AY Honors/Knot/Miller's

Miller's knot

Use: A Miller's knot (also Sack knot or Bag knot) is a binding knot used to secure the opening of a sack or bag. Historically, large sacks often contained grains; thus the association of these knots with the miller's trade. Several knots are known interchangably by these three names. Several variations are shown here. This knot is also a useful hitch and is known by the name Ground-line hitch when used for that purpose. This variation is noted as having better binding characteristics than the others.