It was her voice and it sounded to me like old knotted threads, ready to unravel at the first pull.

It is speculated that the Incas might have employed knotted threads known as quipu (or khipu) as a writing system.

Here he had toiled-acting as his father's hands-until late into the night, untangling the knotted thread of events to find solutions to his father's problems.

Popular items made from knotted threads or cords include framed "scenes" or useful objects like coasters.

Sometimes this happens because the knotted threads in the scalp come untied or because the threads break.

Its knotted threads are almost invisible, except where a spotlight glistens on their surfaces.

In contrast, a century-old jacket from southern China has a clearly visible inscription worked into its knotted threads.

Pulling the knotted thread tight, he reached for scissors on a sterile tray, fumbled them, and they fell to the floor.

Other types of witch bottles may contain sand, stones, knotted threads, feathers, shells, herbs, flowers, salt, vinegar, oil, coins, or ashes.

A mass of knotted threads, like a giant spider, sat on her loom.