{"id":2588,"date":"2016-02-11T12:50:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T17:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2026-02-08T20:07:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T01:07:01","slug":"heart-obijime-knot-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2016\/02\/heart-obijime-knot-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Obijime Knot Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, someone posted a photo of this adorable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=901928243258730&amp;set=gm.1144264438940625&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heart-shaped obijime knot<\/a> in a Facebook group I&#8217;m in. I fell in love and decided I would figure out how to tie it, and it&#8217;s surprisingly simple! It works best with a slightly longer than average round obijime. The one I used has contrasting colours which looks very sweet and also makes the tutorial easier to follow, I hope.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2588 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-4-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-4-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-4-850x569.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-4-224x150.jpg 224w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-4-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2592'>\n\t\t\t\tStep 1\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-3-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-3-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-3-850x569.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-3-224x150.jpg 224w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-3-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2591'>\n\t\t\t\tStep 2\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-5-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-5-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-5-850x569.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-5-224x150.jpg 224w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-5-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-5.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2593'>\n\t\t\t\tStep 3\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-6-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-6-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-6-850x569.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-6-224x150.jpg 224w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-6-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-6.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2594'>\n\t\t\t\tStep 4\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-850x569.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-224x150.jpg 224w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heartknot.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2589'>\n\t\t\t\tStep 5\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong> &#8211; Begin with a standard obijime knot (if you occasionally have trouble with this, don&#8217;t fret! A lot of folks do. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesegoods.jp\/goods\/kimono\/useaccessories\/obijime.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This tutorial<\/a> is a great place to start).<br \/>\n<strong>Step 2<\/strong> &#8211; With the long ends of the obijime coming out of the top of the knot, tuck them down behind the cord around your waist.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 3<\/strong> &#8211; Make loops with the long ends and bring them back up behind the central knot.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 4<\/strong> &#8211; Bring the long tails in front of the obiime and through the loops made in Step 3.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 5<\/strong> &#8211; Tighten and adjust the loops and tails as need be until everything is nice and snug and in the right shape. Cross the tassels over each other, and voila! A sweet heart knot, perfect for Valentine&#8217;s Day!<\/p>\n<p>I hope that was easy for you to follow. If you try this knot, I would love to see it. 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I fell in love and decided I would figure out how to tie it, and it&#8217;s surprisingly simple! It works best with a slightly longer than average round obijime. The one I used\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2016\/02\/heart-obijime-knot-tutorial\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[198,665],"tags":[47,431,117,429,55,430],"class_list":["post-2588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-knowledge-2","category-tutorials","tag-cute","tag-heart","tag-how-to","tag-knot","tag-obijime","tag-tutorial"],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":true,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13816,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588\/revisions\/13816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}