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Now let’s look at Captain Albert Whitney’s Rose
Knot, Esparteiro’s Rose Knot, Alton C. Beaudoin’s
Rose Knot (which was featured at the beginning of
this sub-chapter), and Stuart Grainger’s Tudor Rose
Knot.

captain whitney’s rose
knot (aBok #894)
sinnet, unlike the Sinnet Rose Knot, which starts 2 First, wall each of
This knot is worked from the outside in, meaning
that, if you wish to adorn a piece of sinnet with the
knot, you start with the Rose and finish with the
the strands over,
with the sinnet and ends with the rose (giving the then under.
sinnet a neater finish than simply burning or cutting
off the strands). We start with a short stick to which
the cords are temporarily secured, then we form a
Diamond Knot, double it, Double Wall the ends,
and finally crown the top just prior to sticking the
ends down through the knot to start the sinnet. This
knot was used as a finial decoration, meaning that
it was intended only to be the end-knot of a piece
of sinnet that was being used for some decorative
purpose. The knot is too tender to be used in any
practical sense, unlike the Sinnet Rose Knot, which
will survive some serious handling and pressure.
3 Finishing the walling

of all the strands over
and under…

1 attach three strands doubled over the top of a

4 – begin the diamond Knot by crowning each
dowel, using a Constrictor Knot.
strand down over, under, parallel to its own
colour…