Learn How To Tie A Surgeons Knot / Хирургический узел

Easy step by step instructions for tying a surgeons knot in this knot tying video tutorial. Surgeon’s knot. As the name implies it is used by surgeons to hold sutures in place. It is most commonly used as a binding knot although it can be used as a way to join to pieces of line together in fishing. For example tying a tippet to a leader. It is often used in quilting and jewellery making. Can also be used to bind a package. It is knot #461 in The Ashley Book of Knots (AboK) who describes it as the ligature k