TRUE LOVER'S KNOT

In 18th and early 19th century America, popular amongst some Pennsylvania Quakers, this form of handmade love token included a penned message within mazelike linear bands enclosing English text. It is possible to follow the text along more than one path and still come out with a sensible message. To read the text from any entry point, one rotates the token.

Monday, November 22, 2010

"Knote-Cards"

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Lover's Knot Stationery

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The Lover's Knot has proved so inspirational to me, that I designed and had printed blank notecards featuring Hugh Pugh's unique g...

Letters of Note Blog Entry for Monday, 11.22.10

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I heard about this interesting blog out of Manchester, England, called Letters of Note last week, so I took the initiative to write to the ...
Friday, November 19, 2010

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Hugh Pugh is descended from a line of the Welsh Quaker Pugh family which were originally in Montgomery Co. PA, and there is a genealogy via ...

Still in search of Hugh Pugh's Final Resting Place

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I'm still attempting, when time permits, to discover where and truly when Hugh Pugh left this mortal coil. He did indeed make it as far...
Sunday, April 25, 2010

BBC History of the World in Objects Screenshot

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A screenshot of the page containing the True Lover's Knot, which was accepted following review by the BBC A History of the World in 100...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

BBC History of the World Submission

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I submitted the True Lover's Knot to the UK's BBC Channel 4 Radio program "A History of the World in 100 Objects." The sh...
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Longtime Graphic Designer with a second career in Kitchen Design; Wife 2.0; Mother of 1/Stepmother of 2, Aunt & Great Aunt, "Baby" Sister, Amateur family researcher. Fraktur and Font Fanatic.
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