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

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Fold a cord and tie a hui ling knot

(1) followed by a button tassel (2).

Fold another cord and tie a round brocade

knot (3), an inverted ru yiknot (4) and a double

connection knot (5). Hide the cord ends inside

the body of the hui ling knot. Sew the knot

formation onto one corner of the scarf.

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Fold a cord and tie a cloverleaf 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). On completing the round brocade knot, tie both cord ends into

a san caiknot (7). Tie the side loop on each side of the bottom right

outer loop of the san caiknot into a cloverleaf knot (5, 6). Make sure

the left and right sides are identical. On completing the san caiknot,

hide both cord ends inside the knot body and sew or glue the knot

formation onto the leather bag, as shown. Sew a porcelain bead at the

bottom of the knot formation to weigh down the front flap of the bag

so that it closes tightly.

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A golden knot formation adds sophistication to a brown

velvet handbag (or any other type of bag). First, tie two

crane knots (1, 2) (see Chinese Knotting, page 80) and sew them onto

the top left and right sides of the bag flap. Then fold a gold cord and

tie a round brocade knot (3). Tie both cord ends into a six unity knot

(8) and extend the two double connection knots on each side into a

round brocade knot (4–6). On completing the six unity knot, tie both

cord ends into a round brocade knot (9). Hide one cord end inside the

knot body. Tie the other into a loop and sew it onto the knot body.

Finally, sew this knot formation onto the handbag.

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The knot formation on this leather handbag is made with

two leather cords with their leather sides facing out. Tie

the first leather cord into a pan changknot (3) and extend the corner

loop on each side into a cloverleaf knot (1, 2). Hide both cord ends

inside the knot body. Fold the second leather cord and tie a ru yiknot

(4). Use both cord ends of the ru yiknot to embellish the rim of the

pan changknot, then tie a round brocade knot with six outer loops

(5) beneath it. Sew one cord end into the knot body. Tie the other

one into a cloverleaf knot (6), then sew it also into the knot body.

Use strong glue to attach the knot formation to the handbag.

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