List of decorative knots
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A decorative knot (also fancy knot[1]) is an often complex knot exhibiting repeating patterns. A decorative knot can be used for practical or aesthetic purposes.[2] A decorative knot is a knot that not only has practical use, but is also known for its decorative qualities.
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This is an alphabetical list of decorative knots.
- Austrian knot
- Bowen knot
- Carrick mat
- Celtic knot
- Chinese button knot
- Dacre knot
- Diamond knot
- Discipline (King Crimson album) knotwork (Discipline Global Mobile logo)
- Endless knot
- Eternity knot
- Flat mat knot
- Friendship knot
- Globe knot
- Heraldic knot
- Hinckaert knot
- Hungerford knot
- Interlace (visual arts)
- Manrope knot
- Matthew Walker's knot
- Monkey's fist knot
- Prolong knot
- Savoy knot
- Shakespeare knot
- Shamrock knot (an arrangement of True lover's knot)
- Sinnet
- Solomon's knot
- Stafford knot
- Turk's head knot
- Wake knot
[edit] See also
- List of knots
- Knot
- Knotted stitch
- Plait/Braid
- Coxcombing
- Garland
- Japanese glass fishing float (for knotwork)
- Bell pull
- Windsor knot
- Necktie
- Bow tie
- Lace
- Lanyard
- Scoubidou
- Shoelaces
- Wedding cord
- Handfasting
[edit] References
- ^ Owen, Peter (1994). The Book of Decorative Knots. Globe Pequot. p. 6. ISBN 9781558213043. http://books.google.com/books?id=lnr-ATR5po4C&lpg=PA137&dq=decorative%20knot&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q=decorative%20knot&f=false. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ Owen, Peter (1994). The Book of Decorative Knots. Globe Pequot. p. 125. ISBN 9781558213043. http://books.google.com/books?id=lnr-ATR5po4C&lpg=PA137&dq=decorative%20knot&pg=PA125#v=onepage&q=decorative%20knot&f=false. Retrieved 2010-02-18. "they can be used for practical purposes or pure decoration"
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