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The style is most commonly associated with the Celtic lands, but it was also practiced extensively in England and was exported to Europe by Irish and Northumbrian monastic activities on the continent. J. Romilly Allen has identified "eight elementary knots which form the basis of nearly all the interlaced patterns in Celtic decorative art". [4] [5]
The triquetra is often used artistically as a design element when Celtic knotwork is used, especially in association with the modern Celtic nations. The triquetra, also known as a "Irish Trinity Knot", is often found as a design element in popular Irish jewelry such as claddaghs and other wedding or engagement rings.
A triskelion or triskeles is an ancient motif consisting either of a triple spiral exhibiting rotational symmetry or of other patterns in triplicate that emanate from a common center. The spiral design can be based on interlocking Archimedean spirals , or represent three bent human limbs.
Celtic button knot – a spherical decorative knot; Chain sinnet – method of shortening a rope or other cable; Chain stitch – a sewing and embroidery technique in which a series of looped stitches form a chain-like pattern; Chair knot (Fireman's chair knot) – knot tied in the bight forming two adjustable, lockable loops
A resurgence of Celtic and medieval style Scottish jewellery occurred in the 19th century, [27] as did the popularisation of agate pieces, also known as "pebble jewellery". [28] During this period there was a rise in creation and wear of brooches and bracelets set with Scottish stones due to Queen Victoria's interest in agates, cairngorms ...
Arbitrarily complex braid patterns can be done in cable knitting, with the proviso that the wales must move ever upwards; it is generally impossible for a wale to move up and then down the fabric. Knitters have developed methods for giving the illusion of a circular wale, such as appear in Celtic knots, but these are inexact approximations ...
A Celtic button knot is a stopper knot on a single rope that results in a spherical decorative knot with hair braid / basket weave pattern. It is essentially a single strand Turk's Head Knot that is structured such a way that it is effectively tied around the rope itself, creating a stopper.
Intricate Celtic knotwork in the 1200-year-old Book of Kells. Archaeologists have discovered that knot tying dates back to prehistoric times. Besides their uses such as recording information and tying objects together, knots have interested humans for their aesthetics and spiritual symbolism.