page_title: List of knot terminology
section_title: Decorative knot
hierarchical_section_title: List of knot terminology / D / Decorative knot
caption_attribution_description: A 3-lead 10-bight Turk's head knot (en:Decagram (geometry)). The knot is "doubled", meaning that the end is retraced through the knot once after it was tied.
context_page_description: This page explains commonly used terms related to knots.
context_section_description: A decorative knot is any aesthetically pleasing knot.  Although it is not necessarily the case, most decorative knots also have practical applications or were derived from other well-known knots.  Decorative knotting is one of the oldest and most widely distributed folk art.
caption: Although primarily tied for decorative purposes, the Turk's head knot can serve as a hand grip when tied around a cylindrical object.[6]
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