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Thou Shalt Knot: A Symposium of Knotting MattersSaturday, October 21, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Saturday, October 21
9:00 am – 9:30 am Registration and coffee
9:30 am – 9:45 am Introductions Christina Connett, Ph.D., Chief Curator, New Bedford Whaling Museum
Bob Dollar, President of International Guild of Knot Tyers, Member of the Technical Committee of the Cordage Institute
9:45 am – 10:30 am Keynote Address: Artists in The Rigging: Decorative Sailors’ Ropework Des Pawson, Member of the order of the British Empire, craftsman, researcher, author, and co-founder of the International Guild of Knot Tyers
“They say he is a ‘Sailorman’ which means that he not only knows how to reef a topsail, but is an artist in the rigging.” – Herman Melville
10:30 am – 11:15 am Fiber Rope 101+Bob Dollar, President of International Guild of Knot Tyers, Member of the Technical Committee of the Cordage Institute
11:15 am – 12:00 pm Clifford W. Ashley and the Ashley Book of KnotsChristina Connett, Ph.D., Chief Curator, New Bedford Whaling Museum
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch on your own
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Literary Knots Mary K. Bercaw-Edwards, University of Connecticut, Mystic Seaport, and Melville Society Cultural Project
Wyn Kelly, MIT and the Melville Society Cultural Project
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm Re-rigging Disney’s Historic Ship Columbia Brion Toss, Master rigger and owner of Brion Toss Yacht Riggers, LLC
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Panel Discussion and Demonstrations on Clifford W. Ashley and Knotting Matters
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Closing remarks
Bonus: Sunday, October 22 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Displays and demonstrations by Guild members open to all Museum visitors
Annual Meeting for International Guild of Knot Tyers members
Learn from Museum curators and some of the world’s most renowned knot and rigging experts for a fascinating look at knots—practical, cultural, and literary. To coincide with the Museum’s new exhibition, Thou Shalt Knot: Clifford W. Ashley, the International Guild of Knot Tyers (IGKT) is holding this year’s annual meeting at the Whaling Museum. Enjoy interesting lectures and demonstrations on all things knotty.
Museum Members $25 | Non-members $35 | Tickets: whalingmuseum.org or call 508-997-0046
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