grey sennet braid cotton bracelet 2613

 Holiday hiatus is now over but there has been a good deal of cold weather which encourages a high level of indoor crafting activities.

This is an experimental design that combines a simple sennet braid with the edge binding technique used in the design )strata( work. The overlapping weave is an eight strand braid built on a core mold. (8x8x1)  The cords are laid parallel in between the two areas of braid then bound together with four ply nylon thread.

 This sennet is very similar to a turks head knot hence he similarity in appearance of the woven sections. If the parallel cords were left loose the whole thing would lose it's shape and become a tangle (quite a common outcome familiar to knot-tyers everywhere.)

The edge binding causes the bound cords to assume a stiffer form which in turn creates the rectangular shape once this knot is released  from the circular form of the mold.

The material is a hand dyed grey cotton cable cord. This was made on an 8" core mold so the relaxed size is about 7" inside circumference.

Size is easily adjusted by substituting a different core mold size.

Find this in my Etsy shop here.


design and photographs © copyright 2013 WhatKnotShop

white star knot bracelet with blue and green beads 2106

 Here is another in the continuing series of star knot bracelets made with beads. This one is made with 2 mm braided nylon cord (actually sold as kite string) and two colors of plastic pony beads.

The blue beads are placed on the perimeter where there are two parallel bights. The green beads are placed at the center "spine" of the knot where the cord passes laterally though the loops.

The construction is a single pass of the cord making this a rather lightweight design.

 Previously published designs include this
black star knot bracelet with red beads which was also published on Pearl's blog back on June 4, 2012

rope bracelet with star knot meridian
(also executed in 2 mm white cord including a reference to the pattern author who designed this knot)

star knot meridian cotton rope bracelet 1739

The design needs a pattern, pins and some patience to lay out. This one required three "go-backs" to correct errors in the weave pattern.

Size is a "medium" measuring 7 3/4" (195 mm) inside circumference with plenty of flexibility.


design by Norbert Trupiano used with permission, photographs © copyright 2012 WhatKnotShop