Complete Book of Chinese Knotting: A Compendium of Techniques and Variations

About Lydia Chen

Lydia Chen a leading authority on traditional Chinese decorative knotting was born in Loching Chekiang in 1940. Her interest in knotting began when her father-in-law a deputy curator at the National Palace Museum in Taipei Taiwan arranged for her to learn simple knots from an elderly museum custodian. From this modest beginning she went on to figure out how knots were formed from the antique pieces she collected and even invented some designs of her own. She has taught knotting at colleges held several exhibitions of her work both at home and abroad and authored a number of books on the art.