This is a little playsuit that I embroidered for my new niece. It cme from lands end and has little ruffles on the cuffs and on the butt. Too cute. I decided it needed this little cupcake with sprinkles. I hate making french knots with a passion. They are tricksy and uncooperative. These sprinkles are not french knots! They are a new stitch I learned, called a chinese knot! Let me show you how they are done…
1. Start with your thread coming up from the back (at the little dot). Make a loop that goes around clockwise.
2. Flip that little loop up.
3. Put your needle down through the fabric again right at that same space you came up (the little dot) and making sure your needle is inside the loop you just made. Before you pull the needle through…
4. Pull on the loose end of your thread to make that loop snug around your needle. Then finish pulling the needle through the fabric.
A pretty little knot that can be used just like a french knot! I need to practice some more, but I think this will become my new favorite.
I am going to have to try this, I will avoid any project that has more than one french knot required, hate them with a passion!
Your aversion must be a genetic thing.
Mother of the Artist
Thanks for the instructions! I was struggling this week with a French Knot on a strawberry — I’ll try this knot on the next one.
The union suit is so cute — ah, the ruffles! James loves the cupcake.
Mother of the Baby