This first inspired her interest in needlework; her enthusiasm for knot-making came when she worked at the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Ten years ago, Chen was persuaded by her husband's parents to learn knotting techniques from Wang Cheng-kai, a skilled craftsman at the museum.
具有中國婦女溫婉氣質的陳夏生說：「十多年前，故宮博物院有位大陸來台的技工王振楷，他會編幾個中國古老的結子。先翁莊尚嚴畢生服務於故宮，一向關心傳統文化，一再鼓勵我向王老先生學習，就這麼與繩編結緣了。」