Celtic Knot Rope Mat Template

Many different patterns and designs claim to be celtic knots.

Celtic knot rope mat template.

It should have a 33 inch vertical line and a 12 1 4 inch horizontal line. This knot made from two inter twined ropes dates back to the ancient times when the celtic sailors who spent long months at sea would remember their sweethearts and weave rope mementos for them. Position the long length of rope in the upper left hand corner. About 165 feet makes a 33 by 20 inch mat.

See more ideas about celtic knot knots celtic. Draw the length of rope back through the knot repeating the over under pattern shown above. There were plenty of templates to draw to show where the rope cross and such and using nails on a board to hold it in place while you get it started. We used 1 2 inch thick twisted nylon rope.

I decided to make a peg board loom that. Adjustable rope mat weaving loom. Our simple example of a celtic knot mat appears to be identical to the starting layout for ashley s six stranded platted mat abok 2256 p 365 except that we used his starting position and followed the pattern round a second time whereas ashley shows it as the basis for a more complicated mat. Then you can use rope to create a decorative mat or hot pad in a celtic square knot pattern or try your hand at a heart or ring shaped celtic knot necklace.

When making your model mat use the palm of your hand to hold the rope in place as you pull the rope though the knot. The sailor s knot is actually two entwined knots and so symbolizes harmony friendship affection and deep love. Mar 21 2012 find here the collection of celtic knot patterns as free and printable patterns. Jan 4 2020 explore lucinda houghton s board celtic knot tying followed by 243 people on pinterest.

This is the dimension of the mat when you get to step 4 as you weave use the cross as a guide and tape down loops to retain the mat s shape. However once you master making the relatively basic celtic square knot creating celtic heart knots or celtic ring knots won t be much of a challenge. Choose from over a million free vectors clipart graphics vector art images design templates and illustrations created by artists worldwide. Mar 21 2012 find here the collection of celtic knot patterns as free and printable patterns.

Ashley provides a huge selection of designs some of which are very elaborate with many crossings. Small rope mats make excellent tablemats and hot pads. Mar 21 2012 find here the collection of celtic knot patterns as free and printable patterns.