French knot

French knot is a lovely knot. Sometimes, I use it for eyes, noses and flowers. I found that some of the embroiderers like to mass the knots together to form the flowers themselves. The photos below will show you how to make a French knot with a single thread.

1. Knot the end of your thread. Insert your needle up from the back of your fabric. 

2. Wrap the thread around your needle once or twice.

3. Still holding the thread, insert the needle back down into the fabric close to the original starting point. Keeping your thumb and forefinger over the thread as the thread is pulled through the fabric.

4. Slowly pull the thread through completely, so the twist lie neatly on the fabric surface.

5. A French not is formed.

There are several ways to create French knots in different appearances. Apart from the method above, I had tried the other methods to create a French knot with two different colored threads threaded together. Let me show you the results at the photos below.

• The first photo shown is the smallest French knot among the three. I made it by means of a single thread with two of different colored threads threaded together and wrapping the threads once around the needle. 
• The French knot shown in the second photo looks neater and tighter than the first one. I made it by means of a single thread with two of different colored threads threaded together and wrapping the threads twice around the needle. 
• The French knot shown in the third photo looks extraordinary compare to the other two. I made it by means of double threads with two of different colored threads threaded together and wrapping the threads twice around the needle.  

Each French knot shown above owns its uses and advantages to create crafts in different appearances. For a larger knot, I use a thicker thread. On the contrary, I use a thinner thread for a smaller knot.