A decorative or ornamental knot (also fancy knot) is an often complex knot exhibiting repeating patterns. A decorative knot is generally a knot that not...
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knot. Topologically speaking, a knot and its mirror image may or may not have knot equivalence. A decorative knot is any aesthetically pleasing knot....
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A knot is an intentional complication in cordage which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including...
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the earliest decorative knot artifact in China can be traced back to 4000 years ago, when a three-row rattan knotting of a double coin knot was excavated...
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identified "eight elementary knots which form the basis of nearly all the interlaced patterns in Celtic decorative art". The Celtic knot as a tattoo design became...
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pattern Chair knot (Fireman's chair knot) – knot tied in the bight forming two adjustable, lockable loops Chinese button knot – a decorative knot Cleat hitch...
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Walker knot is a decorative knot that is used to keep the end of a rope from fraying. It is tied by unraveling the strands of a twisted rope, knotting the...
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The diamond knot (or knife lanyard knot) is a knot for forming a decorative loop on the end of a cord such as on a lanyard. A similar knot, also called...
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The Chinese button knot and the Celtic button knot are decorative stopper knots. When a stopper knot is tied outside another knot and around the standing...
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A Turk's head knot, sometimes known as a sailor's knot, is a decorative knot with a variable number of interwoven strands forming a closed loop. The name...
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Solomon's knot (Latin: sigillum Salomonis, lit. 'Solomon's seal') is a traditional decorative motif used since ancient times, and found in many cultures...
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The endless knot or eternal knot is a symbolic knot and one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols. It is an important symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism...
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The Savoy knot, a type of decorative knot, is a heraldic knot used primarily in Italian heraldry. It is most notable for its appearance on the heraldic...
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fisherman's knot include: angler's knot, English knot, halibut knot, waterman's knot, and true lovers' knot. Though the fisherman's knot is associated...
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or decorative toggle is a type of ornamental garment closure. Made from braiding, cord, fabric, or covered wire, they consist of a decorative knot button...
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A wall and crown knot is a decorative kind of rope button. The original use of the knot was to put at the end of the ropes on either side of a gangway...
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The slip knot is a stopper knot which is easily undone by pulling the tail (working end). The slip knot is related to the running knot, which will release...
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Carrick mat (redirect from 8 18 knot)
carrick mat is a flat woven decorative knot which can be used as a mat or pad. Its name is based on the mat's decorative-type carrick bend with the ends...
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In the mathematical theory of knots, a knot is tame if it can be "thickened", that is, if there exists an extension to an embedding of the solid torus...
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The hangman's knot or hangman's noose (also known as a collar during the Elizabethan era) is a knot most often associated with its use in hanging a person...
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Sheepshank (redirect from Man o' war sheep shank knot)
A shank is a type of knot that is used to shorten a rope or take up slack, such as the sheepshank. The sheepshank knot is not stable. It will fall apart...
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The Harrington knot is a decorative heraldic knot, the badge of the Harrington family. It is in essence identical to the fret. The Century Dictionary and...
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Windsor knot, sometimes referred to as a full Windsor (or misleadingly as a double Windsor) to distinguish it from the half-Windsor, is a knot used to...
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Fun with Chinese Knotting - Making Your Own Fashion Accessories & Accents — ISBN 978-08048-4406-2 The Ultimate Book of Decorative Knots by Lindsey Philpott...
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women. Nabi knot - butterfly knot. Saengjok knot - Ginger knot. Knots of diverse colors were used as belts, identity tags, and as a decorative element on...
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friendship knot is a decorative knot which is used to tie neckerchieves, lanyards and in Chinese knotting. This is one of the eleven basic knots of traditional...
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Obi (sash) (section Knots (musubi))
accepted as a part of a semi-ceremonial outfit. The use of fancy, decorative obi knots has also narrowed, though mainly through the drop in the numbers...
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Miller's knot Packer's knot Reef knot Strangle knot Surgeon's knot Thief knot Jamming knot Sheet bend Sheepshank Common whipping List of bend knots List of...
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An Austrian knot (or Hungarian knot), alternatively warrior's knot or vitézkötés, is an elaborate design of twisted cord or lace worn as part of a dress...
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The figure-eight knot or figure-of-eight knot is a type of stopper knot. It is very important in both sailing and rock climbing as a method of stopping...
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