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

Fun with chinese Knotting-(Berkeiey)

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88 GOLDEN BELL KNOT

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1 Bend a cord then, step by step, tie a triangular

knot with a bay-like space in the bottom part.

Golden Bell Knot

This knot is bell-shaped, giving rise to the name golden bell. The knot is tied

leaving a bay-like space at the bottom of the san caiknot (page 103). The size

of the space can be adjusted according to the size of the decorative object to

be attached, which can either be chosen to fit completely or partially into the

space, according to preference. Alternatively, a tassel can be tied in the space

to make a different kind of ornament.

Tying

This knot and the san caiknot are both variations of the pan changknot (page

64), except that in this case the two protruding bases are tied separately using

two cord ends, thus creating the bay-like space. The size of the knot can be

varied to accommodate bigger or smaller objects in the bay.

Tips

• As with the san caiknot, anchor each bend to the work surface with push
  pins to avoid distorting the pattern.


• Use a crochet hook or tweezers to help weave the cord through the pattern.

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