Maedeup
Maedeup · Basic
Eared dorae knot
귀도래매듭gwidorae maedeup
A dorae knot with a small loop on each side, a flat spacer and the base of several insect-eye knots.
- Meaning
- 귀 'ear' + 도래: a dorae knot with an ear (loop) on each side. Has the most regional names of any basic knot: 외귀매듭 (court), 납작이매듭 (Seoul), 콩매듭 (Namwon), 귀도리매듭 (Daegu).
- Wishes for
- None recorded.
- Cord
- One cord folded in half.
- Used on
- base for 꼰디기, 매미, 게눈, 가재눈 knots, flat spacer in norigae
- Learn first
- Dorae knot (double connection knot)
- Level
- Moderate
Step-by-step instructions for this knot are still to come.
History & tradition
Joseon
A 도래매듭 with an ear pulled out on each side, the 귀도래매듭 has more regional names than any basic knot: 외귀매듭 at court, 납작이매듭 in Seoul, 콩매듭 in Namwon, 귀도리매듭 in Daegu. Those names show how the craft was practised in separate centres (palace, Seoul markets, the south) with their own vocabularies. It is the base of the 꼰디기, 매미, 게눈 and 가재눈 knots.
Sources for this entry
가락지매듭garakji maedeup