A decorative or ornamental knot (also fancy knot[1]) is an often complex knot exhibiting repeating patterns. A decorative knot is generally a knot that not only has practical use but is also known for its aesthetic or ornamental qualities.[2] Often originating from maritime use, "decorative knots are not only serviceable and functional but also enhance the ship-shape appearance of any vessel."[3] Decorative knots may be used alone or in combination,[4] and may consist of single or multiple strands.[5][6]
Though the word decorative sometimes implies that little or no function is served, the craft of decorative knot tying generally combines both form and function.[5]
Coxcombing is decorative knotwork performed by sailors during the Age of Sail to dress-up, protect, or help identify specific items and parts of ships and boats.
List
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This is an alphabetical list of decorative knots.
- Austrian knots
- Aztec button knot
- Bruce knot
- Carrick mat
- Catherine knot
- Celtic knotting
- Chinese butterfly knot
- Chinese button knot
- Diamond knot
- Discipline (King Crimson album) knotwork (Discipline Global Mobile logo)
- Endless knot (unknot)
- Eternity knot
- Fan knot
- Fiador knot
- Flat mat knot
- Flores button knot
- Friendship knot
- Gaucho knot
- Ginfer knot
- Globe knot
- Headhunter's knot
- Heel knot
- Heraldic knot
- Bourchier knot
- Bowen knot (unknot)
- Dacre knot (unknot)
- Hinckaert knot
- Hungerford knot
- Wake knot
- Herringbone knot
- Interlace (visual arts)
- Lone star knot
- Matthew Walker knot
- Monkey's fist knot
- Pampas button knot
- Pineapple knot
- Prolong knot
- Savoy knot
- Sennit
- Shamrock knot (an arrangement of True lover's knot)
- Solomon's knot
- Spanish ring knot
- Stafford knot
- Turk's head knot
- Valknut
- Wall and crown knot
See also
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- List of knots
- Knotted stitch
- Plait (Braid)
- Garland
- Japanese glass fishing float (for knotwork)
- Bell pull
- Necktie
- Bow tie
- Lace
- Lanyard
- Macramé
- Scoubidou
- Shoelaces
- Silk knots (fabric cufflinks)
- String figure
- Wedding cord/Handfasting
References
edit- ^ Owen, Peter (1994). The Book of Decorative Knots. Globe Pequot. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-55821-304-3. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ Owen (1994), p.125. Access date: 2010-02-18. "They can be used for practical purposes or pure decoration.
- ^ Owen (1994), p.11.
- ^ Owen, Peter (2003). The Ultimate Book of Knots: More Than Two-Hundred Practical and Decorative Knots, p.493. Globe Pequot. ISBN 9781592281602.
- ^ a b Penn, Randy (2004). The Everything Knots Book: Step-By-Step Instructions for Tying Any Knot, p.189. Everything Books. ISBN 9781440522772.
- ^ Randall, Peter (2012). The Craft of the Knot: From Fishing Knots to Bowlines and Bends, a Practical Guide to Knot Tying and Usage, p.29. Adams Media. ISBN 9781440552502.
External links
edit- Grog. "Decorative knots". Animated Knots. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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