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Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

Colored cup cover: a work composed of group brocade knot, oblique curly knot, sparrow head knot, double flat knot and double joint. Let’s make a beautiful and practical cup set and kettle for children who are studying! It’s also a good idea to give to office workers to hold a water bottle, as it’s anti-scalding and easy to carry.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

How to make

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

1. Take six 200cm long No. 5 wires and combine them with Tuanjin knots.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

2-3. Take another 1 piece of thread to make the axis, and make the remaining threads into a diagonal knot. After braiding 2 pieces, take another 150cm long thread and fold it in half, and hang it on the axis in the form of a birds head knot.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

4-5. After editing the first layer, continue to edit the second layer without adding or subtracting lines.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

6. For the third layer, take another 150cm long yellow No. 5 wire and fold it in half and add it with a sparrow head knot.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

7. Continue to edit the 4th and 5th layers without adding or subtracting lines.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

8-9. Cut off the remaining threads and burn them to stick, and braid 4-5 layers of double flat knots for each group of 4 threads. Complete one circle in this way.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

10-11. Take 2 threads from each of the two adjacent groups of double flat knots and continue to knit 4-5 layers of double flat knots for 1 turn.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

12. Use the same method to make the third circle.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

13. Take another 1 wire and wrap the rest with oblique knots.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

14. A total of 2 layers.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

15. Leave 2 wires on each side, cut off the rest and stick them together.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

16. Make a double connection with two slashes.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

17. Make 2 double joints each and then cut off 1 jade wire and burn it.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

18. Make a double connection with the two remaining threads, cut off the remaining threads and burn them.

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

Illustration of how to braid Chinese knots on colorful cup sleeves

19-20. The work is completed.