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Venetian Picot Mount

 
Venetian Picot Mount
 

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.


 
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.
 
 
  Make an Overhand Knot  

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.

 
 
 
  Half Hitch  

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.

 
 
 
  Half Hitch  

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.


 
 
 
  Tie Several Knots   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.  
 
 
  Use Linked Knots  

You can also make linked Overhand knots, or combine both types.

For more ideas, see Linked Overhand Knots.

  Completed Design  
  Linked Overhand Knots       Completed Design  
 
 
 
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Have any comments about the Venetian Picot Mount? Contact Me.

 

 


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