Another way of doing Queen Stitch also shown in a repeat pattern. Diagonal Queen Stitch Lazy Daisy Stitch Seeding Stitch is a filling stitch made up of short stitches scattered randomly but evenly. This is a variation of the Seeding Stitch. Make two stitches side by side. The French Knot is a fun and often used embelishment. It does take a little practise, however. Bring the needle up through the fabric. With the needle pointing away from the fabric, twist the floss two or three times around the needle. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through. Be careful not to pull too hard. The Colonial Knot is quite similar in appearance to the French Knot. (In fact, I can't distinguish the two finished knots. I personally find the French Knot to be easier to make.) Again it does take practise to make this one smoothly. Bring the needle up through the fabric. Pass the thread around the needle in a figure 8 pattern as diagramed. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through being careful not to pull too hard. I do not yet have a diagram made up of the Bullion Knot but I have been asked a few times and have written instructions to talk you through it. This is somewhat similar to the french knot. Bring your needle up at Point 1 pulling the thread until taught. Hold the thread in your left hand, thumb and index towards where the thread came up. (reverse if you are left handed) Now poke the needle back into the fabric about 1cm away (or however long you want the bullion to be.) (Point 2) Don't pull the thread all of the way through yet. Bring the needle up again part way at Point 1. With needle half in half out of the hole, wrap the thread around the needle several times. (enough times to equal the distance between the two points.) Poke the needle back into Point2, with your left hand hold the needle and coils against the fabric, while carefully sliding the needle out of Point 1 and into Point 2. Once the needle is all the way through keep holding the coils against the fabric until you have pulled the excess thread all the way through. This is a stitch which really requires quite a bit of practise so work on a scrap fabric for a while first.
Diagonal Queen Stitch Lazy Daisy Stitch Seeding Stitch is a filling stitch made up of short stitches scattered randomly but evenly. This is a variation of the Seeding Stitch. Make two stitches side by side. The French Knot is a fun and often used embelishment. It does take a little practise, however. Bring the needle up through the fabric. With the needle pointing away from the fabric, twist the floss two or three times around the needle. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through. Be careful not to pull too hard. The Colonial Knot is quite similar in appearance to the French Knot. (In fact, I can't distinguish the two finished knots. I personally find the French Knot to be easier to make.) Again it does take practise to make this one smoothly. Bring the needle up through the fabric. Pass the thread around the needle in a figure 8 pattern as diagramed. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through being careful not to pull too hard. I do not yet have a diagram made up of the Bullion Knot but I have been asked a few times and have written instructions to talk you through it. This is somewhat similar to the french knot. Bring your needle up at Point 1 pulling the thread until taught. Hold the thread in your left hand, thumb and index towards where the thread came up. (reverse if you are left handed) Now poke the needle back into the fabric about 1cm away (or however long you want the bullion to be.) (Point 2) Don't pull the thread all of the way through yet. Bring the needle up again part way at Point 1. With needle half in half out of the hole, wrap the thread around the needle several times. (enough times to equal the distance between the two points.) Poke the needle back into Point2, with your left hand hold the needle and coils against the fabric, while carefully sliding the needle out of Point 1 and into Point 2. Once the needle is all the way through keep holding the coils against the fabric until you have pulled the excess thread all the way through. This is a stitch which really requires quite a bit of practise so work on a scrap fabric for a while first.
