Fun with Chinese Knotting. Lydia Chen

      

      Fun with

       Chinese Knotting

      Making Your Own Fashion

       Accessories and Accents

      by Lydia Chen

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      Text and illustrations copyright © 1983 Echo Publishing Company Limited and Lydia Chen First Tuttle edition 2007

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       ISBN 0 8048 3678 7

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      Contents

       The Resurgence of Chinese Knotting

       Designing Chinese Knots

       Basic Skills

       Formation Skills

       Living With Chinese Knots

       Hair Ornaments

       Hat Accessories

       Earrings

       Necklaces

       Pendants

       Clothing Accents

       Belts

       Bracelets

       Rings

       Footwear Accents

       Other Decorations

       Basic Knots

       Button Knot

       Cloverleaf Knot

       Creeper Knot

       Double Coin Knot

       Double Connection Knot

       Good Luck Knot

       Pan Chang Knot

       Round Brocade Knot

       Tassel Knot

       Compound Knots

       Bao Men Knot

       Butterfly Knot

       Button Ring Knot

       Cloud Formation Knot

       Crossed Hui Ling Knot

       Double Hui Ling Knot

       Double Ten Knot

       Five Happiness Knot

       Golden Bell Knot

       Hui Ling Knot

       Ling Hua Knot

       Love Knot

       Multiple Winged Pan Chang Knot

       Prosperity Knot

       Ru Yi Knot

       San Cai Knot

       Six Unity Knot

       Stone Chime Knot

       Winged Pan Chang Knot

       Tassel Designs

       Button Tassel

       Diagonal Weave Tassel

       Good Luck Tassel

       Horizontal Weave Tassel

       Love Tassel

       Creative Applications

       Hair Ornaments

       Hat Accessories

       Earrings

       Necklaces

       Pendants

       Clothing Accents

       Belts

       Bracelets

       Rings

       Footwear Accents

       Other Decorations

      The Resurgence of Chinese Knotting

      Chinese knotting, sometimes referred to as Chinese macramé, is a craft that is increasingly gaining popularity in both the East and the West as more and more people come to realize the benefits of traditional handwork in a frenetic world of urban industrialization, mass production, modern transportation and computer technology. This traditional craft provides not only a wonderful means of relaxation but also allows the artistic satisfaction of producing a personalized work of art, especially on clothing and objects and in home décor. Asian fashion designers often add the finishing touches to their work with knots,