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in Chinese art dating back approximately 2,500 years.
Once completed, the dangling cords of button knots
are sewn to garments. If the buttonholes are too small
for the knots, the cords are sewn with a loop left free. The
loop is pushed through the buttonhole and then the but- to fully tighten the knot, you may
ton knot is pushed through the loop. want to use needle-nose pliers (or
tweezers for thin material).

Eight-Part Button Knot: Step 3 Eight-Part Button Knot: Step 4

Continue to lay out and interweave the cord as Add the final interweaving of the cord as shown, Button Knots
shown in the photograph. finishing with the two ends together in a stem.
Slowly work out the surplus cord, working on
a flat surface to begin, and draw the knot up
into a mushroom shape. Then draw the knot
up tightly into its final round shape.

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