Most people don't like making French Knots.
Every once in a while I put a few in a design so I thought I'd show you how I make them.
Most of the time I make a French Knot by wrapping one strand of thread around my needle twice. Once I do this I insert the needle back down into the fabric where I want the knot to be. I then slide the wrapped "knot" down the needle to the fabric while keeping the length of the thread taut.
Reach around to the back of the work and pull the needle through slowly so that the knot stays firmly on the needle and doesn't loosen. The key is to push the knot down to the fabric
before pulling the needle through. The knots stay uniform and small. Let me know if you have any more tips to add!
And yes, you've seen a preview of a pattern we are releasing in April!
Happy Stitching,
Diane
