How to make The 4 Flower Chinese Knotting

How to make the 4 and 3 flower Chinese knotting?  Please follow steps below:

Step 1

form 2 loops

the first will be next to the free end of the knot

insert the second loop through the first loop

Step 2

form another loop
insert the third loop through the second loop

Step 3

take the free end,
thread it through the third loop,
over the first loop,
and through the first petal

Step 4

bring the free end under the first loop
and back through the third loop

Step 5

try to tighten in all directions at once
the loops should all lock tightly together in the middle

Step 6

this example is actually looser than you want the centre to be before

you start to take up the slack

Step 6.1

if you need a particular part of the string to be the centre point   (presumably it is already somewhere in the 2nd petal), then just work the   slack towards both ends, following it’s previous path
don’t let the centre loosen any more than you must

Step 6.2

if an end is your fixed point, then just work the slack towards the other

end following it’s previous path

as always, don’t let the centre loosen any more than necessary

Then, the 4 flower Chinese Knotting is made successfully!  It is so easy?  Do you want to try?  Follow me.

Classic Knot Designs

Double Happiness  On his wedding day, Wang Anshi received the good news that he had passed the Imperial Examinations as the number one scholar. He felt so happy that he added another “xi” beside the first one, thus he created the “double happiness” symbol.
It has been used to celebrate weddings ever since.
The knot consists of two sets of fifteen cloverleaf knots.

Longevity  This knot is based on the Chinese character meaning longevity. Its message is “May you live a long life” and the character is used on birthday cards, cakes and presents.
It is made up of four two-loop cloverleaf knots and five three-loop cloverleaf knots.

Stone Chime  The stone chime is an ancient L shaped Chinese percussion instrument, made of stone or jade. It is indispensable in Confucian music. It is made up of two long pan chang knots woven together.

Ju I knot
The Ju I is a sceptre, a symbol of power. It is carried by royalty on ceremonial occasions. The decorative motif is similar to a Taoist motif signifying immortality. The name Ju I means “everything according to your heart’s desire”.
It is made up of four cloverleaf knots.  

Four Directions
The Heavens show their four-foldness by the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The Earth shows it by the four directions: North, South East and West, and mankind shows it by its four states of life, death, man and woman.
It is made of four pan chang knots and button knots.

Fish knot
The word for fish has the same sound as the word for plentiful. The Chinese say that a happy marriage can be described as “feeling like a fish in water”. The knot is made up of a double connection knot, and a pan chang knot.

Dragonfly
Dragonflies are known as “Dragon’s grandchildren” as they are believed to emerge from the cast-off skin of a dragon. Chinese people believe that harming or trapping a dragonfly brings illness. Dragonflies have long been admired for their lacy wings and capricious flight.
The knot consists of a double button knot, a virtue knot and a series of flat knots.

Double Diamond
The double diamond is a woman’s traditional hair ornament which has been used in China for centuries. It can be made from embroidery or knotting. Often a prized piece of jade or an embroidered sachet was hung from the double diamond knot.
It is made up of a stone chime knot and a large pan chang knot linked together.

Snail
The snail is often depicted as a crown on Buddha’s head. When he was sitting in the sun, meditating, the snails shielded his head from the sun as they were grateful for all he had done for the world.
The snail is made from a coiled snake knot.

Butterfly
The butterfly loves to be with flowers for their nectar, so it is often associated with love and happy marriage. It is also a symbol of longevity as the sound of its name is almost the same as “an old person” in Chinese.
The knot is made up of a pan chang knot with double coin knots within its wings.

Brocade Ball
In ancient times, throwing a brocade ball into the midst of a group of young admirers used to help a young lady choose a husband, the one who caught it was the lucky one.
It is composed of five cloverleaf knots.

Ten Accord
This easy knot symbolises all of the things that the Chinese believe make up the good life. Manifold returns from a single investment, two hearts living together in harmony, passing civil examinations with flying colours, peace throughout the four seasons, a bountiful harvest, vigorous spring growth, seven successful sons, a long life, nine generations under one roof, and complete prosperity.
It is made up of five double coin knots.

Pheonix
The pheonix, a mythical bird, is believed to have been born in the South, in a mountain valley facing the sun. It symbolises the sun and warmth. It is often seen as the female counterpart of the essentially male dragon, and the two together symbolise the ideal marriage. Pictures of them are often given at weddings.
The knot is made up of a cloverleaf knot, a small pan chang and a large pan chang knot. The loops are made into head plumes, wings and tail feathers.

Teach you create a simple chinese knot

The traditional Chinese knot symbolizes the happiness and lucky. It is very good embodiment of traditional Chinese culture. Real Chinese knot are tied and plaited instead of being cut. Tying a Chinese knot demands a lot of patience, but with practice, you will eventually learn how to make one of your own. The following example of a simple knot is a good start.

Instructions

1. Stretch out a 20-inch long and 1/8-inch thick red, braided ribbon or string on a level surface, such as a desk.

2. Pick up one end and bring it down and across to the right to form a large loop.

3. Pick up and move the right end of the ribbon or string all the way to the left, beneath the other end of the ribbon or string that is lying in the middle, and take it back beneath that end to the right to form a smaller loop under the bigger one (see a).

4. Take the end of the ribbon or string that is in the middle up across the entire smaller loop under it and feed it into the bigger loop beneath it (see b).

5. Take the same end and bring it down to feed into the smaller loop on top of it (see b).

6. Carefully pull both ends (see c).

Congratulation! You have created a simple Chinese knot!

Chinese knotting

Chinese knotting is a decorative handicraft arts that began as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang and Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) in China. It was later popularized in the Ming and Qing Dynasty (1368-1911 AD). The art is also referred to as Chinese traditional decorative knots. In other cultures, it is known as “Decorative knots”.

 History
Archaeological studies indicate that the art of tying knots dates back to prehistoric times. Recent discoveries include 100,000-year old bone needles used for sewing and bodkins, which were used to untie knots. However, due to the delicate nature of the medium, few examples of prehistoric Chinese knotting exist today. Some of the earliest evidence of knotting have been preserved on bronze vessels of the Warring States period (481–221 BCE), Buddhist carvings of the Northern Dynasties period (317–581) and on silk paintings during the Western Han period (206 BCE–CE6).

Further references to knotting have also been found in literature, poetry and the private letters of some of the most infamous rulers of China. In the 1700s, one book that talked extensively about the art was Dream of the Red Chamber.

The phenomenon of knot tying continued to steadily evolve over the course of thousands of years with the development of more sophisticated techniques and increasingly intricate woven patterns. During the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) knotting finally broke from its pure folklore status, becoming an acceptable art form in Chinese society and reached the pinnacle of its success. Knotting continued to flourish up until about the end of imperial China and the founding of the Republic of China in 1911 AD when China began its modernization period[1]. From 1912 to the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, the art of Chinese knotting was almost lost.

In the late 1970s a resurgence of interest occurred in Taiwan, largely due to the efforts of Lydia Chen (Chen Hsia-Sheng) of the National Palace Museum who founded the Chinese Knotting Promotion Center. In the 1980s, Mrs. Chen focused her energies on the knotting artifacts preserved during the Qing Dynasty. Currently, Chinese knotting enjoys wide popularity in Taiwan with numerous specialty shops to be found.

In February 2008, Corra Liew from Malaysia seek possibilities out from the traditional Wire Jewelry Making technique, Chinese knotting is then merged and presented in wire form. Corra addressed the technique as Wired Chinese Knot.