Venetian Picot Mount
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Description:
The Venetian Picot Mount is a vintage design that was very
popular in the early 1900's.
A PICOT is a loop or knot that stands out above a holding cord, dowel or ring. In this case, it's a small knot called the Overhand
Knot.
A HITCH is simply a knot used to attach the design to a holding cord, dowel, or ring. Most of the time the Double
Half Hitch is used, since that was the knot of choice in the past.
More pages you might want to review are Unique Mounting Designs, and the Chain Picot Mount. Many of the mounts on those pages are vintage designs, too.
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| Cut one holding cord and
secure it horizontally to your work surface. You could also
use a ring or dowel if you wish. Cut a second cord to
make the picot. |
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Step 1: Tie an Overhand Knot in the center of one cord. Place the other cord on top of the ends horizontally, and secure it to your work surface. It's a holding cord, so make sure it's taut. |
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Step 2: Attach the left portion of the knotted cord to the holding cord with a Double Half Hitch (DHH).
Pull it tightly so the Overhand Knot rests just above the holding cord. |
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Step 3: Attach the right portion to the holding cord, with a DHH.
In a Macrame pattern using Venetian Picot Mount, you would repeat steps 1 - 3 to add more working cords to the holding cord. They are then used to make the item you're working on.
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You can make this picot design larger by tying two or more knots, arranged side-by-side. In this case, I tied five Overhand knots, then curved it to form a wider picot loop. |
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You can also make linked Overhand knots, or combine both types.
For more ideas, see Linked Overhand Knots. |
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Linked Overhand Knots |
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Completed Design |
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