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Description
The Chinese button knot is two strand stopper knot where the both strands emerges next to each other from the knot. The Chinese button knot is essentially a diamond knot where the lanyard loop is shortened to a minimum, i.e. tightened to the knot itself.
Use
The knot has traditionally been used as a button on clothes in Asia, thus the name.
Tying
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