Learn Chinese knotting
Chinese knot tutorials, one knot at a time.
Practice 18 basic Chinese knots, then explore 20 decorative knot projects with on-page videos, English subtitles and illustrated checkpoints.
A simple way to begin Chinese knotting
- Prepare a practice cord. Read the cord and tools guide, leave generous ends and keep the first crossings loose.
- Practice an open form. Start with the double coin knot and compare its crossings before tightening.
- Repeat a small unit. Try the snake knot, then use the bracelet guide to plan a wearable practice project.
- Shape a button or a flower. Learn the Chinese button knot or a three-loop Chinese lucky knot, using the video to check both the route and the final dressing.
This is an optional practice sequence. The 18 lessons below keep their original course order.
Prepare, make or draw.
- Cord and tools for Chinese knottingChoose a practice setup before you tie.
- Make a Chinese knot braceletMake an adjustable cord bracelet with a square-knot slider.
- Draw a Chinese knot in IllustratorBuild a digital cord illustration.
Begin with the foundations.
Explore all 18 lessons →Watch the movement, pause at a crossing and compare your cord with the step image.
From a knot to a finished piece.
Explore 20 video tutorials →Try a woven shape, combine smaller knots or finish a hanging ornament. Follow each demonstration with English subtitles and illustrated checkpoints.
Five-Coin Hanging Ornament
中国结五帝钱挂件
Make a hanging ornament from a woven Pan Chang header, a gourd-shaped bead, five linked coins and a handmade capped tassel. The source demonstrates the header and connections, then continues through wrapping, binding and trimming the tassel.
Watch & make
Pan Chang Butterfly Knot
盘长蝴蝶结
Combine a two-return Pan Chang centre with double-coin wings. Keep the wing passages loose while weaving the centre, then dress the lattice and balance the upper and lower curves of the butterfly.
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Pipa Knot Flower
琵琶结的应用（组合结）
Study how prepared Pipa knots and a loose two-return Pan Chang centre become a flower-like combination. This short demonstration explains the arrangement and shows its adjustment and finished form; make the component knots in the practice lessons first. Some closing and decorative edging work is shown only in the finished example.
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A little extra practice.
- A first overhand knotA loop-and-through exercise.
- A square / reef knotTwo opposite half-knots for two cord ends.
- Make a simple tasselWrap, bind and trim a fringe.
- Plan an ornamentUse a drawing to explore color and proportion.