125000 Landscape with Scholar Viewing a Waterfall, 1722 (ink & colour on paper) by Ts ai Chia (Cai Jia) (1686-c.1756); 287.2x104.3 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Detail of the vaulted ceiling of the Sala delle Asse with a geometric branch pergola design, c. 1498 (fresco)
ALI246097 Detail of the vaulted ceiling of the Sala delle Asse with a geometric branch pergola design, c.1498 (fresco) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Castello Sforzesco, Milan

Hot weather scenes in Margate, Kent. An adult and child playing on the beach. 30th June 1961

Two women in dress of the 12th century with a decorative border featuring golden creatures Date: 12th Century

Mountain Climber Date: 1948

Woman wearing yellow dress 1930s
A yellow-green dress worn with a blue knotted scarf. Date: 1930s

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India, Rajasthan, Colourful red Bandhani tie and dyed or knot dyed cloth fabric

Methods of Arresting Bleeding with various tourniquets, clamps, manual pressure, forceps, knotted handkerchiefs and bandages. Date: circa 1880s

Knotted wool carpet, c1600 (1958). A print from The Fitzwilliam Museum an Illustrated Survey, Trianon Press, 1958

Making a knotted carpet in Tunisia
Making a knotted carpet in Kairouan in Tunisia

South Persian prayer rug, 18th century
South Persian prayer rug, which is very fine work of c. 700 knots per square inch. From the Metropolitan Museum of Arts collection in New York in New York, 18th century

Abstract work with lights; Studio

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"Knotted: A Tapestry of Connections" In the world of knitting, there is no one more skilled than Sidney Chun, a renowned knitting expert. With nimble fingers and an artistic eye, she weaves intricate patterns that seem to defy logic. Like Thatcher's splitting a spar in Marlborough, her mastery over yarn creates a mesmerizing spectacle. Just as Gustave Dore enchanted audiences with his engravings and illustrations in 1863, Chun's creations are equally captivating. Her knitted masterpieces resemble giant trees, standing tall and proud amidst the chaos of everyday life. In Great Yarmouth, England, an old couple sits comfortably in their deck chairs. They watch RWF Willie Poole shrimp along the shorelines while marveling at nature's own knotted wonders - like the Scrophularia nodosa depicted in an antique botany illustration. Even Pythagoras himself recognized the beauty of knots when he said: "All things are numbers. " This sentiment holds true even today as we unravel complex problems through mathematical equations or find solace in tying together loose ends. Picture No. 12479267 captures Miss Arizona tomahawk juggler skillfully manipulating her props with precision and grace. Just like her performance at the Festival of Fools in Penzance, Cornwall – where laughter intertwines with wonder – our lives often become entangled with unexpected moments of joy. And who can forget that piece of string on a Christmas card? It may seem insignificant but carries comic letters that bring smiles to faces during festive times. In its simplicity lies a reminder that even small gestures can create lasting connections between loved ones. So let us embrace these knotted threads that bind us all together - from knitting experts to French artists and tomahawk jugglers - for it is through these intertwined experiences that we truly discover the richness and depth of human connection.