Knowledge: decorative
See Also:
- arts → crafts → basketry
- arts → crafts → beading
- arts → crafts → string figures
- arts → crafts → textiles → braiding
- arts → crafts → textiles → macrame
Links
- Chinese Knotting
http://www.chineseknotting.org/ - Covers the flower knot, treasure knot, chinese button knot, and double connection knot. Photos and instructions. References to print resources.
- Woggle World
http://members.tripod.com/~cubclub/turk1t.html - How to make the Turk's Head neckerchief slide. Step by step illustrations and instructions.
- Pope's Place
http://members.aol.com/standcmr/braid.html - Covers Woggles, Turk's Head knots, and other single-strand and multiple-strand braids. Diagrams and instructions. Lists materials needed.
- Kyoto Library: Musubi
http://park.org/Japan/Kyoto/lib/himo1.htm - Examples of musubi (Japanese knots) tied with kumihimo (braided silk).
- Certificate of Excellence in Handspinning for Chinese Knotting
http://www.mresource.com/Fiber/COE/COEIndex.html - Gwen Powell, in studying for her Certificate of Excellence in Handspinning from the Handweavers Guild of America, analyzed techniques for creating appropriate yarns and cords for Chinese Knotting. Many examples, illustrations and instructions for both knotting and spinning.
- Alaska Museum of Fancy Knots
http://www.knotical-arts.com/ - Photos of decorative knotwork from around the world.
- Japanese Glass Fishing Float Nets
http://www.olypen.com/elgato/ballnets.htm - A diagram and photos which show how to weave rope nets for the purpose of recovering Japanese glass fishing floats.
- Gwen's Fiberarts
http://www.mresource.com/Fiber/ - Gwen Powell, spinner. Includes material from her Certificate of Excellence (COE) studies in spinning for Chinese knotting.
- Willeke's knotted ideas.
http://www.home.zonnet.nl/willeke_igkt/ - Willeke van der Ham presents knotted animals, flowers, and knotboards with clear instructions and tips in English and Dutch.
- The Traditional Handicraft of Korea: Macrame
http://www.women.or.kr/ehtml/culture/arts/fine-arts/maedup/emaedup.html - A description of maedup (Korean decorative knotting) that includes Korean vocabulary, some illustrations and names 2 prominent artists.
- Boondoggle Man
http://www.boondoggleman.com/ - Knotwork instruction and supply information using boondoggle (another name for plastic lacing or gimp).
- Chinese Culture: Chinese Knotting
http://edu.ocac.gov.tw/culture/chinese/CULTUREENGLISH/Folkore/Ewhole02_15.htm - The Overseas Chinese Associated Community (a Taiwanese organization) hosts the Global Chinese Language and Culture Center which educates the world at large about Chinese Culture. An important aspect is Chinese Knotting. Much of the content is from a video tape that has been broken into segments and provided online at this site.
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