Cross stitch french knot

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Oooh la la! French knots - so very fancy - and so very frustrating. When you don't know the trick to them, that is. For years I had a love/hate relationship with them. I loved the effect - there's nothing quite like it for teeny polkadots and nubbly texture. But I hated their unpredictability. Sometimes

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the crochet hook and how it different from the french knot? hand embroidery basics

French knot is, undoubtedly, the most popular knot stitch out there. But it has a “twin” - colonial knot. Jump in to explore the similarities and differences between the two! So, how do you stitch colonial knot? Many people fear it because it seems tricky. Me too, for a long time I used french knots exclusively and didn't even want to try the colonial one because it just seems difficult. But I was wrong! Once you “crack” the process, stitching colonial knots will go smoothly and fast. The…

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the needle is being used to make french knot

French knots add an elegant touch to hand stitching projects. Learn all the embroidery tricks to make French knots easily.

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four pictures showing how to thread the stitchs

One of the the most hated stitches in cross stitch is the French knot. More so than back stitch, it's one of those things you either tolerate or hate. But I've been over that before in my Beads vs French knot post. Sometimes though, there's no escaping it. Usually because I don't have the right coloured bead. Plus, I'm very biased and there are plenty of people who like the french knot. It has a flower-like appearance and can be very effective, particularly in landscape scenes. Honestly…

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the needle is hooked up to thread on the table cloth with blue yarn in it

This month I've been covering hand embroidery knot stitches on StitchFloral. And although initially, I was going to talk only about basics, in the end, I couldn't stop myself from telling about the Chinese knot. Yeah, this mysterious guy which is often referred to as “Forbidden stitch”;) Actually, it is not that complicated to stitch. But as it's hardly ever included in the list of basic stitches and you can barely find it in stitch encyclopedias, I decided to make it the first one in the…

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a cross stitch pattern with the words how to sew a french knot on it

Learn how to make a hand embroidery French knot to add a sweet detail to embroidery work. This stitch is quite simple once it has been practiced!

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two pictures showing how to thread the ends of yarn with scissors and knitting needles on fabric

French knots are a basic element of embroidery that can be strung together to make lines and shapes, or they can make a field of polka dots. Try our pattern for Connect the Dot Pillows to see how pretty these simple knots can be!

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Cross stitch for beginners

Two things beginners must learn in making cross stitch embroidery are starting and ending the embroidery. For more details read this post.

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