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Double Plafond Prototype: Alternating Simple Knots
Just to see what would happen, next I tied the fourth simple knot in a alternate orientation (right over left vs left over right) squaring things up to see that would happen. Yep, not much,...
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Double Plafond Prototype: Expand and Explode a Single Plafond
Taking a single plafond knot I started manipulating it to see where the spaces in it for alteration were. First pull out the side loops. This makes it more clear the macrame style square knot heritage...
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Double Plafond Prototype: Add Sauvastika
So, I tied a sauvastika knot under the centre of the plafond knot while interlacing the side ears around the plafond frame, and then put the incoming and outgoing cords back through top and bottom...
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Double Plafond Prototype: Intial Sketch
I had my frame around 2 diamond centres, but I wanted the side structures to be balanced. Here's a first sketch (sans-frame) with some cord paths. You can see that even by the bottom of the sketch I...
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Double Plafond Prototype: Plafond Input Output
Backing up a step, I took a second to map the cord paths through the body of the single plafond knot. A square symbolizes what I consider to be the mass of the knot and letters mark the entrance and...
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Double Plafond Prototype: Layout One
So, start by sketching out the 2 centres, one over the other connected, two cords coming in the top and out the bottom. These are the assumptions I started with. So, then there are 2 cord terminal...
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Double Plafond Prototype: Scaffold
Preparing to tie my proposed double plafond knot, I created a scaffold by tying a regular plafond and then tying a sauvastika knot in sequence.Taxonomy upgrade extras: sauvastikaplafonddouble...
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Double Plafond Prototype: Layout Fail
Now, I would like to say that I proceeded from my preliminary layout sketch to a path sketch, decided that it wouldn't work and then carried on to the next layout. But as you can tell from the title...
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Double Plafond Prototype: Layout Two
So, here's my second loop layout thought. What do you think? Will this one work?Taxonomy upgrade extras: double plafondprototyping
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Double Plafond Prototype: Layout Two Trace
To everything there's a learning curve, eh? So this time I followed up the loop layout sketch with a path tracing. Looks much better this time. We have complete coverage, all the inputs and outputs...
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Double Plafond Prototype: Tied on Scaffold
I started tying this knot on the scaffold and for some reason didn't have my bodkin. Slow and painful going. I got to the second pass through the top single plafond before I gave it up until I got...
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Double Plafond Prototype: First Working Model
Remove the scaffold and "tada!!" it works. *happy dance*. The knot is front back symmetric and the sides of the frame are fortunately balanced. I like it. I wonder though if there's a way to balance...
View ArticleDouble Plafond: Instructions and Expansions
I have shown you how I developed and executed the idea of a double plafond knot. From my available information, this was an entirely novel thing. So I posted my new creation to the main knotting...
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Horizontal Plafond (横藻井結)
In Chinese Knotting 3, two variations of the plafond knot are explored, the first is the horizontal plafond knot横藻井結 (橫藻井结) [héng zǎo jǐng jié]. In this configuration, looking somewhat like a cross...
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Complete Instructions for the Sauvastika Knot (卍字結, 総角結び, 날개 매듭)
Two tying methods for the sauvastika knot (卍字結, 総角結び, 날개 매듭) are complete. The main page is done but for some tweaking and extra "similar knot" and image links.Taxonomy upgrade extras: how...
View ArticleVancouver Maker Faire
Vancouver's first Maker Faire is happening June 25-26th, 2011 and I'll be there representing the Pacific Americas Branch of the International Knot Tyers Guild. I'll have a variety of make-and-take...
View ArticleVancouver Maker Faire, Day One
Well, Vancouver's Maker Faire has been turning out gangbusters, as I expected. The crowd is inquisitive and hands-on with the learning displays. Willing and interested in trying out knots. Wanting to...
View ArticleQuick link blog
Waaaaay back when, before Google+ and such, I was doing knot related link curation through Google Reader. It was quick, I was able to bring interesting and important knot related stuff to your...
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Designing a beaded sinnet stand
I'm taking one of those massive open online courses from Coursera, in particular, the Design class and foolishly decided, as my class project, to work on my current obsession, making a beaded sinnet...
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Beaded sinnet foam tool
Before I made a stand to do beaded crown sinnets with, I first did it by hand and then made a foam tool. This is the story of the foam tool.Now, I have foam flooring tiles which I purchased from the...
View Article$@#!# Hackers
So, my sites got hacked in one of those big open source exploits you hear about. The fix was quick, but hackers were even quicker. Luckily I am a small fry. They installed a back door, added me to a...
View ArticleMaker Faires 2015
It's that time of year again, and the Bay Area Maker Faire as well as the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire I'm exhibiting at both.First up is BAMF (May 16-17) where I'll be exhibiting for the first time....
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Information for Maker Faire 2015
In preparation for Maker Faire and with the expectation that I might run out of printed materials, I'm planning to have a QR code"poster" as backup (or for the smartphone equipped, environmentally...
View ArticleOf decorative knotting skill evaluations
Happy Year of the Dog!As new years come and go, I always make ambitions plans, and generally fall flat on my face (resolution-wise). This year is no different and I debated with myself about just not,...
View ArticleThe basic THCA and ZGJ tests compared
The Taiwan Hand Knitting and Crafts Association (THCA) test is listed with Chinese, pinyin and translated English names. The Chinese was OCRed from the book and verified by both myself and one other...
View ArticleThe intermediate THCA and ZGJ tests compared
As you can see from the concordance section at the bottom, there is remarkably little intersection between the THCA and ZGJ intermediate tests. A few of ZGJ's intermediate items are in THCA's basic...
View ArticleThe advanced THCA and ZGJ tests compared
The THCA advanced test knots are exclusively pan chang/mystic knot variants. The compound knot section consist of two (2) more elaborate amphora knot variants.The ZGJ advanced test just goes on and on....
View ArticleThe THCA instructor test with comparison to the ZGJ tests plus a Japanese...
The THCA has a specifically labelled instructor or teacher test consisting mostly of hoop flowers (turks head mats) and hollow mystic knots with a few fun cloverleaf and mystic knot variants. The ZGJ...
View ArticleThe ZGJ -> THCA tests concordance
At this point I was going to do an analysis of the THCA and ZGJ tests, then synthesize a program that combines the two... But then I (re) found the Japanese tests which I am now in the process of...
View ArticleThe Japan Chinese Knotting Association tests
There are a number of decorative knotting groups in Japan: - The Traditional Japanese Knots Association (日本結び文化学会) - The Iida Mizuhiki Association (飯田水引). I believe that Iida is a region of Japan, and...
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