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

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146 RINGS

TEXT

BLACK

95

This ring is made from thick fuse

wire. Fold and twist a piece of wire

long enough to wrap around the finger –

or the wrist, for a bracelet. Tie the ends into

a round brocade knot. After gold-plating

the wire, insert porcelain beads in the outer

loops with strong glue.

Rings

See page 49 for photographs of applica-

tions 95–97.

Footwear Accents

See page 50 for photographs of applications 98–102.

96

This ring is made from two thin

plastic straws. Use a pencil or some

other cylindrical shape for the axis. Wrap

one of the plastic straws around the axis

and tie a button ring knot. Use the other

straw to tie another round following the

original weave. Cut the straw ends just

inside the ring.

97

This ring is made from a silver guitar

string. Tie a flat button knot. Wrap

each cord end once around the finger and

leave a suitable length for the ring. Insert

one cord end into the back of the knot

body. Weave the other cord end around

the button knot and then insert it also into

the back of the knot body.

98

Knot formations made from

leather cord can add glam-

our to boots. With the leather side

facing out, tie a ru yiknot (1), a pan

changknot (2) and a button tassel

(3). Use strong glue to attach the

knot formation to the boot.

99

Tie a leather cord into a round brocade

knot. Tie the ends and hide them in the

body of the knot. Use strong glue to attach the

knot to the top of the shoe.

100

Fold a multicolored cord and

tie a cloverleaf knot (1) followed

by a round brocade knot with six outer loops

(2). Extend the middle outer loops on each side

into a cloverleaf knot (3, 4). Bind the cord ends with

thread near the knot body, then brush out the ends

to make a tassel. Pin the knot formation to the sock.

102

Any number of knot formations

can be tied to make customized

high heel shoes or sandals. This knot forma-

tion comprises three double connection knots

(1–3) tied with a leather cord, with plenty of

cord end left for making the other shoe straps.

The finished knot formation and extra leather

cord will have to be passed to a shoe shop

for attaching to the buckle and the sole.

101

This knot formation can be used

to link two rings on the sides of

a shoe. Insert a cord through one of the rings

and tie a double connection knot (1). Insert

one of the cord ends through the other ring

and tie a double connection knot (3). Bring

the cord ends to the middle. Tie one into a

pan changknot (2) and use the other to em-

bellish its rim. Unite the cord ends, trim off

excess and glue under the knot formation.

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