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The finished Round Brocade Knot with its lovely
raised centre, ready for sewing to fabric for deco-
ration or for spraying with a fabric stiffener and
adding a pin to make a brooch.

10 start to tighten and fair the knot, recalling

that the left cord of a loop is connected
to the right cord of the next clockwise
loop, making a bight around the last
previous pair anti-clockwise.

type B: Flat knots

the Buddha Knot
This knot represents the heart of Buddha, showing
virtue and giving good fortune to the wearer.
Some varieties of the knot are also seen in Western
culture, although a more pragmatic version, the
Mast Head Jury Knot, is used to secure the head of a
mast in the event one has to jury-rig it. I have never
used the knot for this purpose and I hope never to
have to do so! I prefer the name Buddha Knot, and
2 – then add an overhand
the deep symbolism that it represents.

Knot, right-handed, to
the left leg.

1 form a bight in the

centre of your line…