Chinese knot culture is extensive and profound. Here we will teach you in detail how to weave the most basic sorrel knot and its combination knot, the Ruyi Knot.
Oxalis knot is named after its shape similar to wood sorrel, and is also called 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 gets its name because it looks like Ruyi. It is composed of four sorrel knots.
The following is the effect of the beautiful Ruyi Knot:
Chinese knot braiding material:
One ??piece of 50cm No. 5 wire (woven with sorrel knot), one piece of 100cm No. 5 wire (made with Ruyi knot)
In fact, other types of wires are also available, but No. 5 wire is most suitable for beginners
Tutorial on how to tie the sorrel knot:
1. First, take a 50cm 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 in 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. 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
The knot surface of sorrel knot
1. Chinese knot has a very important but easily overlooked concept, which is "knot face". 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. Let’s get to know the knot surface of sorrel knot
2. This side is the character "人". You can see that the part drawn with the red line looks like the character "人"
3. This side is the word "ru". You can see that the part drawn with the red line looks like the word "ru"
Tutorial on how to tie the lucky sorrel knot:
1. The wishful knot is composed of four sorrel knots and is a combination knot
First we make a sorrel knot and adjust the length of the knot
2. Then use this line to knit two same sorrel knots and adjust the knot ears. Leave about 10cm of thread between each two knots
In the process of editing, pay attention to the consistency of the knots. That is, when viewed from one side, the three sorrel knots are all "人人字" or all "人字". This will be shown in detail below
3. Knit another sorrel knot. Note that the three sorrel knots are placed at the ears.part. Tighten in the direction of the arrow in the picture.
Also pay attention to the consistency of the knots
4. Adjust the lines, adjust the excess lines to the end, and you are done
5. Completed picture
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The knot of Ruyi Knot
The above mentioned that the knots are consistent, here is the knot display of Ruyi Knot
This side is the literal character for "人". As you can see, 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"
