Rya knot
How the Rya knot is tied, what it is for, and how much cord it uses.
- Family
- decorative
- Difficulty
- easy
- CordsWorking strands the knot is tied with, fillers included
- 1
- Cord per finished cm (x)Cm of cord a working strand uses for each cm of finished knotting when the knot is repeated in a column (filler strands use about 1x). Used by the cord length calculator; empty when the knot is not repeated.
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- Height per knot (cord diameters)Finished height one knot adds to a column, in cord diameters (a square knot in 4 mm cord is about 1 cm tall). Empty when the knot is not repeated.
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- Used for
- Fringe and tassels attached to a holding cord or a band of knots; shaggy texture on wall hangings.
- How it is tied
- A short length of cord is folded in half and its two ends are passed around a pair of vertical cords and pulled up between them, so the cut ends hang down as fringe. Rows of rya knots stacked closely make a pile.
- Related knots
- Lark's head knot
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