French knot

To work a French knot, bring the thread out at the required position, hold the thread with the thumb and wrap the thread twice round the needle. Hold the twists on the needle with the index finger and re-insert the needle close to where it came out. When the needle is halfway through the fabric, stop and arrange the knot neatly but not too tightly on the surface of the fabric. Gently pull the needle and thread though. If the knot disappears you may have twisted the thread the wrong way round the needle. Varying the number of times the thread is wrapped round the needle point will vary the size of the knot but 2 or 3 wraps is most common.


satish ........... 17 July