The ruyi shape appears as a motif in decorative knots, Oriental rug patterns, folk artifacts, and even modern corporate logos.

A Turk's head knot is a decorative knot with a variable number of interwoven strands, forming a closed loop.

Matthew Walker's knot is a decorative knot used to keep the end of a rope from fraying and said to resemble a barber's pole.

A Matthew Walker knot is a decorative knot that is used to keep the end of a rope from fraying.

The carrick mat is a flat woven decorative knot which can be used as a mat or pad.

Locke and Jean slid out of the purely decorative knots at their wrists in less than a second.

The art is also referred to as Chinese traditional decorative knots.

The full width of the obi is present only in the decorative knot, musubi.

There are hundreds of decorative knots and they often represent flowers or birds.

Includes a section on decorative knots, a cross-reference list of the many applications of knots and a detailed glossary.