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type C: overlapping outer
loops

the Button Knot
This knot forms a button from a single or even two
cords. The button produced is at once intricate,
decorative, and yet completely functional. When
inserted into a loop, the button was difficult to
loosen, and I take it as a symbol of permanence. I
take great satisfaction in making these delightful
little knots.
3 move the left part of the figure-of-eight loop up

under the left cord.

1 form an overhand clockwise loop in the centre

of your cord.

4 Wrap the right cord anti-clockwise over this

last loop.

2 take the lower edge of the loop in your left

hand, palm downward, and turn it upward
and to the left, palm upward now, to form the
figure-of-eight loop.

5 Continue with the

right cord anti-clockwise,
pulling it under the right part of the figure-of-
eight loop.