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

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For this striking knot formation (see photograph page 19),

fold a cord and tie a double connection knot (1), a plafond

knot (2) (see Chinese Knotting, page 56) and a winged pan changknot

(7). Tie the first and second side loops on the top right of the winged

pan changknot into a cloverleaf knot with two outer loops (3) and

extend the right corner loop into a cloverleaf knot (4). Repeat on the

left side (5, 6), making sure both sides are identical. After completing

the winged pan changknot, hook another cord to the bottom of it.

Tie each of the four cord ends into a cloverleaf knot with four (9, 10),

five (11) and six (8) outer loops. Then bind all four cord ends with fine

gold thread as well as the four cords just beneath the winged pan

changknot.

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To make this hanging ornamental knot formation (see

photograph page 18), fold a cord, string the cord ends with

a porcelain (or other) bead, then tie a button ring knot (1) followed by

a longevity knot (2) (see Chinese Knotting, page 64). Leave a suitable

length of cord, then tie another button ring knot (3). String the cord

ends with a second porcelain (or other) bead, then tie a third button

ring knot (4). Separate the cord ends and on each tie a button ring

knot (5, 7). Finally, string a porcelain bead on each and attach a diago-

nal weave tassel (6, 8).

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