Maedeup
Maedeup · Animals
Chick knot
병아리매듭byeongari maedeup
A small knot shaped like a chick, tied on a chrysanthemum-knot body and used in norigae and tassels.
- Meaning
- Chick (병아리).
- Wishes for
- None recorded.
- Cord
- One cord folded in half.
- Used on
- norigae
- Learn first
- Chrysanthemum knot, Ginger knot (cloverleaf knot)
- Level
- Involved
Step-by-step instructions for this knot are still to come.
History & tradition
Joseon
The chick knot shares its body with the chrysanthemum knot and is one of the knots listed for norigae, pouches and curtain tassels (방장유소). Like the dragonfly and butterfly, it belongs to the group of figurative knots named after small creatures.
Researched with medium confidence.
Sources for this entry
안경매듭angyeong maedeup