I started by binding the tassel neck with a thin black cord. Then after I finished the black version with a beaded tassel neck I decided that the grey version needed more "bling". To contrast with the randomly beaded neck, plus because I had already put an orderly black whipping on the grey tassel neck, I decided an orderly, lightly beaded design was the way to go. Starting with a round of beads (3 black, 1 silver) around the top and bottom of the existing whipping, I also added a smattering of silver beads to the whipping itself.

The Knot Heads have published an eZine and the author of the second article is yours truly. Originally titled "Gender and Chinese Knots, Historically" (because I was resisting calling it "Sex and Knots" or "Knotty Sex") it has been retitled a more generic "Chinese Knotting" although the contents have not changed, other than an editorial interjection, that I have noticed. I'll probably republish the article here a some point, but that shouldn't stop you from having a look now if you like. 8)