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Your connection to ropework that splices illustration, rigging, and humor.

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Explore Gearlandia: a hidden realm within the multiverse—a vibrant, rigging-rich dimension where knots hold power, gear has personality, and the creatures who live here are masters of their craft.

Discover free bight-sized tidbits of educational fun facts and training exercises. These tools can help tune your personal skills and you can share with your team.

"Knot-Knot?" "Who's There?" Enjoy a joke or cartoon that ties into true knotical nerd humor and will have you in stitches. We've got a cache full of pun-tastic humor that ranges from dad jokes to unraveled genius.

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Illustration of a twisted pretzel with a bold black outline, set against an orange background with dotted patterns and graphic design elements. The text 'MELGARBATICA.COM' is visible on the right side.
A cartoon character with a body dressed in purple shirt and blue pants, wearing white gloves, with a red pie or cake slice for a head that has large googly eyes and a wide-open mouth with small teeth, appearing to be talking or animated.
Animated cartoon man with glasses, yellow skin, wearing a blue shirt, green pants, and brown shoes, walking with hands in pockets and cheerful expression.
Cartoon depiction of a person with a zipper for a face, wearing glasses, a yellow shirt, trousers, and red shoes, standing against a black background.

If you’re curious about the sort of content from Melgarita’s Field Guide (previously The Knot and Needle,) here are some activities from previous newsletters. This is one part of the news along with BIGHT-SIZED educational tidbits, cartoons, gear information and other interesting things that I’ve learned along the way from having 25+ years of ropework experience.

Free for all to enjoy.

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Back-to-School Pop Quiz!

This FREE 6- page resource includes a Pop Quiz and Answer Key. It’s a fun way to:

  • Challenge your knowledge,

  • Use as a rainy day training exercise.

  • Make it a game or competition

  • use for team educational training.

A word search puzzle titled 'F' is for fall?, with a list of fall-related words at the bottom and colorful autumn leaves decor at the corners.
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Excerpt posted on National Talk like a Pirate Day- Aarrrg!