Lazy Daisy Stitch Seeding Stitch is a filling stitch made up of short stitches scattered randomly but evenly. This is a variation of the Seeding Stitch. Make two stitches side by side. The French Knot is a fun and often used embelishment. It does take a little practise, however. Bring the needle up through the fabric. With the needle pointing away from the fabric, twist the floss two or three times around the needle. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through. Be careful not to pull too hard. The Colonial Knot is quite similar in appearance to the French Knot. (In fact, I can't distinguish the two finished knots. I personally find the French Knot to be easier to make.) Again it does take practise to make this one smoothly. Bring the needle up through the fabric. Pass the thread around the needle in a figure 8 pattern as diagramed. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through being careful not to pull too hard. I do not yet have a diagram made up of the Bullion Knot but I have been asked a few times and have written instructions to talk you through it. This is somewhat similar to the french knot. Bring your needle up at Point 1 pulling the thread until taught. Hold the thread in your left hand, thumb and index towards where the thread came up. (reverse if you are left handed) Now poke the needle back into the fabric about 1cm away (or however long you want the bullion to be.) (Point 2) Don't pull the thread all of the way through yet. Bring the needle up again part way at Point 1. With needle half in half out of the hole, wrap the thread around the needle several times. (enough times to equal the distance between the two points.) Poke the needle back into Point2, with your left hand hold the needle and coils against the fabric, while carefully sliding the needle out of Point 1 and into Point 2. Once the needle is all the way through keep holding the coils against the fabric until you have pulled the excess thread all the way through. This is a stitch which really requires quite a bit of practise so work on a scrap fabric for a while first.
Seeding Stitch is a filling stitch made up of short stitches scattered randomly but evenly. This is a variation of the Seeding Stitch. Make two stitches side by side. The French Knot is a fun and often used embelishment. It does take a little practise, however. Bring the needle up through the fabric. With the needle pointing away from the fabric, twist the floss two or three times around the needle. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through. Be careful not to pull too hard. The Colonial Knot is quite similar in appearance to the French Knot. (In fact, I can't distinguish the two finished knots. I personally find the French Knot to be easier to make.) Again it does take practise to make this one smoothly. Bring the needle up through the fabric. Pass the thread around the needle in a figure 8 pattern as diagramed. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through being careful not to pull too hard. I do not yet have a diagram made up of the Bullion Knot but I have been asked a few times and have written instructions to talk you through it. This is somewhat similar to the french knot. Bring your needle up at Point 1 pulling the thread until taught. Hold the thread in your left hand, thumb and index towards where the thread came up. (reverse if you are left handed) Now poke the needle back into the fabric about 1cm away (or however long you want the bullion to be.) (Point 2) Don't pull the thread all of the way through yet. Bring the needle up again part way at Point 1. With needle half in half out of the hole, wrap the thread around the needle several times. (enough times to equal the distance between the two points.) Poke the needle back into Point2, with your left hand hold the needle and coils against the fabric, while carefully sliding the needle out of Point 1 and into Point 2. Once the needle is all the way through keep holding the coils against the fabric until you have pulled the excess thread all the way through. This is a stitch which really requires quite a bit of practise so work on a scrap fabric for a while first.
This is a variation of the Seeding Stitch. Make two stitches side by side. The French Knot is a fun and often used embelishment. It does take a little practise, however. Bring the needle up through the fabric. With the needle pointing away from the fabric, twist the floss two or three times around the needle. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through. Be careful not to pull too hard. The Colonial Knot is quite similar in appearance to the French Knot. (In fact, I can't distinguish the two finished knots. I personally find the French Knot to be easier to make.) Again it does take practise to make this one smoothly. Bring the needle up through the fabric. Pass the thread around the needle in a figure 8 pattern as diagramed. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through being careful not to pull too hard. I do not yet have a diagram made up of the Bullion Knot but I have been asked a few times and have written instructions to talk you through it. This is somewhat similar to the french knot. Bring your needle up at Point 1 pulling the thread until taught. Hold the thread in your left hand, thumb and index towards where the thread came up. (reverse if you are left handed) Now poke the needle back into the fabric about 1cm away (or however long you want the bullion to be.) (Point 2) Don't pull the thread all of the way through yet. Bring the needle up again part way at Point 1. With needle half in half out of the hole, wrap the thread around the needle several times. (enough times to equal the distance between the two points.) Poke the needle back into Point2, with your left hand hold the needle and coils against the fabric, while carefully sliding the needle out of Point 1 and into Point 2. Once the needle is all the way through keep holding the coils against the fabric until you have pulled the excess thread all the way through. This is a stitch which really requires quite a bit of practise so work on a scrap fabric for a while first.
