Documenting this backwards: the first knot I tried because of the simplicity of the structure and easy construction was the good luck knot. Significant amounts of twisted wire cluttered my work area until I decided to try tied knot templates. Simple folded shapes, each one the same, fit together to form the knot. A little fiddling with the ends to make sure the pieces don't pop back out completes the knots.
I have these visions of graceful scrolls and curls, but things never seem to turn out that way. What I should be doing, of course, is cut the wire much longer and not be so concerned about waste (does anyone recycle/re-smelt copper bits like they do silver?) then this piece won't be too short and that one too long and the whole design not gel.
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Pictures Some wacky artisan (interior design firm??) from the Netherlands is taking spongy looking “cords” and knitting them, they also tie really big knots… just follow the link and look! 8) [via] http://baukeknottnerus.nl/
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While I still was without my needle tool, I considered ways to pull the wire through the already formed part of the knot with minimal di
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Tying knots in wire is a lot like tying knots in cord in higher gauges. That is to say when the wire is thin, it handles somewhat like cord.
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