"At the beginning of last century, the pastime of knotting was widespread and, especially on festivals and at weddings, beautiful knotwork created by the participants could be seen everywhere. The designs of the knots were fashioned after the symbols of happiness, longevity, Buddhist treasures and prosperity, etc. Sadly these skills disappeared within two generations.
In the mid 1970's, however, with the increasing prosperity of Taiwan, several young chinese artists, realised the importance of preserving this dying art form. (...)
Nowadays, there are classes in schools and colleges, and also television programmes about knotting. Thus, in a nick of time, the art of knotting, along with other Chinese folk crafts, was saved."
in, Chinese knots for beaded jewellery, by Suzen Millodot
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