Decorative Knot Craft: Over 20 Innovative Knotting And Macrame Accessories

by Kim Sang Lang

Readers will explore the art of decorative knotting to create over twenty imaginative jewelry and accessory projects. Eleven exciting knotting techniques are demonstrated, from basic tying to more intricate macramé and ornamental styles. Each technique is clearly illustrated with detailed step-by-step instructions and striking photography to ensure crafters of all skill levels will quickly begin to enjoy the ancient technique of knot art.

Genres: Nonfiction, Crafts

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 2008

Reviews

[Iowa City Public Library]

I am fascinated by knots. I do knot know if it is the underlying math, the beauty in the geometry or their usefulness. While browsing our collection of knot books I came across Decorative Knot Craft by Kim Sang Lang. One knot in particular jumped out at me, the Dragonfly Knot. My girlfriend, Anne, and I were going to be celebrating our second anniversary and I more often than knot make things for her on special occasions. I thought I would be able to incorporate that knot into another gift.

The book clearly illustrated the numerous steps with color photos. The use of multiple colored ropes in the photos helped a lot in figuring out which of the seemingly hundreds of strands (only two in reality) went where.

The head of the dragonfly called for a lotus knot, which I found difficult but still doable. Once I had it finished I decided the head was all wrong so I consulted The complete book of decorative knots, by Geoffrey Budworth to see if I could come up with something more aesthetically pleasing to me. Sadly, despite the nice illustrations, I fell short when trying to tie the Earth knot (or maybe it was the Saturn knot). I returned to the lotus knot and with a few slight modifications I was quite pleased with my end result.

I hope she was too.

--Todd

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[Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

I lucked into this book at a thrift store :)

It's an excellent introduction to decorative knot work, with clear photographs for each step in the instructions. The author is a student of the Korean tradition of decorative knotting, and shares some of that history along with the instructions. There's instruction for both a collections of basic knots, and some lovely finished knotted pieces, many of them very wearable jewelry.

I definitely see some of these knots turning up in my own crafting adventures :)

[Lisa]

I own this

[Victini2908 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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