The French Knot is a fun and often used embelishment. It does take a little practise, however. Bring the needle up through the fabric. With the needle pointing away from the fabric, twist the floss two or three times around the needle. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through. Be careful not to pull too hard. The Colonial Knot is quite similar in appearance to the French Knot. (In fact, I can't distinguish the two finished knots. I personally find the French Knot to be easier to make.) Again it does take practise to make this one smoothly. Bring the needle up through the fabric. Pass the thread around the needle in a figure 8 pattern as diagramed. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through being careful not to pull too hard. I do not yet have a diagram made up of the Bullion Knot but I have been asked a few times and have written instructions to talk you through it. This is somewhat similar to the french knot. Bring your needle up at Point 1 pulling the thread until taught. Hold the thread in your left hand, thumb and index towards where the thread came up. (reverse if you are left handed) Now poke the needle back into the fabric about 1cm away (or however long you want the bullion to be.) (Point 2) Don't pull the thread all of the way through yet. Bring the needle up again part way at Point 1. With needle half in half out of the hole, wrap the thread around the needle several times. (enough times to equal the distance between the two points.) Poke the needle back into Point2, with your left hand hold the needle and coils against the fabric, while carefully sliding the needle out of Point 1 and into Point 2. Once the needle is all the way through keep holding the coils against the fabric until you have pulled the excess thread all the way through. This is a stitch which really requires quite a bit of practise so work on a scrap fabric for a while first.
The Colonial Knot is quite similar in appearance to the French Knot. (In fact, I can't distinguish the two finished knots. I personally find the French Knot to be easier to make.) Again it does take practise to make this one smoothly. Bring the needle up through the fabric. Pass the thread around the needle in a figure 8 pattern as diagramed. Insert the needle part way in the same place (or very close to) where you brought up the needle. Gently pull the thread until it coils at the tip. Pull the needle and thread the rest of the way through being careful not to pull too hard. I do not yet have a diagram made up of the Bullion Knot but I have been asked a few times and have written instructions to talk you through it. This is somewhat similar to the french knot. Bring your needle up at Point 1 pulling the thread until taught. Hold the thread in your left hand, thumb and index towards where the thread came up. (reverse if you are left handed) Now poke the needle back into the fabric about 1cm away (or however long you want the bullion to be.) (Point 2) Don't pull the thread all of the way through yet. Bring the needle up again part way at Point 1. With needle half in half out of the hole, wrap the thread around the needle several times. (enough times to equal the distance between the two points.) Poke the needle back into Point2, with your left hand hold the needle and coils against the fabric, while carefully sliding the needle out of Point 1 and into Point 2. Once the needle is all the way through keep holding the coils against the fabric until you have pulled the excess thread all the way through. This is a stitch which really requires quite a bit of practise so work on a scrap fabric for a while first.
I do not yet have a diagram made up of the Bullion Knot but I have been asked a few times and have written instructions to talk you through it. This is somewhat similar to the french knot. Bring your needle up at Point 1 pulling the thread until taught. Hold the thread in your left hand, thumb and index towards where the thread came up. (reverse if you are left handed) Now poke the needle back into the fabric about 1cm away (or however long you want the bullion to be.) (Point 2) Don't pull the thread all of the way through yet. Bring the needle up again part way at Point 1. With needle half in half out of the hole, wrap the thread around the needle several times. (enough times to equal the distance between the two points.) Poke the needle back into Point2, with your left hand hold the needle and coils against the fabric, while carefully sliding the needle out of Point 1 and into Point 2. Once the needle is all the way through keep holding the coils against the fabric until you have pulled the excess thread all the way through. This is a stitch which really requires quite a bit of practise so work on a scrap fabric for a while first.
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