What knot is this?

Decorative
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Can anybody tell me what type of knot is used to tie these bracelets, it is some sort of slipknot but i’ve not been able to identify it.

http://www.shakyadesign.com/bracelet.html

I’m a newbie here, so plese bear with me if the answer is obvious.

Thanks

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It is a square knot sennit, also called cobra stitch or Portuguese sennit, and possibly other name. The two center strands in the sennit are the two ends of the bracelet and a separate cord (or cords) was used to do the actual sennit. I don’t see any way that it could be adjustable with just the two ends.

Instructions for it can be found here:
http://www.elainecraft.com/instructions/instruc.sq.html

3

I had looked at a Portugese sennit but decided against it as there appear to be only two strands. I guess the ends of the square knot must be very well hidden.

4

It definitely is Portugese Sinnet also called Solomon Bar in addtition to the variant names and spellings above. The core is made up of the cord used to string the beads, one leading to the left and the other to the right. These are the ends sticking out of the sinnet to which she has attached a bead or tied a knot, presumably to prevent them from pulling back through. The square knots are tied with a second cord.

CL