How to tie a Chinese button knot 1. Take a length of cord and find the middle. Form one loop with the right section of cord by turning it back on itself. 2. Form another loop with the left section of cord by doing the same, only this time it will also sit behind the first loop. 3. Taking the left-hand cord, bring it around to the back and thread it up through the left loop, down through the middle triangle, and back up through the right loop, then pull to tighten. *Stick your little finger out t