Page 135 - Lidya Chen "Complete Book of Chinese Knotting"

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That just the right knots have been chosen to create the sunflowers in this display is obvious from
17 the three-dimensional effect achieved by the seeds encased in petals.
TYING INSTRUCTIONS
1.Tie a good luck knot with multiple compound outer loops to make up the required number of petals. The
central hole created is ideal for containing the pan chang knot with reduced cords as it resembles a pistil
filled with seeds.
2.Tie a pan chang knot with reduced cords to make the pistil of the flower.
3.Tie pan chang knots with compound outer loops to make the leaves.

These knotted dancers were inspired
18 by the little figures frequently seen in
children’s drawings.
TYING INSTRUCTIONS
1.Tie a cloverleaf knot to make the ribbon on the
head followed by a round brocade knot for the
face.Then pull the cord ends upwards through
the knot body and tie another cloverleaf knot to
make the hair.The outer loop of this knot then
becomes the arm. (When tying the second dancer,
make sure you tie the cord together with the out-
stretched arm of the first dancer, then only tie
the cloverleaf knot below the face of the second
dancer.)
2.Tie a modified pan chang knot to make the
dress. Break up the cord on the skirt bottom to
give a hula dance effect
3.Tie each cord end into a foot, then hide it inside
the dancer’s body.
4.Tie a single cord end into a lingzhi knot on top
of the dancers to form a canopy. Make sure that
the front and back of the knot are identical.

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