Fun with Chinese Knotting - Making Your Own Fashion Accessories & Accents

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This knot formation is made of

leather cord, which you may have

to cut yourself. With the leather side facing

out, fold the cord and tie a cloverleaf knot

(1). Make sure the two cord ends are long

enough, then separately tie two cloverleaf

knots (2, 3). Bring the two cord ends to-

gether and tie them into a ribbon knot

(4). Adjust the two cloverleaf knots in front

of the two outer loops of the ribbon knot.

After completing the ribbon knot, hide one

cord end inside the knot body. Tie the other

into a cloverleaf knot (5), then hide it also

inside the knot body.

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Tie two plastic cords into two

separate butterfly knots. Lengthen

the top corner loops on each knot and cut

them open, then insert plastic straws, as

shown here. Cut the straw ends into fine

whiskers. Attach the two butterfly knots

to the springy rings on a disco headband.

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A woolen hat can be decorated with knot formations made of similar colored

or contrasting woolen cords. Fold a cord and tie a ru yiknot (1). Then begin to

tie an eight unity knot (8), a variation of the six unity knot, for the crown. Every time

one of the double coin knots on the rim is reached, extend it into a ru yiknot (4,6,7,9),

thus forming a floral design with eight petals in the form of eight ru yiknots. Sew the

completed decoration to the woolen hat.

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French berets made of velvet can be

embellished with leather cords for

contrast. Fold a cord and tie a cloverleaf knot

(1) followed by a round brocade knot with six

outer loops (4). When the third outer loop on

the right side is tied, bring the cord end back

up and tie a double-looped cloverleaf knot

(2) with the first outer loop. Repeat on the left

(3), making sure both sides are identical. Once

the round brocade knot is completed, hide

one cord end inside the knot body. To finish

the accessory, make a round with the other

cord end just below the knot formation, then

hide it also inside the knot body. Sew the knot

formation to the beret.

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Tie a crane knot (See Chinese Knotting,

page 80). Then take another cord of a

similar color and add to the wings, as shown

here. This knot can be sewn onto a woolen ski

mask.

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