French Knot

Structural Category

Knotted

Specific Usage

Surface

Other Names

French Dot; Knotted; Twisted Knot; Wound

Comments

The thread is wrapped around the needle one time. For a larger knot use a heavier thread or more than one thread in the needle.

Diagrams

For diagrams, see Enthoven, Jacqueline. The Stitches of Creative Embroidery, p. 149.


Bibliographic Sources

Enthoven, Jacqueline. The Stitches of Creative Embroidery, p. 149.
Snook, Barbara. Needlework Stitches, p. 57.
Thomas, Mary. Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches (1989), p. 68.
Wilson, Erica. Erica Wilson's Embroidery Book, p. 105.