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

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Fold a cord, leave a suitable length

for the necklace loop, then tie a dou-

ble connection knot (1) followed by a round

brocade knot with six outer loops (4). Extend

the middle outer loop on each side of the

round brocade knot into a cloverleaf knot (2,

3). Use both cord ends to tie a bao menknot

(9). After completing the first side loop on the

right side, turn back the cord end and tie a

two-loop cloverleaf knot (5) together with the

side loop nearest the top right corner loop.

Do exactly the same on the top left side (6).

After completing the second last side loop on

the right side, extend it into a cloverleaf knot

(7). Repeat on the left side (8), making sure

both sides are identical. After completing bao

menknot 9, string the cord ends emerging

from the bottom of the knot with a big bead.

Fold another two cords and sew them onto

the two cord ends at the base of the bead to

make six cord ends. Finally, string each of the

six cord ends with beads.

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The knot formation (1) in this necklace

is very unusual. The top comprises a

stone chime knot with a series of hui ling

knots extending from its center. The bottom

comprises a left and right cloud formation

knot. Using the tying technique of the crossed

hui lingknot, tie a series of hui lingknots, then,

using the tying technique of the cloud forma-

tion knot, tie the stone chime knot and the

left and right cloud formation knots. After

completing knot formation 1, tie three double

connection knots (2) and a button knot (3).

Fold two cords and sew them onto the bottom

of the button knot to give another four cord

ends. String all six cord ends with beads. Hook

another cord through the top corner loop of

the stone chime knot and tie a double connec-

tion knot (4). Leave enough cord for the neck-

lace loop, then tie a button knot.

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Fold a cord, leave a suitable length for

the necklace loop, then tie a double

connection knot (1) followed by a stone chime

knot (12). Extend a round brocade knot with

six outer loops on each outer loop on the bot-

tom left and right of the stone chime knot (6,

11). Do not tighten the knot too much. Weave

a gold cord along the right of the stone chime

knot. After completing the third outer loop,

turn back the cord and tie a cloverleaf knot

(2) together with the second side loop. On

reaching round brocade knot 6, tie a clover-

leaf knot on every second outer loop (3–5).

Repeat the steps on the left (7–10), making

sure both sides are identical. After the gold

cord has been woven through the stone

chime knot, tighten the knot body and hide

the gold cord inside. Pull the original cord

ends down both sides of the jade ring into

the center and tie a round brocade knot (13).

Finally, tie a button knot (14).

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Fold a cord, leave a suitable length for

the necklace loop, then tie a double

connection knot (1) followed by a winged pan

changknot (4). After completing the second

side loop on the top right side, extend it into

a ru yiknot (2). Do exactly the same thing on

the left side (3). After completing winged pan

changknot 4, tie a button knot (5) below it

and hide one of the cord ends inside the knot

body. Pull the other cord end through the

jade piece and sew it onto the button knot.

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