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the lotus Bud knot the next day. A lotus of one thousand petals is said
(yeonBong maedup) to be sacred and the blue lotus is treasured because
Formed as a series of clockwise circles closing of its rarity. There are only two true lotuses in the
in on each other, the Lotus Bud Knot is slightly world, the Asian and the American. The Asian lotus
different from the Bo’sun’s Lanyard Knot, which is pink, blue, or white, whereas the American lotus
it resembles. It is said in Korea to resemble a lotus is yellow. The method of making the Lotus Bud knot
bud, a symbol of rebirth, in its open form. Revered shown here may be adapted to the use of two cords
throughout the world, the lotus is a symbol of of differing colours, allowing for a wonderful array
rebirth, in that it falls to the water and rises again of shading in the finished piece.

1 tuck the centre of your cord behind your take the right cord over, under, under, and up
cord clockwise to the right of the lower 3
hand and allow the ends to exit as shown.
Wrap the lower cord clockwise to the
into the left side of the diamond, while taking
left of the upper cord and wrap the upper
right side of the diamond, passing each other in
cord. the left cord over, under, under, and up into the
the centre.

2 form a diamond by continuing the circle under 4 Draw up the two cord ends to form small loops

each preceding loop, the lower cord under the
around the knot and slip it off your fingers.
upper loop and the upper cord under the lower
loop. the lower cord exits on the left, while the Continue forming by squeezing the knot into
upper cord exits on the right. shape, while tugging gently on the two cords.