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gradually regained popularity, thanks to a series of articles published in the
Echo Magazine. A few years later, with the offering of relevant courses at
the Shih-chien College of Home Economics in Taipei, the publication of the
Chinese Knotting (1981) and its sequel Chinese Knotting 2 (1983), and the
founding of the Center for Chinese Knotwork (1982), more and more creative
spirits and cultural aficionados began to try their hands at tying knots. Some
practitioners have even gone so far as to invent new designs and patterns and
experiment with a broad range of materials (Figs. 16-17). This promises to
add a new and exciting dimension to the delicate art of Chinese knotwork.

Fig. 17. Author's Knotwork

Acknowledgements

The author wishes to thank Chao-Ling Sung, for help with translation.
Figure 5 is a line drawing from a photograph which appeared in Ancient
China, published by Time Incorporated, 1967.

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