Tutorial: French Knot for right and left-handed

krystalina

Here is a tutorial found on www .sublimestitching. com.  The french knots will have no more secrets for you.



STEP 1: You will need both hands, so set your hoop in your lap or work surface. With your non-needle hand pinch the floss a few inches from where it exits the fabric (where arrow is pointing). Hold it taut with your hand not holding the needle (thats important).                        
          For lefties:

STEP 2: Place your needle in front of this stretch of floss. Notice the needle is in front of the floss, not coming from behind it. This will make the next step easier, and will prevent the knot from going all wonky later on.                        
          For lefties:

STEP 3:Wind the floss around the needle* once or twice (shown winding twice), depending on if you want a bigger or smaller knot. Continue the tension of the floss with your left hand (non-needle hand) to prevent it from uncoiling.                                
                        *Keep your hand holding the needle still while winding it with the floss in this step. Meaning, dont try to use your needle hand to do the wrapping by getting all twirly with your wrist. This is the first way your knot can go wrong!
          For lefties:

STEP 4: Okay, youve wound around the needle, the coil is pulled nice and taut. Next: (This is an important one!) Re-insert the tip of your needle just next to, but not into the same exit point on your fabric. If you enter the same hole, your knot may pop all the way through when you finish (and you say "wha happen?"). So, simply return at a point a little bit away from the exit point. And hold it right there! Keep your needle in this position. Dont push it all the way through juuust yet. The next step is an even more important one...                        
          For lefties:

STEP 5: Remember your non-needle hand pinching the length of floss? Remember? Wake it up! This is when it goes to work. Give the floss a little downward tug with that hand, so that the coil will tighten up, and slide down your needle to make a little bundle against the surface of your fabric.                        
           For lefties:

STEP 6: With your coil snugly held in position against the surface, now push your needle all the way through!                        
          For lefties:

STEP 7:See? Youve just pulled your needle, and the floss trailing behind it, down through the center of the coil that was wrapped around the needle. (Didnt work? Go back to step one and well go over it again.)                       
          For lefties:

STEP 8: Voilà! I knew you could do it. Keep practicing and you wont even have to think about the steps. And, if it didnt turn out just right the first time, dont worry- try it again and youll eventually get the feel for it.
          For lefties:

FoxPolarX

Большое вам спасибо!

Marumi

Thanks for the tips!

seditas

Estupendo consejo

betty

Thank you very much for this explanations, the graphs are very clear.

Betty

MACA

Very useful, many thanks!!

Lyli01

:D very good!!! thanks for sharing this tuto!!!

neisz1

Reply 1# krystalina

Now I know that where I ruined it!
Thanks a lot!

xstitch

thanks for the tutorial!

petite2107

oh!!!
thanks much

neringa

thank you very much

Stitcher-J

thanks now i understand it...finally :lol

ahskzh

Ahha! thank you!