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02 Four Methods of Basic Knots (17-27) 3/23/07 6:50 PM Page 24
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6. Shifting the Weave of the Knot Body

Normally, the body of a pan chang knot comprises a straight latitudinal and longitu-
dinal weave. But if the longitudinal cord is twisted 90 degrees (or 180 degrees) to a
latitudinal direction (or, in this case, anticlockwise), with the unfinished weave being
replaced by other cords and additional cords put in the center of the fixed weave, then
a new type of pan chang knot, called the shiftweave pan chang knot, is formed.

Hanging decororation made from a 90-degree
shiftweave pan chang knot.
Pan chang knot. A 90-degree shiftweave A 180-degree shiftweave
pan chang knot. pan chang knot.

7.Tying a Tall Three-dimensional Knot
Most Chinese knots consist of two “faces” sandwiching an empty space. The three-
dimensional effect of this is not particularly pronounced and indeed often goes un-
noticed by most knotters. The concept of tying a tall three-dimensional knot was
conceived in 1985 when it was discovered that certain parts of some knots can be used
much like outer loops.

There are basically three knotting techniques for making tall three-dimensional
knots. The first is where the cord ends are hooked up with the completed outer loops
or a certain part of the cord in the knot body and knotted as vertically as possible in
the knot body.

Hook up the portion
of the cord still in
progress with the
completed knot.

In this ornamental hanging, the portion of the
cord still in progress has been hooked up with
the completed knot to achieve a 3D effect. Pan chang knot.

24 CHINESE KNOTTING TECHNIQUES

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