Objective

To reproduce the tying techniques utilised in Maori jewelery and dolls and to evaluate its functionality.

This SIG was started to address a question raised by Knot_from_Sibo who wanted to know how to tie the beautiful Maori dressings shown in the following links.

(Sorry, the links are now all dead)...

'http://koti.mbnet.fi/nikrus/maori/knot-1a_hei.matau.jpg

'http://koti.mbnet.fi/nikrus/maori/knot-1b_hei-matau.jpg

'http://koti.mbnet.fi/nikrus/maori/knot-2_hei-matau.jpg

'http://koti.mbnet.fi/nikrus/maori/knot-3_toki.jpg

knot-3_toki has been recreated and the sequence is shown knot-3_toki