How to do a French knot
- Apr 30, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 22
These little bobbly stitches are a great embellishment to a design.
I'm going to walk you through how to do a French knot, and there's a video further down if you'd like to watch a little demonstration.
Step by step guide
Bring needle up through the fabric at the place you want your knot. Hold thread taut with other hand and wrap the thread once* around the end of the needle.
Gently pull the thread so that the wrapped threads tighten and while holding it taut, insert the needle back in at 1. Pull the thread through until the knot is formed and sits securely on the surface.
It can take a few attempts to get the knack of this stitch so don’t give up, keep trying! Once you've cracked it you'll be adding them to all your embroidery projects.
* Wrapping more than once will create larger knots, so once you've got the hang of doing them, you can experiment with different sizes to see which works best for your design.
Video demonstration
If you prefer to learn by watching (I'm do!), here's a little demonstration video showing how to do a French knot stitch.
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