Money money, 26 Sept. 2007

Here is the application of the previous lesson. It is a hair piece, not sure what's the name in English. Anyway, it is a piece of stick that girls used to secure their hair twist. Usually you see them using something that resembles the chopsticks. For guys that are scratching your head on what I am talking now, type "French twist" in Google just to learn some example, on how girls do such complicated stuff at the back of their head, while securing it with just one stick. The engineering knowledge is perhaps more interesting than your steel and concrete structures.



The sharp end is supposed to settle in your hair, while the butterfly end is suppose to expose and dangle outside the hair.

Anyway, back to the topic. This week we learn to make this knot called Double Coin knot (Shuang Qian Jie 双钱结), which symbolises completeness, as the Qian (钱, money) sounds like Quan (全, completeness). It also has an auspicious meaning for good things come in double. Of course, the Qian (钱, money) is also something everybody wants... the more the merrier. So all together, this is an auspicious knot, it brings your world to completeness with money...muahaha... (reminded me of Uncle Scrooge McDuck swimming in his pool of coins and cash)


So, ok... erm...Both of the chains are made using two strings. The green one is to match with the earrings that I made earlier... supposed to make it into a necklace, but apparently it was too short, may be will turn it into a bracelet instead... let's just see... haven't made up my mind.