daily photo blog by Alicia Millane

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

April 23, 2008






This bracelet is woven using Turk's head knots. These knots date back to 1833 and are turban shaped knots worked on a rope with a small piece of line. Sailors made the bracelets and then allowed them to shrink to size on their wrists. A great souvenir of the old-time sailing days.

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