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Introduction...............................................................................................................................................................1

Tutorial Source...............................................................................................................................................1 Class Background..........................................................................................................................................1 Knotwork Background...................................................................................................................................1

Basic Interlace Construction....................................................................................................................................2

Basic Interlacing............................................................................................................................................2 Basic Interlace Example:...............................................................................................................................3 Curved Interlace Example..............................................................................................................................4 Simple borders ("plaits")................................................................................................................................5

Advanced Interlacing................................................................................................................................................6

Interruptions and Interlacing Breaks..............................................................................................................6

Interrupted Panel Construction......................................................................................................................7

Borders with Corners ("Mitering")........................................................................................................................9

Introduction....................................................................................................................................................9 "Sliding" Pattern into a Corner....................................................................................................................10 Pattern Modifications into a Corner.............................................................................................................11

Filling Spaces with Knotwork Interlacing............................................................................................................12

Knotwork Band Treatments..................................................................................................................................15

Introduction..................................................................................................................................................15 Band Width..................................................................................................................................................15 Band Edge Effects........................................................................................................................................15 Colors...........................................................................................................................................................16

"Doubling" Interlace Patterns...............................................................................................................................17

Analysis of Existing Patterns..................................................................................................................................18

Translations from Existing Works...............................................................................................................18 Limitations of Cell\u2212based Interlacing..........................................................................................................20 Non\u2212Square Grids........................................................................................................................................20

Building Your Own Patterns..................................................................................................................................22

Triangular Knotwork.............................................................................................................................................23

Introduction..................................................................................................................................................23 Triangular Knotwork Panels........................................................................................................................24 Advanced Triangular Panels........................................................................................................................24 Triangular Knotwork Borders......................................................................................................................25

Further Topics (not covered in this instruction)..................................................................................................27

Class Bibliography..................................................................................................................................................29

Basic Sources...............................................................................................................................................29

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Further Topics Bibliography........................................................................................................................29

Web Page Resources....................................................................................................................................29

Sample Grids...........................................................................................................................................................30

Regular Grid.................................................................................................................................................30 Wide Band Grid...........................................................................................................................................31 Narrow Band Grid........................................................................................................................................32 Doubled (Lindisfarne\u2212style) Grid................................................................................................................33 "Pictish" Grid...............................................................................................................................................34

Celtic Knotwork Tutorial