PARTS OF A ROPE

When tying a knot, there’s two parts of the rope that you will need to be able to identify to follow instruction while tying a knot that’s new to you:

Standing end (BOTTOM): The long part of the rope that’s not active while tying your knot.
Working end (RIGHT): The short end of the rope that you’re actively using to tie your knot.

You'll also need to know:
Bitter End: the working end of a rope tied off to a (mooring) bitt.

from:
http://www.handymariner.com/parts-of-a-rope/
http://www.handymariner.com/glossary-of-marine-terms/

 

The standing end. 16pp Newsprint.
Published: December 2017
Words & graphic production: Paul Wilson

December 19th 2015.
Hill Top, Knottingley.
The last march.

December 19th 2015.
Kellingley Social Club.

England's last deep coal mine - Kellingley Colliery - closed on December 18th 2015. The following day a march took place to commemorate the final shift, tracing a route through the town from Town Hall to Social Club. 

To the bitter end.