Knots in Chinese rugs

Knots in Chinese pile weaving are made by carrying the yarn under one strand (A) of the warp and over the second strand (B), which it surrounds, the end to appear between the two threads A and B.

This gives a knot end between every two warp threads. In parting the pile on the surface, it is possible to expose one of every pair of warp threads (thread A for example) as only one strand of each pair is encircled completely by the pile wool.

With Turkish knots it is impossible to do this, as both strands of each pair of the warp threads are encircled.

Chinese knots are tied exactly as Persian or Sinneh knots, differing from them in appearance simply because of the more slazy quality of the loose web.