Thanks for posting the difference between the two. I think I will have more luck with the colonial knot since I have never been happy with my French knots.🙂
Thanks for sharing these two techniques! I learned to make french knots from my mother, when I was young and learning to embroider and mostly use those now. Since there really isn't much difference between the two, I think it's just a matter of preference of what which one you stitch. I embroidered a cute Christmas wall hanging several years ago of Santa's reindeer's and all the tails were a circle filled with french knots! I couldn't begin to count how many I did! Gave the tails a fluffy look.
Thank you for this tutorial! I’ve always struggled with French/Colonial knots and just gave up and substituted using beads instead. But now, I’m going to try my hand at doing some knots again, after a little bit of practice! 😉
I never heard of a colonial knot. Maybe they will be easier for me since my French knots never seem to look as nice as I would like. Thank you for the demo.
okay im newish to cross stitch and for french knots i was just bringing my floss to the front tying a knot as close as i could to the fabric and then sticking it back down again lol glad i watched this video
Hi Kanday! After some reading an FQS employee found that tent stitch is likely a term that came from needlepoint. It is just referring to half-stitches, specifically starting in the lower left hole and ending in the upper right hole. For clarity, every tent stitch is a half-stitch, but there are different ways to do half-stitches, so not every half-stitch is a tent stitch. Hope this helps!
Thank you. How did you secure your thread on back at start of first French knot? On Colonial knot, did you go back down just a little above where you came up or in the next hole up? Thanks again.
Hi Becca! The loop method should work to start out - we have a video on that as well on our channel. You can also secure it by running your thread under stitches near where you're going to stitch the knot. You will go back down just a little above where you came up for both types of stitches. Hope this helps!
She did her French knots wrapping them in the opposite direction than I do, so I found this a bit confusing. I don't really see much difference between the two methods.
Hi Judy! Do a few practices stitches on a scrap or in the corner of your project that won't be used. Play with how many times you wrap the thread on the needle to adjust size, and make sure you are threading just above where you came up; if you thread the needle too close to where you came up the stitch may just go through the holes. Hope this helps!
Thanks for posting the difference between the two. I think I will have more luck with the colonial knot since I have never been happy with my French knots.🙂
First time hearing about colonial knot - thank you for sharing your knowledge !
Thanks I always had trouble doing french knot 🪢
Thanks for sharing! I’m totally trying a Colonial knot next time!
Thanks for sharing these two techniques! I learned to make french knots from my mother, when I was young and learning to embroider and mostly use those now. Since there really isn't much difference between the two, I think it's just a matter of preference of what which one you stitch. I embroidered a cute Christmas wall hanging several years ago of Santa's reindeer's and all the tails were a circle filled with french knots! I couldn't begin to count how many I did! Gave the tails a fluffy look.
Thank you for this tutorial! I’ve always struggled with French/Colonial knots and just gave up and substituted using beads instead. But now, I’m going to try my hand at doing some knots again, after a little bit of practice! 😉
I never heard of a colonial knot. Maybe they will be easier for me since my French knots never seem to look as nice as I would like. Thank you for the demo.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on these two knots!! I’m sure I’ll use them sometime soon!!!
Thank you for this demo and all the stitching demos ... very helpful!
Yet another really interesting video and love all the colour. Thank you.
I love these little tips.
okay im newish to cross stitch and for french knots i was just bringing my floss to the front tying a knot as close as i could to the fabric and then sticking it back down again lol glad i watched this video
Thank you for the demo!! I am really liking these stitch tutorials! ❤️
Thank you! Looks pretty easy. Could you also show what the "tent" stitch? I have a pattern that calls for it.
Hi Kanday! After some reading an FQS employee found that tent stitch is likely a term that came from needlepoint. It is just referring to half-stitches, specifically starting in the lower left hole and ending in the upper right hole. For clarity, every tent stitch is a half-stitch, but there are different ways to do half-stitches, so not every half-stitch is a tent stitch. Hope this helps!
Oh Kimberl, I knew as soon as you said the word "French", that you were going to have someone else do it! 😂 Girl, your hilarious! But I love it!
Awesome thanks!
Thank you!
Thank you. How did you secure your thread on back at start of first French knot? On Colonial knot, did you go back down just a little above where you came up or in the next hole up? Thanks again.
Use the loop method to start your thread
Hi Becca! The loop method should work to start out - we have a video on that as well on our channel. You can also secure it by running your thread under stitches near where you're going to stitch the knot. You will go back down just a little above where you came up for both types of stitches. Hope this helps!
Thanks
I watch these videos, I try and try but the still never come out right
She did her French knots wrapping them in the opposite direction than I do, so I found this a bit confusing. I don't really see much difference between the two methods.
How do you do them on evenweave and linen? Mine go through the holes!
Hi Judy! Do a few practices stitches on a scrap or in the corner of your project that won't be used. Play with how many times you wrap the thread on the needle to adjust size, and make sure you are threading just above where you came up; if you thread the needle too close to where you came up the stitch may just go through the holes. Hope this helps!