A button knot is a

knot A knot is an intentional complication in cordage which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a ''hitch'' fastens a rope to another object; a ' ...

that forms a bulge of thread. Button knots are essentially

stopper knot Stopper may refer to: * Bung, a plug used to stop the opening of a container ** Laboratory rubber stopper, a specific type of bung * Plug (sanitation), used to stop a drainage outlet * Defender (association football), in soccer (association footba ...

s, but may be esthetically pleasing enough to be used as a button on clothes. There are many methods for tying button knots, such as the Chinese button knot, the

Celtic button knot A Celtic button knot is a stopper knot on a single rope that results in a spherical decorative knot with hair braid / basket weave pattern. It is essentially a single strand Turk's Head Knot that is structured such a way that it is effectively tied ...

and the

monkey fist A monkey's fist or monkey paw is a type of knot, so named because it looks somewhat like a small bunched fist or paw. It is tied at the end of a rope to serve as a weight, making it easier to throw, and also as an ornamental knot. This type of ...

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The Ashley Book of Knots ''The Ashley Book of Knots'' is an encyclopedia of knots written and illustrated by the American sailor and artist Clifford W. Ashley. First published in 1944, it was the culmination of over 11 years of work. The book contains 3,857 numbered en ...

'' contains over a hundred examples. File:CiftIpteDugmeTekkat.jpg, Celtic button knot single, with 4 steps of tying it File:CiftIpteDugmeIkikat.JPG, Celtic button knot double, flat and tightened forms File:DirsekteTekIpteDugmeHalkasi.JPG, Celtic button knot formed on the bight, untightened - flat File:DirskteTekIpteDugmeCiftKat.JPG, Celtic button knot formed on the bight, tightened File:CiftIpteDugmeOnden.JPG , Chinese button knot front side File:CiftIpteDugmeArkadan.JPG , Chinese button knot back side File:ÇiftİpteFenerGerdelFenerGerdelKöstekCevizi-1.jpg , Rose knot on 2 ropes step1 walll File:ÇiftİpteFenerGerdelFenerGerdelKöstekCevizi-2.jpg , Rose knot on 2 ropes step2 crown File:ÇiftİpteFenerGerdelFenerGerdelKöstekCevizi-3.jpg , Rose knot on 2 ropes step3 File:ÇiftİpteFenerGerdelFenerGerdelKöstekCevizi-4.jpg , Rose knot on 2 ropes step4 second wall File:ÇiftİpteFenerGerdelFenerGerdelKöstekCevizi-5.jpg , Rose knot on 2 ropes step5 File:ÇiftİpteFenerGerdelFenerGerdelKöstekCevizi-6.jpg , Rose knot on 2 ropes step6 second crown and tucked ends File:ÇiftİpteFenerGerdelFenerGerdelKöstekCevizi-7.jpg , Rose knot on 2 ropes top view File:ÇiftİpteFenerGerdelFenerGerdelKöstekCevizi-8.jpg , Rose knot on 2 ropes side view File:ÇiftİpteFenerGerdelFenerGerdelKöstekCevizi-9.jpg , Rose knot on 2 ropes back view
animated tying
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Rose knot This list of knots includes many alternative names for common knots and lashings. Knot names have evolved over time, and there are many conflicting or confusing naming issues. The overhand knot, for example, is also known as the thumb knot. The ...

on 4 ropes File:Rosenknoten.wiki.(1).jpg, tying of Rose knot on 4 ropes File:Gemelos-Camisa-Nudos.jpg, Pairs of monkey's fists formed as cufflinks in silk File:Affenfaust.jpg, a larger monkey's fist formed with a thicker rope File:Monkey's fist.jpg, a heavy monkey's fist for throwing with an eye splice

References

Decorative knots Stopper knots {{knot-stub