The introduction of classical techniques in jewelry pieces provides a vintage point appreciated by lovers of craftsmanship. Franciscan knot is one of those technical and aesthetic beauty lies in the quality of its finish and the strategic combination with other materials.

Franciscan knot, of hawser, bump or knot guide (source: http://wiki.larocadelconsejo.net)

Is a knot with many utilities, including to prevent a release of an out. Franciscan monks use it as weight on the rope used as a belt. Another powerful tool is to ballast the guides: the out is subject to the hawser line, a lighter after being thrown through the hatch before the subject is out thicker. The hawser knot is made on the thin end of rope to add weight and easier to launch. This out can be between an inch and a half to two in diameter and about twenty-five feet long. Should float, be flexible and durable enough to withstand the weight of a man.

How do it (http://wiki.larocadelconsejo.net)

There is a heart and pass the whip on the sign, revolving around the breast with the whip, once taken the number of turns, we introduce the tip of the whip for the breast that is still out of the back , now the noose is tightened by pulling the sign until it is all right, so that it forms a cap as a "Pineapple".

Franciscan knot is not complex, basically this is done so:

And if we want to make a bracelet with this type of knots, see these two training videos that we found on YouTube:

Photos of bracelets: Artesanía Obdulia