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French knots provide interesting details on a design such as berries, eyes and flower centres or to finish off lettering. They are represented by a dot on the chart. They are easy to work once you know how.
Follow these steps and you will soon be producing perfect French knots every time.
1. Bring the needle out where you want your French knot to be. Place your work flat on a table or your lap. Holding the thread in your left hand, wrap it twice around the needle in a clockwise direction.
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2. Keeping the thread taut in your left hand, push the needle back into the fabric close to where it emerged, but not into the same hole. On aida you will have to make your own hole but on evenweave you can use the next hole.
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3. Still holding the thread in your left hand, smoothly and firmly pull the needle through the fabric. Be especially careful when you pull the final 5cm of thread through to ensure that a neat, plump knot forms in the right place on the fabric.
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