Share the illustrated tutorial on weaving the most basic sorrel knot and its combination knot, Ruyi Knot. The sorrel knot is named after its shape, which is similar to that of sorrel. It is also called a Chinese bow knot.
The sorrel knot is one of the basic knots of Chinese knots. Its knot shape is beautiful, easy to match, and full of changes. It is widely used in the weaving of Chinese knots. The Ruyi knot is named after its shape, which is composed of four sorrel knots.
Below is a beautiful wishful knot
Woven material:
One piece of No. 5 wire 50cm long (to make a sorrel knot), and one piece of No. 5 wire 100cm long (to make a Ruyi knot). Of course, other types of wires are also available, but No. 5 wire is most suitable for beginners.
Oxalis Knot Tutorial:
1. Take a 50cm long No. 5 line, roughly in the middle, and make a loop according to the direction of the line in the picture
2. Make another ring according to the direction of the arrow in the picture, and wrap the first ring
3. Follow the arrow in the picture to make the third ring and insert it into the first ring
4. Make the fourth ring set. You need to pay attention to the pressure-picking relationship. First pick in the third ring, then wrap the second ring, and finally pull it out from the third ring
5. Tighten the knot and you are done
Oxalis knot surface:
1. Chinese knots have a very important but easily overlooked concept, which is "knotting". Because there is a difference between the front and back sides of the Chinese knot, it is divided into "human character" and "ru character" according to the shape of the knot. When weaving and combining, we pay great attention to the consistency of the knot surface.
2. Let’s get to know the sorrel knot side. This side is the character “人” (人人). You can see that the part drawn with the red line looks like the character “人” (人).
3. This side is the word "ru". You can see that the part drawn with the red line looks like the word "ru".
How to tie the lucky sorrel knot:
1. The wishful knot is composed of four sorrel knots and is a combination knot
First we braid a sorrel knot and adjust the length of the knot
2. Then use this line to braid two similar sorrel knots and adjust the knot ears. Leave about 10cm of thread between each two knots
During the editing process, attention should be paid to the consistency of the knots, that is, when viewed from one side, the three sorrel knots are all "人人字" (人人字) or "人人字" ( enter 人字). This will be shown in detail below
3. Knit another sorrel knot. Note that the three sorrel knots are placed in the ear part. Tighten in the direction of the arrow in the picture.
We should also pay attention to the consistency of the structure here
4. Adjust the lines, adjust the excess lines to the end, and you are done
5. Pictures of the completed work
The knot of Ruyi Knot:
As mentioned above, the knot surface is consistent, here is the display of the Ruyi Knot knot
This side is the literal character for "人". You can see that the four sorrel knots all have the literal character for "人"
This side is the literal character for "ru". You can see that the four sorrel knots all have the literal character for "ru"
