macrame
ˈmakrəˌmā/
macrame, noun
the art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make decorative articles.
Knots have been used for basic purposes such as recording information, fastening and tying objects together, for thousands of years.
The early, significant stimulus in knot theory would arrive later (in the late 1800s) with Sir William Thomson (knighted as Lord Kelvin) and his theory of vortex atoms.
endless knot from
Tibetan Buddhism
Different knots are better at different tasks, such as climbing or sailing. Knots were also regarded as having spiritual and religious symbolism in addition to their aesthetic qualities. The endless knot appears in Tibetan Buddhism, while the Borromean rings have made repeated appearances in different cultures, often symbolizing unity.
The Celtic monks who created the Book of Kells lavished entire pages with intricate Celtic knotwork.
wikipedia on knots
Borromean knot
DNA knots
a page from the Book of Kells
In topology, knot theory is the study of mathematical knots. While inspired by knots which appear in daily life in shoelaces and rope, a mathematician's knot differs in that the ends are joined together so that it cannot be undone.
Knot Theory
The mathematical study of knots. Knot theory considers questions such as the following:
1. Given a tangled loop of string, is it really knotted or can it, with enough ingenuity and/or luck, be untangled without having to cut it?
2. More generally, given two tangled loops of string, when are they deformable into each other?
3. Is there an effective algorithm (or any algorithm to speak of) to make these determinations?
garden knots
Macrame comes from a 13th Century arabic weavers’ word “migramah” meaning “Fringe” This refers to the decorative fringes on camels and horses which help, amongst other things, to keep the flies off in the hot desert regions of northern Africa…
examples of macrame
How to do macrame??
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then,
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of macrame tutorials, look at this link showing diagrams of
& follow directions.
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