For most part of these 2 weeks, I’ve been devoting much time to knotting and so do join me in the coming days as I unveil my new bloom knots and fill you in on some quick ‘knottingpedia’.
This one is ready to be mailed to a dear friend whose birthday is next week, who has recently been very stressed and whose thyroid isn’t taking it well.
Last night, we were out for a meal with my family at the Plaza Market Café in Raffles City, where we were treated to a nonya buffet spread. While we were chatting about the past, the topic on thyroid was brought up when my aunt shared what my mom had to endure when her thyroid problems acted up after the birth of my elder sis. That was news to some of us. We had not known the full details.
Got to complete knotting one of the “bloom” tags yesterday (to my satisfaction, that is). Finally. What do you think of it? The pink bloom is a traditional art form of Chinese knotting which has many variations and therefore known by many names.
Ancient knotters would use silk cords, now, it has been replaced by rattail, which is made of satin. For me, I choose cotton cord, for its non-silky texture, hue and the good thing is, it’s stiff enough to hold all knots together.
The ornaments accompanying the bloom are a bright combination of beads, buttons, stainless steel washers and a smaller knotted lilac bloom hanging off the washer.
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