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

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Tie a cord into a series of cloverleaf

knots (1) using the technique of knot-

ting one end of a single cord (see page 10

above), then sew the knot formation around

the neckline of a dress. Fold another cord and

tie a knot formation (2–6) nicknamed “The

Four Good Luck Seasons,” but replace the pan

changknot in the middle with a hui lingknot.

Continue down, tying a crossed hui lingknot

(7), another hui lingknot (8), a pan chang knot

(9) and a button knot (10). Sew the completed

knot formation onto the front of the dress.

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This knot formation, given the name

“The Phoenix Crying at the Rising

Sun,” is composed of a phoenix knot (see

Chinese Knotting, page 82) tied largely with

cloverleaf and pan changknots, and a sun

made of two cords tied into a hui lingknot.

Make sure the hui lingknot is as round as

possible. Then lengthen the outer loops to

depict sun rays, as shown. Sew the phoenix

knot onto the front of the outfit facing up-

ward to the sun sewn on the left shoulder.

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