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Contents
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Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd, with editorial offices
at 354 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon,
Vermont 05759, USA, and 61 Tai Seng Avenue
#02-12, Singapore 534167. A Unique Handicraft 4
Text and illustrations copyright © 1997 Echo
Publishing Company Limited and Lydia Chen Chinese Knots in Ancient Times 9
First Tuttle edition 2007
Special Characteristics of
All rights reserved. No part of this publication
Chinese Knots 15
may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by
any means, electronic or mechanical, including
Chinese Knotting Techniques 17
photocopying, recording, or by any information
storage and retrieval system, without prior FOUR MAIN METHODS OF TYING BASIC KNOTS 18
written permission of the publisher.
NINE WAYS OF MODIFYING BASIC KNOTS 20
Library of Congress Control Number
EXTENSIONS AND VARIATIONS OF BASIC KNOTS 28
2007920603
ISBN: 978 0 8048 3679 1

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