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This elaborate belt decoration is made

up of three separate knot formations

hooked up as one. Its outer ring comprises

six round brocade knots and six double coin

knots; the inner ring, a cloverleaf knot with

multiple outer loops; and the ring below, six

cloverleaf knots. Starting from the top, fold

a cord and tie two double connection knots

(1, 2) followed by a round brocade knot (3)

made with both cord ends. Lengthen the

bottom left and right outer loops of round

brocade knot 3 and tie a cloverleaf knot (4)

in the inner ring. Then, separate the right

cord end and tie it into a round brocade knot

(6) at a suitable distance. Tie the outer loop

of round brocade knot 6 with the adjoining

outer loop of round brocade knot 3 into a

double coin knot (5). Then tie a cloverleaf

knot (7) just below round brocade knot 6

using the tying technique of the cloverleaf

knot in the middle of the ru yiknot. Complete

knots (8–16) following the same procedure,

making sure the outer loops of all six clover-

leaf knots in the inner ring are hooked up.

Using the connecting cords of the inner

ring cloverleaf knots, tie the central cloverleaf

knot with multiple outer loops (17). To com-

plete the inner ring, tie the last cloverleaf knot

(18) and hook up its outer loop with that of

the adjoining cloverleaf knot 16. To complete

the outer ring, tie the last round brocade knot

(21). Tie its left and right outer loops with

those of adjoining round brocade knots 9

and 15 into double coin knots (19, 20).

To make the last knot formation, at the

bottom, first tie a double connection knot

(22), then separate the right cord end to tie

three cloverleaf knots (23–25) with two, three

and two outer loops respectively. Do the same

thing with the left cord end (26–28). Use the

connecting cords of these six cloverleaf knots

to tie a cloverleaf knot with multiple outer

loops (29), followed by a double connection

knot (30) just below it. Finally, tie a button

tassel (31). Tie the remaining cord ends into

cloverleaf knots (32–37) with two or three

outer loops, turn back the ends and bind with

fine thread.

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The ancient Chinese liked to hang

a toothpick container on their belts

for use as well as decoration. The design

of this unique belt hanging, made up of

eleven round brocade knots, is based on

that concept. First, fold a cord through a

toothpick container and tie a round bro-

cade knot (1) followed by another round

brocade knot (10). Extend the four outer

loops of round brocade knot 10 into a

round brocade knot (3,5;7,9),then ex-

tend the outermost loop of each into a

cloverleaf knot (2, 4; 6, 8). After completing

round brocade knot 10, tie another round

brocade knot (11). Finally, tie a button tas-

sel (12). Fold back the cord ends and bind

them with fine thread.

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