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How to Tie a Hanbok Jeogori Ribbon: Six Steps to a Single Loop

Renting or wearing a hanbok for the first time? Learn a single-loop goreum knot from the Korea Craft & Design Foundation's illustrated guide and an official Hanbok Promotion Center demonstration. The traditional finish has one loop and a hanging end rather than a two-loop shoelace bow.

6 min read2026-11-01

Official Hanbok Promotion Center goreum-tying demonstration (2017); follow your garment's own instructions.

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OriginalKCDF's illustrated knot variationsKCDF 전통문화포털

OriginalMinistry guidance on wearing a jeogori문화체육관광부 / 한복진흥센터

OriginalOfficial Gyeongbokgung hanbok admission dress code국가유산청 궁능유적본부

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What you need

A jeogori with traditional tie ribbons
A mirror
Rental-shop instructions if provided

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How to

1. Fasten and smooth any inside closures first. Lay the two front ribbons flat, identify the shorter and longer one, and untwist the fabric.
2. Using the wearer's own right and left rather than the mirror image, place the shorter ribbon from the right over the longer ribbon. Avoid tugging the cloth tightly.
3. Take the short ribbon under the long one and up through to make the first simple knot. Adjust so the jacket front closes without pulling or gaping.
4. Fold the long ribbon to the wearer's left to form a single loop, called a go. This follows one of two loop-making variations shown by Korea's Traditional Culture Portal.
5. Wrap the short ribbon around the folded long ribbon, then feed its end through the opening and settle the knot. Unlike a shoelace bow, the traditional finish has just one loop.
6. Neaten the left-pointing loop and the hanging ribbon, then move your arms to check the knot stays comfortable. Do not over-tighten delicate fabric. For a Gyeongbokgung visit, separately check the official hanbok clothing criteria for free admission.

One more tip

This is a basic technique for jeogori jackets with tie ribbons. Follow the maker or rental shop when your design fastens differently. A jeogori-style top worn with ordinary jeans does not meet Gyeongbokgung's hanbok free-admission clothing criteria.

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