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Chinese Button Knot Bracelet 3> Adjust the loop down to a scant half inch, then add
72 inches of 1mm rayon pettit #0 orange cord— the remaining Chinese button knots—sixteen or
or any colors you choose (it can also be made seventeen knots work nicely and make a 7½-inch
bracelet.
with leather lacing)
sharp knife or scissors 4 > When you finish the last knot, cut the cord close.
ruler
As I write this book, it’s summertime. The colors of the Chinese Button Knot
day reflect that. So for the bracelet I chose a yummy Necklace
sherbet orange rayon cord. This material is available
online or from big-box stores. I also tied one in black 20 feet of satin rayon rat tail cord
(see the photograph at the start of this chapter to see sharp knife or scissors
the completed bracelets). ruler
As you’ll notice I tied a succession of knots in one
color for the bracelet. You can also make a bracelet or Follow these steps to make an 18-inch choker out of
wristlet with fewer knots, spaced out farther. In the 7 Chinese button knots:
½-inch bracelet here, I tied sixteen knots in black and 1> Middle (fold in half) the 20 feet of satin rayon rat
seventeen knots in orange. tail cord.
Follow these steps to make a bracelet out of 2 > Wrap the middled cord around your fingers and
Chinese button knots: make a series of Chinese button knots.
1 > Middle the cord (fold it in half). 3 > When you finish the last knot, put the loop in front
2 > Wrap the middled cord around your fingers and of the first knot above the last knot you tied to
make one Chinese button knot. clasp it shut.
