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Make Your Own Celtic Knotwork Comprehensive list of links to both knotwork tutorials and different variations of Celtic Knots. Celtic Interlace - An Overview by Stephen Walker, reproduced with permission from Dalriada Magazine, 2000; Font with Zoomorphic (animal) ornaments GPL Font and generator project; Celtic Knot Generator Online Celtic knot ...
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.
Aidan Meehan is an Irish artist and author of 18 books on Celtic art and design. [1] [2] including the eight-volume Celtic Design series and Celtic Alphabets, Celtic Borders, The Book of Kells Painting Book, The Lindisfarne Painting Book and Celtic Knots, all published by Thames & Hudson
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.
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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.
Button knots are essentially stopper knots, but may be esthetically pleasing enough to be used as a button on clothes. The single-strand button is a third type of knob knot, in which the working end leaves the knot at the neck, parallel with the standing part, so that the two parts, or ends, together form a stem. The lay of the two ends is the ...
The Suebian knot (German: Suebenknoten) is a historical male hairstyle ascribed to the tribe of the Germanic Suebi. The knot is attested by Tacitus in his 1st century AD work Germania , found on contemporary depictions of Germanic peoples , their art, and bog bodies .