original free ends of the material c a method of tying a knot comprising a half knot formed at the draw points in a given piece of material acting as the foundation for a bow knot which said bow knot acts both as the mechanism by which the original half knot is held taught and as the mechanism by which the knot can be untied d a method of shortening or removing the excess or slack from a continuous rope or other material by tying a knot consisting of a half knot secured by a bow knot e a method of tying a secure knot in a closed loop of material said knot being adjustable and able to be untied in a fashion that does not require a release of pressure upon that portion of the knot drawing portions of a body together or binding portions of a body together f a method of tying a secure knot in a closed loop of material in which said knot will not be untied by pulling apart the draw points of the object g a method of securing shortening or drawing objects together with a draw string or lace which can not be.